Tag: Cattle-rustling

Soldiers foil cattle-rustling, kill 5 terrorists, nab 27 drug traffickers

Aminu Imam
Soldiers foil terrorists, drug traffickers

The Nigerian Army has recorded fresh successes in ongoing operations across the country, killing five terrorists, rescuing kidnapped victims, and arresting suspected collaborators in multiple states. In a statement issued yesterday, its Headquarters said the achievements were recorded within 24 hours through “coordinated, intelligence-driven operations”, noting that troops had “neutralised 5 terrorists, rescued kidnapped victims, apprehended suspected collaborators and logistics suppliers and thwarted criminal activities across several states”. According to the statement, troops of 12 Brigade in Kogi State “rescued 2 kidnapped victims along the Agbede–Adankolo road in Kabba-Bunu LGA”,…

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Raids, Rustlings & Kidnappings: Insecurity spreads across Nigeria’s heartlands

Aminu Imam
9ja escalating insecurity

A fresh wave of violence across Nigeria has left farming and rural communities reeling, as banditry, kidnappings, cattle-rustling and insurgent attacks spread from the North-West to the South-South and parts of the South-East regions. Incidents reported this month in Sokoto, Kaduna, Delta, Edo, Benue, Enugu, Yobe, Nasarawa, Adamawa and Borno states underline the country’s persistent insecurity, particularly in remote settlements where poor communication and weak state presence enable attackers to strike with ease. In Sokoto’s Sabon-Birni LGA, at least seven villagers were killed, several injured and three abducted when armed…

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