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MNJTF troops eliminates 55 terrorists, including top Commanders of ISWAP

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MNJTF troops eliminates 55 terrorists, including top Commanders of ISWAP
 
….destroy 13 vehicles, 5 VBIED, 13 mottocycles 
 
By: Zagazola Makama
 
No fewer than 55 terrorists from the Islamic State of the West African province(ISWAP), including several top Commanders were killed by the troops of the Multi- National Joint Task(MNJTF), Force in the Fringes of Arege in Malam Fatori, in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.
 
According to the Niger Ministry of Defence, a 22 day aggressive  operation nicknamed Operation HARBIN ZUMA which began on  May 6 2023 and  ended on Sunday May 28, targeting ISWAP strongholds in the Tumbums were coordinated by the troops of Sector 3 and Sector  4 MultiNational Joint Task Force(MNJTF).
 
Some of the top Commanders such as  Fiya Abouzeid, Qaïd Abou Oumama and Qaïd Malam Moustapha, as well as several religious leaders whose identities are not yet known, were naturalized.
 
Close coordination between Niger-Nigerian Air Task Force  and land forces made it possible to locate the enemy and inflict significant losses on him.
 
The troops also successfully destroyed 13 vehicles and 13 motorcycles while 5 other Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices(VBIED), were trail, trapped and destroyed by the troops.
 
The Nigérienne Sector 4 MNJTF, lost 2 of its soldiers,  3 slightly wounded, while one phantom Mrap was damaged. It however, did not disclose this casualty recorded on the Nigerian Counterpart.
 
The main objective of the operation was to neutralize the terrorists who were in their bastion in Aregé, Nigeria.
 
The operation also aimed to maintain pressure on the Islamic State in West Africa (EIAO) and to eliminate any presence of armed terrorist groups in the area bounded by the vices of BOSSO, BAGA, GOUDOUMBALI and GASHIGAR. It was also planned to cut off all supply routes for armed terrorist groups and reduce the threat in the region.

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Bandit Attack Foiled in Musawa LGA Kastina As Nine Kidnapped Victims Rescued

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Bandit Attack Foiled in Musawa LGA Kastina As Nine Kidnapped Victims Rescued

By: Zagazola Makama

In a daring rescue operation, the security forces successfully foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued nine victims from armed bandits on April 9, 2025, at approximately 1:25 a.m.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspected armed bandits, riding motorcycles, stormed Farin Dutse in Dangani, Musawa Local Government Area, and abducted several individuals.

However, the timely response from the Division Police Officer (DPO), who mobilized a Joint APC Patrol to the scene, led to a fierce gun battle with the bandits.

In the aftermath of the engagement, six females and three males were rescued and swiftly transported to the General Hospital Musawa for medical attention.

The victims are reported to be in stable condition.

Bandit Attack Foiled in Musawa LGA Kastina As Nine Kidnapped Victims Rescued

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Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA

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Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA

By Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits launched an attack on Mahuta Village in Dandume Local Government Area in Katsina on April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m., kidnapping six individuals, including a prominent local judge.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack was responded by joint security forces which led to a confrontation with the bandits, resulting in the successful rescue of one of the victims, Mr. Rabiu Tukur, a 49-year-old judge of the Lower Sharia Court Dandume.

Tukur was unharmed during the rescue operation, and efforts to locate and rescue the remaining five victims are ongoing.

The troops continue to pursue the bandits, with search and rescue operations intensifying in the area.

Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA

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Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts

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Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts

By: Zagazola Makama

Pastor Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old pastor with the ECWA Church in Mararaba Abro, Sanga Local Government Area, in Kaduna State was abducted from his home during the early hours of April 8, 2025.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the kidnappers, believed to be armed, stormed the pastor’s residence at approximately 12:45 a.m. on the same day and forcibly took him to an undisclosed location.

A joint team of the Nigerian Army, police and the Department of State Services (DSS), have launched a coordinated effort to locate and rescue Pastor Ali, with a focus on ensuring his safe return.

Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts

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