President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State. Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the president gave the directive to the National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Thursday in Abuja. Buhari ordered that there must be a clear pathway to ending the resurgent banditry that has continued to cost lives and the displacement of thousands of families from their towns...

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, has destroyed additional seven gun trucks and eliminated scores of terrorists who attempted to reinforce attack at Marte, in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said the success came after the earlier destruction of seven gun trucks by the combined ground and air operations. Enenche said the troops had successfully repelled a Boko Haram/Islamic State...