Yakubu Mohammed
Investigative Reporter at Premium Times
Conflict Reporter || Realist || Storyteller || At-Tijjany || works for Premium Times || Ex News Ed at WikkiTimes. Earlier days at The Guardian & FIJ
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1 week ago |
premiumtimesng.com | Yakubu Mohammed
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has deployed additional air assets under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in the North-central, where it recorded at least three accidental airstrikes. According to a Facebook post the agency made on Tuesday, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Hasan Abubakar, made this known during an operational assessment visit to the Tactical Air Command in Makurdi.
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1 week ago |
premiumtimesng.com | Yakubu Mohammed
Barely two weeks after the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede, moved to Benue State to stem violence in the state, terrorists on Friday attacked the refugee town of Yelwata in the Guma LGA, killing more than 100 people. Residents described the carnage as the most deadly invasion by armed men since 2009, when they started experiencing terror attacks.
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2 weeks ago |
premiumtimesng.com | Yakubu Mohammed
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested some individuals, including a Chinese national, suspected of aiding terrorism in Borno State. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) spokesperson Markus Kangye revealed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
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2 weeks ago |
allafrica.com | Yakubu Mohammed
Multiple sources told our correspondent that the violence was triggered by an attack on Fulani herders in Gyenbwas villageAt least 18 people have been killed in renewed farmer-herder violence that started on Monday in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Multiple sources told our correspondent that an attack on Fulani herders in Gyenbwas village triggered the violence. Daily Trust reported that three people were killed and 96 houses were razed in the village on Monday.
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2 weeks ago |
premiumtimesng.com | Yakubu Mohammed |Yakubu Mohammed
At least 18 people have been killed in renewed farmer-herder violence that started on Monday in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Multiple sources told our correspondent that an attack on Fulani herders in Gyenbwas village triggered the violence. Daily Trust reported that three people were killed and 96 houses were razed in the village on Monday.
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