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Unconditionally Surrender Your Weapons Before It Is Too Late, Zamfara Governor Warns Bandits As Operation Safe Corridor Births In Northwest

Global UpfrontFeb 14, 2025February 14, 20250

Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to defeating banditry in the Northwest especially in his State, warning bandits and other armed groups

Nigeria Strives To Contain Banditry Problem

Global UpfrontNov 22, 2024November 22, 20240

By Africa Defense Forum, November 21, 2024 On Christmas Day in 2023, fighters commonly called “bandits” killed more than 115 people in northern Nigeria. The

Northwest Governors’ Forum, UNDP Hosts Peace and Security Summit On Regional Cooperation For Securing Lives, Livelihoods

Global UpfrontJun 21, 2024June 21, 20240

The two-day Peace and Security summit being organised by the Northwest Governors’ Forum Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) kicks off

Some Northwest Ex-Governors Compromised Security, Dined, Were In Bed With Terrorists, Says Uba Sani

Global UpfrontJun 7, 2023June 7, 20230

Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, on Tuesday accused some former Governors of Nigeria’s Northwest zone of compromising the security alliance among States in the

Bandits kill 1,031 Nigerians in 1 month, Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger States top list

Global UpfrontJul 22, 2021July 22, 20210

Zamfara, Kebbi and Niger states topped the chart as 1,031 people were reported killed in June 2021, across the country. A total of 275 persons