The Lakurawa terrorists have launched coordinated attacks on five villages in the Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing at least 10 people and injuring several others. Among the deceased was Garba Maigari (50), while the identities of the other nine victims remain unknown. A counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Monday in a post on his X handle, saying intelligence sources revealed that the affected villages...

Community leaders in Jibia, Batsari, and Safana, local government areas of Katsina State, have signed a peace deal with bandit kingpins terrorizing their villages. Locals said the latest peace negotiation between Jibia LGA leaders and bandits took place on Friday, February 28. This follows similar deals in Batsari and Safana LGAs, which have suffered relentless attacks due to their proximity to the Ruggu Forest. According to the locals, the negotiation was witnessed by military representatives,...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of a woman, Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim, for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and 135,900 Saudi Riyals cash from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Hauwa was sentenced by Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of...