Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Gunmen have killed four workers at a mining site in Dong village of Jos South Local Council of Plateau State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Uba Ogaba, confirmed the casualty figure and the command has mobilised armed officers to restore normalcy. Governor Simon Lalong has commended the Operation safe Heaven (OPSH) for its efforts in uniting diverse groups from Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna states. To curb the incessant banditry in Southern Kaduna, Operation Safe Haven has trained 98 youths on surveillance and information gathering. The Commander of OPSH, Maj-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, charged the youths to distance themselves from sentiments but discharge their duty without fear or favour.

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has claimed that $15 billion has been squandered through fraudulent arms procurement deals in the last 20 years, allowing groups like Boko Haram to thrive. However, troops of 5 Brigades and Sector 3 Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai have killed three terrorists at an illegal border market in Borno State, recovering an AK-47 rifle, a truck, two motorcycles, four empty magazines and rounds of ammunition. The Northern States Governors' Forum (NSGF) has expressed appreciation for the Federal Government's approval to deploy Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits, while the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has condemned the recent killings in Zamfara State as horrific and tragic.