Nigerian army hunts down bandit Kingpin Kachalla Auta’s deputy, Bala, wife

Nigerian troops have arrested the second-in-command to a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Auta, alongside his wife in Gombe State. The arrest followed an intelligence-led tracking operation across multiple locations in the state. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. Makama, citing…

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Soldiers repel ambush on senior army officer’s convoy in Kebbi, kill five terrorists

Soldiers have foiled a deadly ambush by suspected Lakurawa terrorist group members on Major-General Bemgha Koughna, General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander, Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Kebbi. The attack occurred near Mayama Hill as the GOC’s convoy was en route to visit frontline troops deployed in the state….

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Suicide bomber arrested at Borno, 189 AK-47 rifles recovered

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recorded a major security success in Borno State, arresting a suspected suicide bomber and intercepting materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Mustapha, was apprehended on Monday by personnel of the 152 Task Force Battalion, in collaboration with other security agencies, at…

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