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Notorious terrorism leader Bello Turji has released a video threatening residents of communities in Zamfara and Sokoto States, following the recent arrest of several suspects by the Nigerian military. Turji, surrounded by armed men in the video released on Christmas Day, claimed the arrested individuals were elderly and innocent members of his ancestral community.   The Director of Media Operations …

Bandits have rejected N3m offered as ransom for the release of 26 abducted persons from Kakidawa ward in the Gidan-Goga district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.    The incident occurred around 2 am on Sunday, December 8, 2024.    An indigene of the village, Abubakar Shehu, whose three daughters are among the abductees, disclosed this in an …

Fishermen have k!lled a hippopotamus in Yauri town, Kebbi State and shared its parts as meat to villagers.      According to AIT News,the animal was k!lled on Monday, October 7, on the order of the State Governor and enforced by the Emir of Yauri, Zayyanu Abdullahi, after the animal killed one of the emir’s staff.     The hippopotamus …

Suspected herdsmen men have k!lled two soldiers and seven villagers including the village head of Eguma community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue state.    A former lawmaker, who represented the local government at the Benue State House of Assembly between 2011 to 2019, Audu Sule, in a telephone call with Channels Television, said the suspended herdsmen invaded Eguma …