Tag: Bandits kingpin

Army neutralise 50 insurgents, capture notorious terror kingpin ‘Babawo Badoo’ 

Aminu Imam
Army neutralise insurgents

The Nigerian Army has recorded a series of major operational successes across different theatres, arresting a notorious terror kingpin, Idris Idris, popularly known as ‘Babawo Badoo’, alongside 37 other criminal suspects, and killing over 50 terrorists in separate gunfights in Borno and Yobe states. A reliable Army Headquarters source disclosed that the high-profile arrest of Babawo Badoo was carried out by troops of ‘Operation Enduring Peace’ on October 20 at Lugere Village in Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State. The operation, conducted following credible intelligence, also led to the…

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Bandit kingpin, Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal

Aminu Imam
Zamfara banditry

Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released about 100 captives as part of a renewed peace initiative in Zamfara State. Security sources told a counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, that the release followed ongoing dialogue and confidence-building efforts led by community leaders under the North West Operation Safe Corridor peace process. The victims, including men, women, and children, were handed over to local authorities and taken to a hospital for medical examination before being reunited with their families. A source involved in the negotiations said the release was part of an…

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