Terrorists, on Thursday, killed four and abducted 18 other persons in Giyawa village of Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state.
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ASHENEWS reports that the troops of the Joint Task Force of the Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) in the Northwest, have rescued several kidnap victims and recovered equipment, including motorcycles used by the bandits in Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and Sokoto states.
ASHENEWS reports that the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has posted and deployed the seven officers who were recently promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police by the Police Service Commission, to various departments.
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday, said it has identified politicians’ ring leaders, who are planning to mobilize students leader, and ethnic associations to stage violent protests across the country.
The Zamfara state government has announced the closure of eight cattle markets in response to the persistent security challenges in the state.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says airstrikes on Friday knocked out known terrorist camps in Borno and active illegal oil refining sites in Rivers.
ASHENEWS reports that the Commander of 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Gusau, Zamfara state, Brigadier General Sani Ahmed has donated 100 sets of BAOFENG Communication Radios (Walkie talkies) to members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF).
A statement from the Niger Republic’s Ministry of National Defense says its Defense and Security Forces (SFDS), has killed dozens of terrorists who were preparing to attack Banibangou and Abala (Tillabéri region).
The Nigerian military has buried 22 of the 36 personnel, who paid their supreme price during an ambush by the terrorists at Zungeru-Tegina road, and the subsequent jet crash at Chukuba village in Shiroro local government of Niger state.
On August 16, one of northwestern Nigeria’s most notorious bandits, Dogo Gide, released a video in which he claimed his fighters were responsible for downing a Nigerian air force helicopter in Shiroro, Kaduna State; this attack killed 20 soldiers and three senior military officers (premiumtimesng.com, August 16). Shiroro is where Ansaru, an al-Qaeda-affiliated and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)-loyal faction, attempted to recruit villagers and establish hideouts in 2021 (dailytrust.com, June 28, 2021). Ansaru also employed the same tactic when it shot down another air force helicopter en route from Kaduna to the Nigerian capital of Abuja in 2020 (punchng.com, February 6, 2020). These factors combine with reports of Dogo Gide allying with Ansaru to lend credibility to Gide’s claim that his group brought down the aforementioned helicopter (humangle.ng, June 9, 2020).