banditry

Army Chief Briefs Tinubu: National Security Update

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Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu has briefed President Bola Tinubu on ongoing operations across the North-West, Middle Belt, and Niger Delta, assuring “visible improvement in national security within weeks.” The briefing, held behind closed doors, comes amid U.S. pressure over human-rights concerns and renewed attacks in rural communities....

El-Rufai Accuses Kaduna Government of Sponsoring Banditry and Political Violence

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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has launched a blistering attack on his successor, alleging that the Kaduna government funds banditry and orchestrated violence against his party meeting. In a wide-ranging interview, El-Rufai also faulted the Tinubu administration’s security policies, predicting electoral defeat for the president in 2027...

NAF Precision Airstrikes Kill Scores of Bandits in Zamfara’s Makakkari Forest

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The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that coordinated air and ground offensives in Zamfara’s Makakkari Forest killed several notorious kingpins and scores of fighters. The strikes, part of Operation Fasan Yamma, targeted over 400 armed bandits reportedly mobilising to raid a farming community....

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