…told a different storyAnalysts are split on whether the attack was carried out by jihadists, coup plotters, or armed rebel groupsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Gunshots and heavy explosions rocked parts of Niamey, the capital of Niger Republic, on Saturday, August 29, in what is no…

…airport. – Rival jihadist groups – Niamey airport has been targeted twice this year by jihadists, first by the Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) in January, then in late June by their rivals the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), the Sahel branch of Al-Qaeda. The jihadist groups not only target civilians…

…a military base near the city’s airport which has been attacked twice this year by jihadists. Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence, which has blighted the west African country for around a decade. The origins of Saturday’s shooting were not immediately…

…been wracked since 2012 by a serious security crisis, notably fuelled by violence from jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group, along with criminal gangs and armed separatists. AFP

…forces in northern Nigeria. US humanitarian worker Jeffery Woodke was kidnapped by jihadists in southwest Niger in October 2016 and freed in 2023. “Kevin, the United States of America looks forward to welcoming you HOME. Glad to have helped!” Trump said. The post Trump confirms release of US missionary kidnapped in Nig…

…alliance, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, was created in 2014 to fight jihadists before it was formally integrated into the armed forces. It includes brigades belonging to Iran-backed groups reputed for acting unilaterally. The Iraqi presidency, without naming the US and Saudi Arabia, denounced the strik…

Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks Saturday, striking multiple towns and a prison, according to the army, residents and security sources. The fighting, which started around 5:00 am (0500 GMT), came more than two months after the same groups staged attacks against the ru…

…Clearly, the Nigerian armed forces are very heavily deployed against the terrorist jihadists operating under the covers of armed Fulani herdsmen, Fulani bandits and ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram, Lakurawa, Mahmuda, Ansaru, and others. However, in spite of routine reports of battlefield victories by our troops, the jihadis…

…Taiwo, told AFP the attackers had exploited a communications blackout in the area. Jihadists have long used similar conditions in northeastern Nigeria. A local hunter, Waliu Aje, told AFP a joint team of troops, men from a state-owned paramilitary outfit known as Amotekun, and fellow hunters had engaged in a two-hour f…

…repent. It would be more effective to eliminate them all as a deterrent to aspiring jihadists. Those who were made to swear that useless oath with the Quran in Borno State were merely acting out scripts given to them." A terrorist can not repent -JonathanMr. Utibe Jonathan, a businessman, linked the skepticism to Boko…

…Algeria, Egypt and Morocco are closer to Libya. Are they infested with bandits and jihadists? If arms have poured in from Libya, it's because the Nigerian state is weak and porous . Jonathan's wife probably believed it was Shettima, Buhari and Tinubu "sharing blood" to damage her husband's political fortunes. Now Tinub…