Banditry & Terrorism
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has rejected reports claiming that he was arrested by United States military officers at a Nigerian airport. The reports followed the circulation of a viral image that appeared to show the Islamic cleric being detained by foreign soldiers. Politics Nigeria reports that the image spread widely on social media […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again restated his administration’s resolve to win the battle against terrorism. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday in a statement he personally signed and issued to State House correspondents. The President, who described the attack on Worro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State as […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Armed Islamist extremists kill 162 in western Nigeria villages At least 162 people were killed on Tuesday in attacks on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, Nigeria, a lawmaker said. The assaults, carried out by IS-linked Lakurawa militants, come amid a worsening security crisis across the country, including Boko […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The United States has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for Africa (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, said on Tuesday. The top commander, while addressing journalists during a press briefing, said the decision to send troops to Nigeria was after both countries […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In a decisive strike against the rampaging terror gripping Nigeria’s heartland, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of a military battalion to parts of Kwara State following a deadly attack on Kaiama Local Government Area that left scores of residents dead. Some of the drastic action include the appointment of a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …suspected financiers of terrorism were arrested, some being prosecuted …we are not using machineries, but Nigerian nationals …says I don’t want to be distracted by politics on Vice Presidency slot in 2027 Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), on Sunday expressed optimism that Nigeria is winning the war against terrorism. […] Read more
By Idowu Ephraim Faleye MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria is bleeding. Villages are emptied overnight, highways have become death zone, schools are shut because of Children kidnappings, mass graves are no longer shocking headlines, and military hospitals are littered with disabled soldiers. In the middle of this pain, some Northern leaders, speaking through Arewa platforms, are […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor, Ademola Akinyemi, Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Henry Ojelu,Peter Duru, Bashir Bello, Ibrahim Hassan, Haruna Aliyu, Umar Yusuf, Marie-Therese Nanlong, Musa Anabi & Edwin Philip ABUJA — Northern leaders have disagreed with the federal and state governments over amnesty being granted to terrorists who have turned the region into a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ABUJA–Human rights lawyer and activist, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, has slammed the federal government over what he termed continued appeasement of bandits, saying it amounts to indirect financing of terrorism. Adeyanju, in a statement he issued on Monday, argued that forgiving terrorists not only sets a dangerous precedent but also undermines the tenets […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In its sustained efforts regarding the ongoing dry season operations, especially in the Timbuktu Triangle, Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), cleared several camps of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. Sources revealed that “scores of the terrorists were neutralised, while others fled with gunshot wounds”. The same Troops […] Read more
