West Africa & Sahel Security Analyst. Views own. Nigeria-focal, Nairobi-based. 🌍Lover of this Continent.

Joined April 2022
Від росії до Африки, від костюма до камуфляжу – Головне управління розвідки захищає український інтерес по всій планеті в будь-який спосіб. Сьогодні, в День воєнної розвідки, згадуємо унікальні місії українських розвідників по всій земній кулі. На суші й на морі, на землі та в повітрі, у розпечених пустельних пісках і в снігах крижаної Антарктиди ГУР МО виконує найскладніші завдання заради Батьківщини. Слава українським розвідникам і слава Україні!
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VIDEO: I watched this with a heavy heart. A widow, whose husband was reportedly killed by bandits, is now left alone to care for five young children. No income, no security and little to support the family as they struggle to survive. This is the human cost of insecurity that often goes unseen. Behind every headline is a family forced to rebuild their lives after unimaginable loss. May Allah (SWT) forgive the deceased, grant his family patience and provide for this widow and her children. Ameen – at Katsina, Nigeria
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Nigerian troops have repelled a late night ISWAP infiltration attempt at Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists and forcing them to flee. During the operation, troops recovered a Sony camcorder from a neutralized terrorist cameraman. Preliminary forensic analysis of the footage reportedly reveals the involvement of three foreign terrorist facilitators, including individuals identified as a Palestinian trainer, a Morrocan doctor. The terrorists were also said to have attempted to loot cholera medical supplies, further supporting intelligence reports of a cholera outbreak within terrorists camps.
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Here is the Palestinian, Abu Ishaq al-Maqdisi, who appeared in ISWAP’s “Generation Empowerment 2” video of 2024. He’s reputed to be a fine trainer. He’s also referred to as a “former Palestinian soldier”. According to my sources, there is also a Turkish doctor currently with ISWAP.
Nigerian troops have repelled a late night ISWAP infiltration attempt at Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists and forcing them to flee. During the operation, troops recovered a Sony camcorder from a neutralized terrorist cameraman. Preliminary forensic analysis of the footage reportedly reveals the involvement of three foreign terrorist facilitators, including individuals identified as a Palestinian trainer, a Morrocan doctor. The terrorists were also said to have attempted to loot cholera medical supplies, further supporting intelligence reports of a cholera outbreak within terrorists camps.
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In an exclusive interview, with one of the victims abducted alongside the late General Abubakar Rabe, recounts the harrowing experience they endured while in the custody of bandits Kachalla Maha. He details the fear, hardship and ordeal they faced during their captivity. – at Katsina, Nigeria
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Lithium mining activity going on at the Old Oyo National Park, the first frame showed the sorting process of the earthy minerals at the Old Oyo National park while the other two videos shows logistics activities of the bikes. Ranging from there are multiple entries to the site either from Oyo State via Kishi and Igbeti or via Bani a border town along Kwara and Oyo State. Once a bike enters the forest, there are about 7 - 8 checkpoints within the forest which is controlled by locals providing security for miners in the forest. Each of this checkpoint charges each bike per trip ranging from 100naira, 200,300 and 500naira while the last checkpoint which will lead you to Daba (illegal mining) charges 2,700naira per trip. And the estimated population of the bikes plying through the area is around 3000 to 5000 bikes. Which is significantly increasing, the mining which has started about 8yrs ago has been accepted by all parties both locals and foreigners including the Chinese who are actively participating in buying the minerals there. It is an organized crime and has many wings because those who do not mine but just look for logistics companies to pick up the items earn about 500,000 naira on each truck they bring forward. The local security earn more than 300,000 naira daily for those recieving 100naira as gate fee. The Federal Govt and State Govt needs to pay a huge and urgent attention to this mining activity, it is a billion dollar economy which is been illegally mined.
This is numbers of motorcycle moving Lithium earth minerals from (Daba) Old Oyo National Park to Kishi or Igbeti, and each of this Okada riders charge 12000naira per bag, the individuals acting like a union for the motorcycle rake about 20-50million naira while those working for the union daily take home is 200,000naira. The whole illegal mining stuff is a cabal and a organised crime.
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Starting today, @ForeignPolicy is lifting its paywall on ALL content. From the Iran war to the World Cup, read up on the biggest global stories—for free! 1/9
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Sahelian jihadists were spotted yesterday freely roaming among civilians in the town of Zugurma in Niger State, western Nigeria, the jihadists appear to be wearing Burkinabè and possibly Beninese military uniforms, which indicates it's either JNIM or IS-Sahel, and not native so-called "Lakurawa".
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JUST IN 🚨: Oyo Govt Imposes 16-Hour Curfew in 10 LGAs Over Security Concerns Oyo Govt declares 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the declaration of a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas of the state. According to a memo issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, the curfew takes effect from Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The curfew, which is between 4PM and 8 AM, and lasts for 48 hours in the first instance, affects local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park. The affected local government areas are: 1. Oriire (Headquarters: Ikoyi-Ile) 2. Orelope (Headquarters: Igboho) 3. Irepo (Headquarters: Kisi) 4. Saki West (Headquarters: Saki) 5. Saki East (Headquarters: Ago-Amodu) 6. Atisbo (Headquarters: Tede / Ago-Are) 7. Itesiwaju (Headquarters: Otu) 8. Iseyin (Headquarters: Iseyin) 9. Olorunsogo (Headquarters: Igbeti) 10. Atiba (Headquarters: Offa-Meta, Oyo) Signed Sulaimon Olanrewaju Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor of Oyo State June 23, 2026
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OFFICIAL UPDATE Following the fire incident at the Car Park of our Broad Street Branch, Lagos, we are pleased to confirm that the situation was swiftly contained and, thankfully, there were no casualties or fatalities. We appreciate the prompt response of emergency services. We urge the public to rely only on credible news platform and our official channels for accurate information and disregard false reports circulating online. #PolarisBank #VULTe – at Victoria Island, Nigeria
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🔴 SECURITY WATCH: Heavy Military Hardware Spotted Moving Through Ibadan Toward Border Axis and National Park
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THERE IS CURRENTLY A 2-YEAR OLD IN BOKO HARAM CAPTIVITY
There is currently a 2-year old girl in Boko Haram captivity in northeastern Nigeria, abducted during the Ngoshe attack. There are also 7-year olds and 10-year-olds. HumAngle has confirmed that one of the victims has been forcefully married off to one of the terrorists.
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The minister is absolutely correct, but only by half. The flip side of the coin is that the utter neglect of these rural communities is the fuel that terrorists are using. When a community member provides information about terrorists, who protects that member from reprisals? Have we not seen how ISWAP, for instance, is killing people for being spies for the government? Dear Minister, as you make this statement, are you aware that for the past few months rural communities in Sokoto and Kebbi states have been receiving letters and announcements from ISSP telling them not to obey the government’s rules (basically the constitution) because it is against Islam, promising protection against oppressors, and warning people against supporting the government against it, and calling on the youth to join it? Are you aware that these letters are handed over by community leaders to the authorities? Are you aware that authorities are telling communities to destroy the letters and not make them public? Are you aware how deep and fast ISSP is spreading in rural communities in the Northwest? Who is there to protect these communities if they disobey ISSP?
“Banditry, insurgency, terrorism… why does it seem so difficult to deal with it?” Minister of Defence Christopher Musa explained that armed groups “survive around the people” through food and information supplied to them; he described these enablers as the “oxygen” sustaining their operations. #June12
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Our new study sheds light on "Boko Haram's" expansion into NW Nigeria since 2020 under the command of the infamous Sadiku This collaboration w/ brilliant colleagues @VincentFoucher & Murtala Rufa'i involved lots of original fieldwork and interviews tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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4 vehicles of Army, 2 of Police, 1 NSCDC all to evacuate one politically connected family from Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara State to Abuja in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, the ordinary people on that same street are left behind to face the kidnappers alone – at Katsina, Nigeria
This is the son of former lawmaker Tijjani OD, a Nigerian politician, taking time on his Instagram page to explain how his family fled Zamfara at night under heavy escort from the Army, Police, and NSCDC after kidnappers reportedly attacked nearby and threatened to return. They had security. They had protection. They had somewhere safe to go. But what about ordinary families in Zamfara who have no armed escorts, no police backup, and no resources to relocate overnight? This is the reality many residents face daily, with nowhere to run and no one to protect them when danger strikes.
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🇳🇬🇺🇸U.S. @3rdSFGroup and Nigeria’s Special Boat Service members conduct casualty recovery and stabilization training during a #JCET. This strengthens their ability to operate in complex environments when standard medical evacuation is impossible, including combat zones, collapsed structures, confined spaces, and hostile terrain.@USAfricaCommand @USinNigeria
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ISWAP announced through their unofficial media that all routes of "hijrah" meaning migration for foreign fighters to ISWAP are now closed due to "attacks of the American dogs and the apostates of Nigeria", and that the situation is too dangerous.
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Les #ADF(#ISCAP), filiale de l'État Islamique en Afrique centrale ont mené une incursion dans la ville de #Beni, au quartier périphérique #Ngadi dans l'agglomération de #Kuka. Ils ont tué plusieurs personnes de l'ethnie autochtone #pygmée dont le célèbre artiste musicien et comédien Nzanzu Shukran #Mangese, trop connu au Nord-#Kivu pour avoir emporté un concours de comédie musicale. C'était l'une de figures emblématiques de cette ethnie, souvent discriminée pour son mode de vie forestier. L'organisation Programme d'Appui aux Pygmées (#PAP_RDC) condamne cette violence aveugle contre ce camp où les membres de ce peuple autochtone se construisait un avenir.
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“For the first time, ISWAP leadership could pass not to the insurgency’s founding generation, but to a second generation of fighters raised entirely within the movement’s war ecosystem.” humanglemedia.com/the-men-li…
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