Soldiers in northwest Nigeria have killed 80 members of a criminal gang in a gunfight, according to a security report for the United Nations seen by AFP Sunday.
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Army kills 80 bandits in Kebbi

Troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in ongoing security operations in Kebbi have reportedly neutralised no fewer than 80 armed bandits attempting to infiltrate the state from the Zamfara ...
Troops of the Nigerian military have killed no fewer than 80 bandits who attempted to infiltrate Kebbi State from the Zamfara border, in what has been described as one of the most decisive security ...
The Army said further updates would be provided as more information becomes available, indicating that the operations may still be ongoing or under assessment. Nigerian troops on patrol in northeast ...
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke raided criminal hideouts at Angwan Kuje in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, ...
Nigerian troops killed at least 95 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout and airstrikes earlier this week, according to a situation report shared with the UN and seen by AFP on Thursday.
This is just as the Nigerian Army has revealed that troops of 2 Division/Sector 3, Operation Fansan Yamma, rescued 21 kidnapped victims as part of its sustained efforts to eliminate bandits and other ...
Nigeria is bleeding from its ungoverned spaces which are widening and there is palpable fear from forest to forest, creek to creek and state to state. Across the country, terrorists, bandits, ...
The Nigerian Army has vowed to track down and eliminate all terrorist groups operating in Nigeria, regardless of the names they go by.
Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as his government grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit ...