Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gunmi has described the arrest of terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu by the Department of State Services(DSS) as an act terrorism. Recall that Mamu who negotiated the release of Abuja-Kaduna train victims, was arrested on Tuesday at Cairo International Airport alongside his family. After he was repatriated on Wednesday, the DSS alerted the
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The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of Ten Million Naira and a house to the bereaved family of a Joint Task Force (JTF) commander, Babagana Tela otherwise called Kadau. Kadau was the overall commander of the Civilian JTF in the Bama Local Government Area before he was killed by Boko
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The management of Desert Herald has cautioned the Department of State Service against what it termed the media trial of its Publisher, Malam Tukur Mamu, currently under detention in its (DSS) facility. In a statement on Friday by its Head, Special Projects, Ibrahim Mada, the management also cleared the air that the so-called ‘Military Accoutrements’
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The military high command has confirmed that troops of Operation Hadin Kai in a joint land and air coordinated attack killed no fewer than 200 terrorists at Gauchene in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Musa Madami, who disclosed this while briefing the media on military operations across
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A team of the Department of State Service(DSS) raided the residence of Malam Tukur Mamu, the Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who withdrew as one of the negotiators between the terrorists that attacked the March 28 Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 train passengers. A source familiar with the matter
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The Egyptian Police have arrested the lead negotiator between the terrorists and passengers kidnapped from the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train, Alhaji Tukur Mamu. Sources said that Mamu was arrested in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, on Tuesday. The terrorists’ negotiator was said to have been arrested in Egypt alongside his family members. Mamu was said to be
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Scores of Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in the Bama and Sambisa axes of Borno State have been killed. The terrorists eliminated at the weekend included many fighters and some high-ranking commanders. Their names are Ibn Hassan, Abuo Uzaifa, Abou Hauwa, Amir Shettima Bargo, Akura Buri, Abuo Zainab, and Abuo Idris. Military sources
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A bomb explosion outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan has killed a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric and more than a dozen civilians. Sources said that the blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in Herat during Friday noon prayers. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack. Herat’s Police Spokesperson, Mahmood
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Forty seven Local Government Areas in the northwest zone are troubled by bandits who terrorise, kidnap and kill innocent citizens. Investigation indicates that most of the local government areas suffer constant terror attacks from the bandits as they operate unchallenged, leaving areas ungoverned due to the absence of any symbol of authority. The bandits in
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A worshiper was shot dead by gunmen on Saturday night in Riyom Local Government of Plateau State. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that the deceased identified as Lyop Dalyop was killed shortly after returning from the church where she had gone to sweep on Saturday evening. It was gathered that the incident occurred in Bachi community around
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A soldier was repeatedly killed and two workers abducted when some terrorists on Wednesday invaded a farm in Anchau town in the Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that among those abducted by the terrorists during the attack was a Zimbabwean. A source said security operatives are currently combing nearby
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PESHAWAR: A Daesh militant carrying Rs 2 million head money was killed during an operation in an area on the boundary between Bajaur and Lower Dir districts, officials said. They said Hayat Muhammad alias Salman was a terrorist commander involved in a number of attacks. The officials said CTD and local police, while acting on
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In Zamfara State, a notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, has finally embraced the peace initiative of the state government as part of efforts to end bandit attacks. THE DAILY VENDOR reports that the development was confirmed by the Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Hassan Nasiha. Nasiha made the disclosure at the weekend during a
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The banditry activities ravaging Zamfara State for over a decade have forced indigenes of the state to be suspicious of any strange face, especially in rural areas. Sources said that many people living in the Damba area of Gusau, the state capital, have been vacating the axis as it has become a bandits’ den, with
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The Presidency has explained its role in securing the release of those abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna train. In March, terrorists had abducted some passengers on board the Kaduna-Abuja train after the rail line was bombed. Since the abduction, several people have been released, with the latest being seven passengers from the train. However, President Muhammadu
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