BREAKING: Fighter jet targeting Lakurawa terrorists hits Sokoto communities, killing many

fighter jet targeting the Lakurawa terrorist group mistakenly bombed two communities in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing many villagers and injuring several others. The affected communities, Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa, were hit by the airstrike around 7am Wednesday, according to locals. A resident of Silame, Malam Yahya, revealed that the two villages…

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Customs disbands border patrol team amidst smuggling, brutality allegations

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the dissolution of its Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT). The Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement Tuesday, said the decision was made after due consultation with the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The House of Representatives had, on December 11, mandated…

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How terrorists smuggled Libya gun truck into Zamfara — FG

The Federal Government has filed a case against five suspected terrorists linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In the charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2024, filed before Justice Emeka Nwite, the Federal Government detailed, among others, how the suspects imported a military gun truck worth N28.5m from Libya. The…

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Police fault Amnesty International’s report on #EndbadGovernance killings

The Nigeria Police Force has faulted a report by the Amnesty International which accused the security agency of using maximum force against #EndBadGovernance protesters in August, killing 24 persons and detaining more than 100 persons including minors. Amnesty International had made the allegations in a report it released on November 28 2024, titled “Bloody August:…

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Nigeria denies alleged plot to destabilise Niger Republic

The Federal Government of Nigeria has refuted “in very strong terms” allegations that it is plotting to destabilise neighbouring Niger Republic. The Nigerien authorities alleged that the Lakurawa terrorist group, with the help of foreign security forces, including Nigerian security forces, were responsible for the attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline on December 13, 2024,…

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