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Nigeria:
Gunmen Kidnap 15 in Zamfara As Buhari Deploys Massive Troops
Premium Times, 30 July 2018
The Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, has said that 15 persons were kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Saturday in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Yari Demands Stronger Military Presence in Zamfara
Guardian, 30 July 2018
Governor Abdul'aziz Yari of Zamfara State has called on the Federal Government to hasten the deployment of troops with heavier firepower to combat insurgency in the state.The… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Deploys Security Force, Fighter Aircraft After Zamfara Bandits
Premium Times, 29 July 2018
The federal government has assembled a 1000-strong military force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch fierce attacks on the bandits terrorising… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bandits Strike Again in Zamfara, Sack 15 Villages
Leadership, 29 July 2018
A renewed attack in Zamfara State has ransacked 15 communities in Mashema district of Zurmi local government area, resulting in the death of many people. LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NAF Acquires 18 New Aircraft, Reactivates 13 in Three Years
This Day, 29 July 2018
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had within three years of President Muhammadu Buhari administration acquired 18 new… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buratai Orders Formation of Five New Nigerian Army Bases - Official
Premium Times, 29 July 2018
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has approved the formation of five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) for the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Dispatches Combined Security Forces, Fighter Jets to Zamfara
This Day, 30 July 2018
The federal government at the weekend assembled what it described as 1,000-strong military force to launch fierce attacks on the bandits terrorising the villages and towns of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Deploys Fighter Jets After Zamfara Bandits
Vanguard, 29 July 2018
The Buhari administration is deploying a 1000-strong mixed force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch counterattacks on the bandits terrorising… Read more »