Terrorists that abducted Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri (FGC) Yauri schoolgirls, have released the last two after 707 days in captivity, PRNigeria has reported.
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ASHENEWS reports that Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has called for more mobile squads to be posted to sensitive areas of the state in a bid to limit the movement of bandits from neighbouring states into Niger State.
Gunmen have kidnapped the District Head of Kasuwar Daji in Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara state, Mediasmartsnews has reported.
The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya has applauded troops on the frontline in the war against insecurity for their resilience and commitment to restoring peace in the troubled areas.
A former Deputy Governor of the Nasarawa State, Prof. Onje Gye-Wado has been kidnapped.
The Presidential Committee on Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North East says no fewer than 300,000 displaced persons have been repatriated from neighbouring countries.
On Saturday night, terrorists attacked the headquarters of Maru Local Government in Zamfara State, killed the Divisional Police Officer, Kazeem Raheem, and two others.
The Defence Headquarters has said that troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralized more than 100 terrorists in land and air operations across the North East in the last two weeks.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday handed over nine armored personnel carriers (APC) to the Borno Command of the Nigerian Police Force to increase their capacity in crime prevention and response.
ASHENEWS reports that the Katsina State government has set up a commission of inquiry over the killing of 41 local vigilantes in the Yargoje forest in the Kankara local government area of Katsina State by armed bandits.