The Zamfara state government has announced the closure of eight cattle markets in response to the persistent security challenges in the state.
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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).
Preparatory to posibble breach of the law and order, allegedly being planned by the opposing political parties, the Kano state Police Command has banned street protests of all forms across the state.
The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of 10 million naira as relief package to soldiers wounded during battles in Borno.
The Director of the Defence Media Operations at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Major General Edward Buba, has confirmed that 36 officers were killed in Niger state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has visited the Forward Operating Base Erena in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.