Tag results for: Nigeria

What You Need to Know:  Eight suspects, including one Cameroonian were arrested last week following a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to clamp down on arms manufacturing in Benue State, Nigeria.  Eight Beretta pistols under fabrication, one fabricated AK47 rifle, 10 AK47 live ammunition, five Beretta pistol ammunition, four welding gas cylinders and other fabricating materials were uncovered, with police stating...

What You Need to Know: Following the kidnapping of over 200 students in central Kaduna State four days ago, bandits have struck again, this time kidnapping 61 men, women and children from the community of Buda.  Among those taken was a mother with a 2-week old infant.  According to local sources, police are yet to respond to the incident.  The Details: Mass kidnappings are...

A Boeing C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft belonging to the United States Air Force (USAF) has landed at Air Base 201, which is about 3.12 miles (5 km) from Agadez, Niger. The aircraft has a registration number of 01-0189 and departed from Ramstein Air Base at 6:49 CET. The reason for this is officially unknown.  

What You Need to Know: Four RPG-7’s, an AK-47 and its magazine, mobile phones, Nigerian license plates, and four bank cards were seized this morning by the Multinational Joint Task Force (MLJTF) in Kalebawa, Niger.  The arms most likely came from Boko Haram forces in Nigeria’s Borno State, although it is also possible the arms transited through Yobe State, as a...

What You Need to Know: Four terrorists were shot dead during a counter-insurgency operation by elements of the Nigerian Armed Forces on March 4th in the Kurfi and Safana regions of Katsina State. One of those killed was the Second-in-Command of the largest terrorist cell operating in the state, known as Maikusa. Nigerian troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines, 65...