A fresh controversy over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has drawn attention to alleged links between influential individuals and notorious bandit networks, after a man identified as Hassan publicly named a northern senator in connection with claims involving wanted bandit kingpin Dogo Gide. Hassan’s allegations, which have circulated widely online, have not been established by a court. […]
Nigeria’s military has intensified its campaign against armed bandit groups in the North-West, launching a coordinated air and ground offensive against four of the region’s most wanted terrorist commanders in Zamfara State. The latest operation, carried out by the Joint Task Force North-West under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, was designed to disrupt what security intelligence indicated […]
