Tag: TERRORISTS

CDS vows to go after bandits, terrorists

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa, has said that the military will flush out bandits and terrorists from the country. The CDS made the commitment on Friday in Kaduna when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at government house. He said, “for terrorists and bandits, it’s just a matter of time. We are coming after them and we are going to get them to leave the country completely.” According to him, “we are re-assessing our theatres of operation to make them more robust…

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NAF airstrikes hit scores of terrorists in Borno

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has in an early morning air strike on Monday, dislodged terrorists from their enclaves at Suwa in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Tuesday in Abuja. Gabkwet said that Suwa was a stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists in Gezuwa general area near Sambisa Forest until it was dislodged by the military and other security agencies.…

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Katsina: Terrorists abduct farmers in fresh attack

Aminu Imam

Several farmers working on their farms were abducted Tuesday morning when terrorists attacked five communities in the Batsari area of Katsina State. The farmers taken were from Nahuta, Madogara, Dan Tsuntsu, Zamfarawa and Salihar Dadare villages. A health worker in the Dan Tsuntsu community, who spoke to newsmen on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said at the last count around 8:00p.m on Tuesday, 35 people, primarily farmers working on their farms were still missing after the attacks. “The bandits began their operations (attacks) around 9:00 a.m. when farmers started…

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Terrorists from Niger, Mali, Libya imposing tax on Sokoto farmers – Reps. member

Aminu Imam

Member of the House of Representatives representing Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Hon. Sani Yakubu has raised alarm, saying that terrorists from Niger, Mali and Libya and the local bandits operating in Tangaza local government area of the State have imposed tax on their farmers. Yakubu made the disclosure while presenting a Motion at yesterday’s plenary. According to him, Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency was surrounded by two forests; Tsauna Forest that stretches over to Gwadabawa, Illela and Niger Republic and Kuyanbana Forest, which also stretches to Gudu and Niger Republic.…

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“Some Ex-Govs in N’West dined with terrorists”, Uba Sani alleges

Aminu Imam

Speaking during an interview during a television programme yesterday, Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach in managing the internal affairs of their states, leading to the current security challenges. According to him, “I remember when the Kaduna State Government and some States within the North-West – and even Niger State, who have borders with us – came together to work out a framework to tackle this issue of insecurity.We had a joint committee, joint funding, working closely with all the security…

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Terrorists kill 16 people in separate attacks in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Terrorists in the Birnin Magaji area of Zamfara State have vowed to continue attacking local communities in the area until a unit of soldiers stationed in the area is withdrawn. According to residents from Birnin Magaji, Mazauda, Nasarawa Mai-layi and Gidan Kane communities, who spoke to newsmen on the recent attacks that led to the death of 16 people, said several others were wounded during the attacks. The residents, who asked not to be named for security reasons, also said the terrorists has placed a ban on all farming activities…

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DSS uncovers Boko Haram plan to attack Abuja-Kaduna train

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Service (DSS) has uncovered a plan by Boko Haram terrorists to attack the Abuja-Kaduna train service. The DSS disclosed this in a letter sent to the Ministry of Transportation. According to reports, the Ministry of Transportation, in a letter to the Ministry of Defence, said it had on February 1, received a letter from the DSS on the threat by Boko Haram terrorists to attack the Abuja-Kaduna train services. The transportation ministry called on the Minister of Defence, as a matter of urgency, to convene a…

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Insecurity: Terrorists invade Kaduna community, kill 6 residents for confronting them

Aminu Imam

Terrorists have reportedly killed six people during an attack on Zonkwa, the headquarters of Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. Media aide to the chairperson of Zangon-Kataf LGA, Yabo Ephraim, in an issued statement on Wednesday, said the incident occurred at about 8 pm on Tuesday. According to Ephraim, the kidnappers invaded the residence of one Calistus Eze and abducted him alongside another person identified as Mrs. Amos. He said the attackers stormed the village and started shooting sporadically, adding that many residents sustained injuries in the process. On…

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Borno: NAF neutralises terror leaders, fighters

Aminu Imam

…As Boko Haram, ISWAP plan election attacks The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the elimination of more than 100 terrorists, including some of their leaders, in Borno. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, informed the public of recent airstrikes in an issued statement at the weekend. The interdiction mission was conducted by the air component of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ at Mantari village, in the Gezuwa area of the Bama local government area. The spokesman disclosed that terrorist kingpins Khalid Tukur, Maimusari, and Bakura Jega were…

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DSS vows to deal ruthlessly with terrorists, bandits in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday vowed to deal ruthlessly with terrorists, bandits and other enemies of State threatening the peace of Nigeria. The Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, issued the warning at the weekend, during the graduation ceremony held in honour of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course, EIMC15, at the National Institute for Security Studies, (NISS) Abuja. It warned those planning to “mess up the country” to desist from doing so, saying “enough is enough, as any group that attacks personnel of the agency would…

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