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08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
Nigeria: UNICEF Condemns Bandits Abduction Of 287 Kaduna Students, Says ‘Nigerian Children Deserve To Learn In Peace'
08 march 2024 - 18:03:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned Thursday’s attack and abduction of primary and secondary [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Troops Kill 286 terrorists, Defence Headquarters says military operations alone won’t end insurgency
22 february 2024 - 20:05:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has announced the killing of 286 terrorists in the last [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister stresses importance of adopting laws to criminalise terrorist acts
30 january 2024 - 17:44:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defence, Abdulhamid al [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings
08 december 2023 - 11:33:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army Chief visits scene of drone attack that killed dozens of civilians
05 december 2023 - 14:12:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri community in [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard General Tchiani named head of transitional govt (Eds: Adds Tchiani's broadcast, writethrough)
28 july 2023 - 16:06:55Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, who has been named head of a transitional [...] Full text...
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More than 125,227 internally displaced people back to places of origin in Burkina Faso - PM
30 may 2023 - 14:36:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The security crisis in Burkina Faso since 2015 displaced thousands of people but as of [...] Full text...
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Banjul conference urges tough measures against unconstitutional change in ECOWAS
26 may 2023 - 06:40:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court’s 2023 International Conference on “Zero Tolerance for Unconstitutional Change of Government” (UCG) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)
25 february 2023 - 13:20:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)
30 january 2023 - 12:27:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ church attack in Nigwria which left more than 20 dead
07 june 2022 - 15:30:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned “in the strongest terms” a brutal attack on a Catholic church [...] Full text...
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Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR
05 may 2022 - 11:06:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Sahel
03 may 2022 - 05:30:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase”, according to [...] Full text...
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Two customs officers killed by unidentified armed bandits in southern Mali
19 april 2022 - 12:31:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two customs officers were killed in an attack by unidentified armed bandits on their post in [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns 'appalling' attacks in Nigeria
11 january 2022 - 05:23:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling” attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in [...] Full text...
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About 60 people killed as terrorists raid towns in northwest Nigeria
07 january 2022 - 12:14:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Besieged by ongoing military onslaught against them, migrating terrorists have killed over 60 people in many [...] Full text...
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Unidentified gunmen kill Malian prison official in Gao, northern Mali
15 december 2021 - 17:39:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian officer, head of the division of the Regional Directorate of Prison Administration and Supervision [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Defence Minister warns military personnel to shun politics
06 december 2021 - 19:10:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Monday, warned officers of the Armed Forces [...] Full text...
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Rights group says escalating attacks targeting children in Nigeria endanger right to education
03 december 2021 - 04:59:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president opens 9th General Assembly of African First Ladies Peace Mission
22 november 2021 - 16:52:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday pledged support to the resolutions of the African First Ladies Peace [...] Full text...
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Top Nigerian General asks soldiers to 'go after bandits, criminala'
21 november 2021 - 18:54:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, on Sunday asked soldiers in Niger State [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso police repel terrorist attack in the east
19 november 2021 - 11:47:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national police announced on Friday that they repelled an attack on Thursday evening [...] Full text...
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In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
02 november 2021 - 19:51:10Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) -Pockets of famine have now been reported in southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Terror bandits invade University of Abuja staff quarters, abduct Professor, his two children, three others
02 november 2021 - 19:24:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terror bandits on Tuesday morning stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), abducted a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nine killed, houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria
02 november 2021 - 18:34:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine persons have been killed and houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Mashegu Local [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy urges countrymen to 'prevent, reverse, bury terrorist TPLF'
01 november 2021 - 06:02:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday rallied his countrymen against the Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...
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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria
28 october 2021 - 20:16:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...
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830 persons kidnapped, 69 bandits killed in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, within 3 months’
20 october 2021 - 18:14:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria records “tremendous progress’’ against Boko Haram/ISWAP/bandits : Buhari
01 october 2021 - 14:43:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday saluted the military and other security agencies for recording “tremendous progress’’ [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Senate asks President Buhari to declare bandits in the north as 'terrorists'
29 september 2021 - 20:58:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to "formally and urgently" declare bandits operating [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force airstrikes kill five terror bandits’ kingpins, 26 others in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria
21 september 2021 - 23:08:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five kingpins of terrorists and bandits’ groups in Zamfara State were Tuesday killed by Nigeria Air Force [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai
21 september 2021 - 21:34:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldier dies as troops eliminate 42 fleeing terrorists, bandits in Niger State
20 september 2021 - 21:52:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian troops, comprising the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Nigeria Police Mobile unit forces, have eliminated [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army commanders converge in Abuja to devise strategies for defeating insecurity
13 september 2021 - 17:49:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army Commanders and Principal Staff Officers on Monday converged in the capital, Abuja, with Chief [...] Full text...
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Terror bandits free 240 inmates from Kabba jail in north-central Nigeria
13 september 2021 - 17:33:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Correctional Centre on Monday confirmed that 240 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military dismisses allegations of mass graves in northwest, northcentral in anti-terrorism fight
12 september 2021 - 17:44:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Sunday said viral pictures being circulated purporting to be [...] Full text...
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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations
12 september 2021 - 14:44:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Terrorists abduct 73 students in Governor Matawalle’s hometown
01 september 2021 - 21:44:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Insecurity gripped the North West State of Zamfara when terrorists Wednesday abducted students of Government Day [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Police Commander, seven others killed in Plateau, Northcentral Nigeria
24 august 2021 - 17:03:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eight persons were killed on Monday evening at Kwoi community, Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military confirms attack on prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
24 august 2021 - 16:58:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed the attack by bandits on the Nigerian Defence [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bandits kill 26 in Kaduna, Katsina States
22 august 2021 - 16:36:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 26 persons were killed by bandits who attacked some places in Kaduna and [...] Full text...
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Bandits invade Katsina Islamic school, abduct pupils
18 august 2021 - 19:20:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their raids in Northwest Nigerian schools as they invaded the Islamiyya School in Sakkai [...] Full text...
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Policeman, others shot dead as bandits abduct 15 students in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria
16 august 2021 - 17:42:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who have been terrrorising Northwest Nigeria, especially Zamfara State, struck again on Sunday night, killing [...] Full text...
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Five persons killed, 5 injured in fresh bandits attack in Southern Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria
16 august 2021 - 17:34:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five persons were killed while five others sustained various levels of injury when bandits invaded Madamai [...] Full text...
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Bandits release kidnapped Chinese national, 3 students and teacher in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria
16 august 2021 - 17:23:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have released a Chinese national, three students and a teacher from the scores of students [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says govt. has responded against Boko Haram/ISWAP, bandits, kidnappers in “strong, determined and robust” manner
13 august 2021 - 18:28:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday x-rayed his government’s handling of the Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...
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Nigerian State gov., Masari, laments insecurity level in Katsina, President Buhari’s home State
05 august 2021 - 19:16:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State, North central Nigeria, on Thursday lamented that 10 of the [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 7, raze 250 houses northcentral Nigeria
02 august 2021 - 07:33:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed seven persons and razed down over 250 houses in some communities at Miango [...] Full text...
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Gunmen kill kidnapped retired Nigerian navy officer in Jos
23 july 2021 - 21:05:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unknown gunmen on Thursday kidnapped and killed Navy Captain Yakubu Agwom, a retired officer of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'
23 july 2021 - 09:23:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...
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Two policemen, 10 bandits killed as police repel attack on community in northwest Nigeria
19 july 2021 - 05:50:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 10 bandits were killed as Nigeria police in Niger State on Sunday repelled an [...] Full text...
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Bandits’ leader, Turji, "sacks" Nigerian villages over father’s arrest, abducts travellers
18 july 2021 - 05:26:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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Bandit Turji sacks Nigerian villages over father’s arrest
17 july 2021 - 19:57:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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Former Provost General of Nigerian Army buried
16 july 2021 - 11:25:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The remains of the former Provost Marshal of Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, who was [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: NAF fighter jets eliminate 120 bandits in Subudu Forest, Zamfara State
13 july 2021 - 21:48:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets Monday eliminated over 120 bandits in multiple airstrikes executed at [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 222 killed, thousands kidnapped in 3 months in Kaduna State
13 july 2021 - 20:43:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Northwest Nigeria, said Tuesday in its [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment
06 july 2021 - 23:05:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Remain resolute in tackling nation’s security challenges, win the hearts and minds of Nigerians, Buhari charges Army
06 july 2021 - 22:36:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged the Nigerian Army (NA) to remain resolute in tackling security [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried
06 july 2021 - 22:21:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...
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Fifteen bandits, one soldier killed in gunfight in northwest Nigeria
21 june 2021 - 06:08:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Fifteen bandits were killed in a gun battle with Nigerian Army troops on Saturday in Anguwan [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military rescues 3 additional students, one teacher of FGC Yauri, kills one bandit
20 june 2021 - 20:04:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops rescued additional three students and one teacher of the [...] Full text...
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Protesters block Abuja-Kaduna highway over unending killings, kidnapping by bandits
19 june 2021 - 15:22:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Travellers are trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in northwest Nigeria as angry residents refused the plea [...] Full text...
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Bandits kidnap 30 college students, 3 teachers in Northwest Nigeria
17 june 2021 - 18:35:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their rampage against schools in Northern Nigeria with the invasion of the Federal Government [...] Full text...
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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State
16 june 2021 - 14:38:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...
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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns
25 may 2021 - 12:45:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...
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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons
23 may 2021 - 19:32:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits attack villages in Nigeria's Sokoto State, residents flee to Niger
23 may 2021 - 19:22:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed three persons at Garin Zogo village and sacked eight villages in Sabon Birni [...] Full text...
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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities
18 may 2021 - 15:46:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria
14 may 2021 - 15:05:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...
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President Buhari says he is doing his best to secure Nigeria
13 may 2021 - 18:50:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is surprised that Nigerians are not tolerant with his [...] Full text...
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Buhari chairs 3rd National Security Council meeting over rising insecurity in Nigeria
11 may 2021 - 14:27:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided g over the third meeting of the National Security Council [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country
09 may 2021 - 15:53:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...
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Bandits threaten to kill 17 abducted students Tuesday if ransom is not paid by Kaduna State
03 may 2021 - 16:01:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who abducted 22 students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State, in northwest Nigeria, killed five of [...] Full text...
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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari
27 april 2021 - 18:27:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...
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30 bandits, 10 residents killed as Police repel attacks on 5 villages in northwest Nigeria
20 april 2021 - 19:02:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Zamfara State Police Command in northwest Nigeria on Tuesday said it repelled attacks by bandits on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bandits lay siege on Armed Forces Command and Staff College in north central Kaduna
14 april 2021 - 19:22:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits in Kaduna State, northcentral Nigeria on Wednesday laid siege around the premises of the sprawling [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years
14 april 2021 - 10:10:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”
09 april 2021 - 17:26:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] Full text...
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Bandits invade Nigerian Army camp, kill 5 soldiers
01 april 2021 - 19:49:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven persons, including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer, were killed in a bandit [...] Full text...
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Three Nigerian soldiers killed in bandit attack in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria
17 march 2021 - 21:18:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three soldiers were killed in a shootout with bandits in Kabasa village of Magami District in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army, Air Force foil bid by bandits to kidnap 307 Kaduna students
14 march 2021 - 19:56:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled bid by bandits to kidnap 307 students of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bandits who abducted students of Kaduna Forestry College demand ransom
13 march 2021 - 20:18:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The bandits who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi local [...] Full text...
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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace
12 march 2021 - 17:13:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops rescue 180 persons abducted by bandits from College of Forestry in Kaduna
12 march 2021 - 17:01:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens, many of them students of Federal College [...] Full text...
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Fulani leaders in eastern Burkina Faso meet the Minister of State on security, reconciliation
10 march 2021 - 10:30:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of State for National Reconciliation and Social Cohesion of Burkina Faso, Zéphirin Diabré, [...] Full text...
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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts
03 march 2021 - 16:27:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bandits kill 22 in 2 Northwest region States of Sokoto, Kaduna
01 march 2021 - 20:55:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits once again went on rampage on Monday in northern Nigeria as they killed 10 persons [...] Full text...
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UNICEF condemns new attack on Nigerian school in which ‘more than 300’ girls are missing
26 february 2021 - 21:12:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned an attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president rules out amnesty for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits
26 february 2021 - 10:34:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out negotiating with terrorists and bandits, saying his administration [...] Full text...
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Bandits abduct over 200 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria
26 february 2021 - 10:14:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continue to wage war against education in northern Nigeria as they kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls [...] Full text...
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Dozo traditional hunters and Peulh community strike peace deal
23 february 2021 - 14:39:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Dozo traditional hunters and the Fulani community sealed on Sunday in Niono, Segou region, central Mali, [...] Full text...
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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria
18 february 2021 - 08:29:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Declare state of emergency on insecurity, Senate tells FG as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys
17 february 2021 - 21:32:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday ordered a military operation to rescue hundreds of students and teachers of Government [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 25, abduct 40 in northern Nigeria
03 february 2021 - 09:44:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits renewed their attacks in Nigeria’s northern region as they killed 21 and abducted 40 people [...] Full text...
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Bandits, kidnappers in Nigeria kill 19, abduct 75 persons
29 january 2021 - 09:52:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits and kidnappers launched multiple attacks in Katsina, Niger and Taraba States between Wednesday night and [...] Full text...
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Malian gendarme killed in attack against post of Goundam, northeast of country
25 january 2021 - 22:48:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme was killed and another wounded in a terrorist attack perpetrated Monday against a check-point [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 35 bandits in Zamfara
18 january 2021 - 10:59:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said its troops killed 35 bandits on Sunday in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police says four dead, one missing in bandits' attack on police convoy
18 january 2021 - 10:27:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Sunday said four of its officers died during the exchange of gunfire [...] Full text...
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242 arrested after riots in Tunisia
17 january 2021 - 19:33:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – At least 242 youths were arrested on Saturday after riots broke out in several regions of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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Suspected Jihadists kidnap city mayor in Mali
13 january 2021 - 17:35:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mayor of the rural municipality of Doukouria, in the Timbuktu region of northeastern Mali, Aboubacrine [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military kills 50 bandits in Katsina, Zamfara States, Northwest Nigeria
10 january 2021 - 10:14:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria Sunday morning said four soldiers were injured and over 50 bandits killed [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill three people in Burkina Faso market
06 january 2021 - 11:50:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed bandits in Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed three people at a market in Guelwongo, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys
19 december 2020 - 08:43:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria
14 december 2020 - 13:32:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kills "several" Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast region, 3 bandits dead in Northcentral Nigeria
13 december 2020 - 16:43:17Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kill "several" Boko Haram terrorists in North-east region Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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. Hundreds missing as bandits abduct students in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria
12 december 2020 - 15:46:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his home State of Katsina for a weeklong “private” [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 114 bandits, Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, pirate killed, 58 bandits arrested in last one week
26 november 2020 - 17:18:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said its troops killed 114 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
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Three minibus passengers killed in attack by bandits in western Mali
24 november 2020 - 14:42:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three passengers were killed and several others seriously injured when a minibus on which they were [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military launches airstrikes, land operations against bandits on Abuja-Kaduna highway
18 november 2020 - 17:36:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Wednesday said the Land and Air Components of Operation THUNDER [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops eliminate 38 bandits, arrest 198, rescue 108 kidnap victims in North West Nigeria
26 october 2020 - 18:50:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, one of the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military 'kills' several bandits, destroys camps in Katsina State
15 october 2020 - 11:11:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria says that its airstrikes have killed “several” bandits and destroyed their [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military says troops kill 'scores' of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
08 october 2020 - 12:11:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday announced that “scores” of Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 869 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits in Nigeria, rescues 321 kidnap victims
02 october 2020 - 18:31:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday reviewed its activities for the third quarter (1 July to [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria
26 september 2020 - 12:37:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...
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Military says several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits killed, bandits/collaborators arrested in Nigeria’s Northern region
10 september 2020 - 18:58:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said that its troops successfully carried out many operations [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military kills 100 bandits, arrests 148 in Northwest region
06 september 2020 - 09:58:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that at least 100 bandits were killed and 148 [...] Full text...
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NAF airstrikes kill “several” bandits, “disrupt” their camps in Kaduna State
04 september 2020 - 13:00:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE killed “several” bandits [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police say 15 bandits were killed, 50 arrested in Northwest Nigeria
03 september 2020 - 19:41:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Command in Katsina State says it has killed 15 bandits and arrested 50 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 700 family members of terrorist group surrender to Army troops – Defence Spokesperson
03 september 2020 - 18:34:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said 700 family members of the Darul Salam Terrorists [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military announces surrender of 410 terrorists
27 august 2020 - 11:29:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that not less than 410 members of the Darul [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bandits kill three soldiers, injure two in Northcentral Nigeria
17 august 2020 - 19:50:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Monday announced the execution of an operation code-named “HAIL STORM” aimed at [...] Full text...
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Military, security agencies to deal with alleged ISIS/Al Qaeda infiltration into Nigeria
13 august 2020 - 17:02:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday assured Nigerians that it is taking the warning by the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari laments worsening security situation, plans rejig of nation's security apparatus
04 august 2020 - 16:47:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The meeting of Nigeria’s National Security Council ended with National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana [...] Full text...
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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou
03 august 2020 - 12:58:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack
31 july 2020 - 16:23:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate asks Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs to resign over insecurity
21 july 2020 - 15:19:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move in the history of Nigeria since independence on October 1, 1960, the [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits kill 3 officers, 15 soldiers in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria
19 july 2020 - 19:23:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three officers and 15 soldiers of the Nigerian Army’s Special Forces were killed on Saturday by [...] Full text...
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602 “repentant” Boko Haram insurgents reintegrated back to the Nigerian society
16 july 2020 - 18:52:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 602 “repentant” Boko Haram members have sworn the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's first female combat helicopter pilot dies in road accident
15 july 2020 - 07:36:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is mourning the death of its first female combat helicopter pilot [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Military airstrikes kill 8 bandit leaders, dozen of fighters in Zamfara State forest
10 july 2020 - 12:50:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops kills 46 bandits in Northwest region, Katsina State
07 july 2020 - 19:46:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces said here Tuesday that troops of its Operation SAHEL SANITY Monday killed [...] Full text...
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Niger: More than 4,000 students deprived of school due to insecurity
26 june 2020 - 17:51:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The prevailing insecurity in the region of Tahoua (North) has led to the closure of several [...] Full text...
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30 bandits, including the mastermind of attack on Ivorian army, arrested
25 june 2020 - 19:43:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 30 bandits, including the mastermind of the 11 June attack on the Ivorian army, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Buhari restates military's ability to bring banditry, violence under control
17 june 2020 - 07:08:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stressed that the country's Armed Forces are "fully capable" of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari 'shocked' at string of Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, massacre of civilians
11 june 2020 - 09:36:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the unprecedented massacre of civilians by Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military destroys two bandits' camps, kills "scores" in Northwest Nigeria
07 june 2020 - 15:25:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that “scores” of armed bandits were killed and their [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops kill 70 bandits in Kaduna State
06 june 2020 - 11:58:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that its troops on an operation in the northwest [...] Full text...
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Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria
04 june 2020 - 18:05:39Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Defence Hdqrs launches offensive as military kills 392 bandits
04 june 2020 - 15:37:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 392 bandits were killed in the northwest and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military airstrikes kills four bandits, destroy their logistics warehouse in Zamfara State
31 may 2020 - 17:27:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes destroyed a bandits’ [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Group says 7,904 lives lost to violent killings in Nigeria in two years
28 may 2020 - 19:48:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 7,904 persons were victims of violent killings by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Air Chief meets fighter pilots as airstrikes kill 30 bandits in the northwest
28 may 2020 - 08:43:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Wednesday warned bandits operating in the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military 'kill 200 bandits' in the northwest
24 may 2020 - 18:26:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Sunday that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) killed “close to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 135 bandits in northwest states
23 may 2020 - 11:41:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed “no fewer [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns
20 may 2020 - 12:47:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 15, injure five others in Nigeria's Kaduna State
13 may 2020 - 08:21:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Police Command in Nigeria's Kaduna State on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons by [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 533 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, other bandits
06 may 2020 - 13:41:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria has said that a total of 533 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
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Four soldiers, 21 armed bandits killed in northern Nigeria
22 april 2020 - 18:31:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Wednesday said that four of its troops lost their lives [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president condemns killing of 47 persons in his home State
20 april 2020 - 08:45:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in three local government areas of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari express sadness as 51 people are killed by armed bandits in the northwest
03 march 2020 - 06:56:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The bloodletting in Nigeria continued unabated on Sunday as the Police confirmed attacks by armed bandits [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari condemns attack by armed bandits in his home State of Katsina
16 february 2020 - 14:24:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday condemned the latest round of armed bandits attacks in Damkal [...] Full text...
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33 persons killed by armed bandits in Katsina, Northwest Nigeria
16 february 2020 - 09:26:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed bandits on Friday evening invaded two villages in Batsari local Government area of Katsina State, [...] Full text...
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Sixteen members of same family burnt by armed bandits in Nigeria's Kaduna State
13 february 2020 - 07:38:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Sixteen members of the same family were burnt to death on Tuesday night when armed bandits [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to release all children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP, other bandits
10 february 2020 - 15:57:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president 'surprised' at spate of armed banditry attacks
29 january 2020 - 07:51:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja said that his administration is surprised by the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Air Force aircraft to contain armed banditry in northcentral region
27 january 2020 - 07:46:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the sporadic attacks by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits kill 11 people in northcentral Nigeria
26 january 2020 - 13:35:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity across Nigeria continues unabated as over 50 armed bandits overran five communities [...] Full text...
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Buhari meets with military chiefs, heads of other security agencies over security challenges
17 january 2020 - 17:40:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by rampant security challenges in the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday held a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police confirm killing of 14 villagers by armed bandits in Kebbi State
17 january 2020 - 12:39:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police has said that 14 people were killed when armed bandits invaded a remote [...] Full text...
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'Thirty killed' as armed bandits ambush traditional ruler's convoy in northwest Nigeria
16 january 2020 - 09:54:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 people were killed while 100 were kidnapped after gunmen on Tuesday opened fire on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret police says five abducted aid workers released
16 january 2020 - 09:33:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's secret service, Department of State Services (DSS), says five aid workers abducted on 22 December, 2019 [...] Full text...
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Over 100 armed bandits killed by joint security task force in northwest Nigeria
12 january 2020 - 15:21:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 100 "unrepentant" armed bandits were killed by the Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Hadarin [...] Full text...
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Unidentified gunmen abduct Village chief in northern Mali
08 january 2020 - 13:11:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen late Monday abducted a 75-year-old village chief, Mohamed Maïga, from his home at Gossi [...] Full text...
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Four soldiers killed in ambush by armed bandits in north-central Nigeria
06 january 2020 - 07:39:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s security situation continues to face challenges as armed bandits on Sunday morning killed four soldiers, [...] Full text...
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Mali: DIRPA condemns use of truncated images on armed forces
26 december 2019 - 17:31:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the army (DIRPA) has condemned the use of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's president says no date yet to reopen borders
03 december 2019 - 10:28:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has not given any date for the reopening of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari urges security agencies, communities to be more alert, vigilant over armed bandits' attacks, kidnappings
21 november 2019 - 17:22:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday called on security agencies and communities under threats of armed [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits kill 14 in Nigeria's Zamfara State
19 november 2019 - 07:32:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of violence in northwest Nigeria is yet to abate as the Zamfara State Police [...] Full text...
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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 19:16:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Six local hunters were killed on Sunday morning by rampaging gunmen riding on camels in an [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 16 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists, 8 spouses surrrender to Nigerian troops
08 november 2019 - 16:28:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa [...] Full text...
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Nigerian court stops military's operation for citizens to show "positive identification"
05 november 2019 - 18:31:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday ordered the suspension of [...] Full text...
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Four sailors kidnapped in Togolese territorial waters
05 november 2019 - 13:50:39Lome, Togo (PANA) - Pirates attacked a Greek-flagged vessel in Togolese territorial waters on Monday, wounding one crew member and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army says reports of planned nationwide operation for citizens to show "positive identification" are fake
30 october 2019 - 16:46:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has described as ‘Fake Alert’, a viral post of the planned nationwide ‘Operation [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military begins nationwide operation to check identification of citizens
28 october 2019 - 09:41:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military says it will from Friday begin a nationwide operation, codenamed ‘Operation Positive Identification’, [...] Full text...
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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study
18 october 2019 - 22:27:50Agadez, Niger (PANA) - The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...
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Army says 10 top Boko Haram terrorists, 15 others killed in northeast Nigeria
12 october 2019 - 13:27:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced that its troops captured 10 “suspected key Boko Haram members” [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force aircraft kill 10 armed bandits in the northwest
06 october 2019 - 12:23:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its air component which oversees the war [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Armed bandits kill 9 soldiers in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria
05 october 2019 - 09:29:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed bandits on Thursday killed nine soldiers in Sunke village in Anka local government area of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army begins new operation in Northeast Nigeria to catch fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists
22 september 2019 - 10:34:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced the launch of “Operation Positive Identification”, aimed at catching Boko [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says Boko Haram terrorists to be "treated" as bandits
10 september 2019 - 18:13:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said that “remnants” of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east [...] Full text...
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92 people abducted, 31 killed in seven months in Niger's Maradi region
06 september 2019 - 10:06:13Maradi, Niger (PANA) - A total of 92 people were abducted and 31 others killed in Niger's Maradi region, 650 [...] Full text...
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Three injured in robbery of their vehicles in northern Mali
31 august 2019 - 12:59:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people were seriously injured the three vehicles in which they were travelling were robbed by [...] Full text...
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Some 1,460 civilians killed in 330 attacks in the last seven months in Nigeria
29 august 2019 - 20:48:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday said that 1,460 deaths were recorded in about 330 attacks [...] Full text...
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Coalition of 46 leading NGOs caution Nigerian government over extra-judicial killings
22 august 2019 - 14:53:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A coalition of 46 leading non-governmental organisations (NGO) on Thursday cautioned the Nigerian federal government, especially [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Gunmen seize cows, enter Guinea Bissau
20 august 2019 - 22:16:27Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Gunmen armed with rifles Tuesday stole cattle from Djibanar, a village located about 60km east of [...] Full text...
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Seventeen killed by armed bandits in northwest Nigeria
20 august 2019 - 10:44:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police say 17 people have been killed by armed bandits in Katsina State, northeast [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says military should not spare bandits killing, kidnapping citizens in Northwest Nigeria
17 august 2019 - 19:10:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Katsina, Katsina State, Northeast Nigeria, charged the military to be [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria to deal final blow to bandits killing in God's name' - Buhari
14 august 2019 - 15:37:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that armed bandits who are killing and calling in [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits kill 21 persons, as troops kill five bandits in Northwest Nigeria
30 july 2019 - 13:34:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence in Northwest Nigeria by armed bandits continues as a total of 21 persons were [...] Full text...
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10 hostages, including 2-year-old girl released in Niger
25 july 2019 - 23:06:40Maradi, Niger (PANA) - Ten hostages, including a two-year-old girl, were Thursday handed over to their families at a ceremony [...] Full text...
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37 killed by armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria as Buhari vows to respond "fiercely"
21 july 2019 - 07:49:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence in Nigeria’s Northwest region continues as President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemns” the killing of [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 6 people injure 8 in southern Niger town
20 july 2019 - 15:19:01Maradi, Niger (PANA) - Six villagers were killed and eight others wounded in Chirgué, a town near the border with [...] Full text...
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Burundian police foil US$1.5 million escape attempt
05 july 2019 - 12:48:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi police announced here Friday they had seized US$1.5 million from two Congolese nationals trying [...] Full text...
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West African states made significant gains in consolidating regional peace - Sillah
03 july 2019 - 18:36:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Over the years, West African states have made significant gains in consolidating regional [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force says its aircraft killed 20 armed bandits in Zamfara State
03 july 2019 - 13:00:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said that its aircraft have killed 20 armed bandits [...] Full text...
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Air traffic resumes at Tripoli's Maitigua airport after brief suspension
01 july 2019 - 10:20:33Tripoli , Libya (PANA) - Air traffic resumed on Monday at Maitigua airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, after [...] Full text...
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