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Daily Post, Katsina police foil bandit attack on Dutsinma-Kurfi highway, 24 February 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/24/katsina-police-foil-bandit-attack-on-dutsinma-kurfi-highway/, accessed 3 September 2025
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Daily Post, Kidnap, killing of teenager in Ekiti community painful – Oyebanji mourns, 12 February 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/12/kidnap-killing-of-teenager-in-ekiti-community-painful-oyebanji-mourns/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Kidnappers attack vehicle, abduct passengers in Taraba, 5 August 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/08/05/kidnappers-attack-vehicle-abduct-passengers-in-taraba/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Kogi Assembly committee brokers peace to end Bassa Kwomu-Egbira Mozum crisis, 21 February 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/21/kogi-assembly-committee-brokers-peace-to-end-bassa-kwomu-egbira-mozum-crisis/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Lagos CP orders investigation into release of six suspected cult killers, 15 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/15/lagos-cp-orders-investigation-into-release-of-six-suspected-cult-killers/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Lagos cult clash turns deadly as stray bullet kills 16-year-old boy, 24 April 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/24/lagos-cult-clash-turns-deadly-as-stray-bullet-kills-16-year-old-boy/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Lawmakers demand security beef-up in Nasarawa over escalating killings, 24 December 2024, https://dailypost.ng/2024/12/24/lawmakers-demand-security-beef-up-in-nasarawa-over-escalating-killings/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Mahmuda terrorists resume attack, kill three in Kwara community, 3 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/03/mahmuda-terrorists-resume-attack-kill-three-in-kwara-community/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Man killed in Niger as bandits’ explosive device detonates, 11 March 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/11/man-killed-in-niger-as-bandits-explosive-device-detonates/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Many killed as soldiers, bandits exchange gunfire in Kaduna, Niger, 25 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/25/many-killed-as-soldiers-bandits-exchange-gunfire-in-kaduna-niger/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Military reinforces troops in North Central with new combat vehicles, motorcycles, 20 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/20/military-reinforces-troops-in-north-central-with-new-combat-vehicles-motorcycles/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Mob burns tricycle of alleged phone thieves in Kano, 19 January 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/01/19/mob-burns-tricycle-of-alleged-phone-thieves-in-kano/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Mob justice: Kano community kills ‘yan 6’ gang member after robbery spree, 3 February 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/03/mob-justice-kano-community-kills-yan-6-gang-member-after-robbery-spree/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, NAF airstrikes destroys bandit camps in Niger, many neutralized, 12 March 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/12/naf-airstrikes-destroys-bandit-camps-in-niger-many-neutralized/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, NAF, Army raid bandits’ camp in Kebbi, kill dozens, rescue kidnap victims, 18 July 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/18/naf-army-raid-bandits-camp-in-kebbi-kill-dozens-rescue-kidnap-victims/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Nasarawa communal clash: Police arrest two suspects in Farin Dutse, restore normalcy, 11 March 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/11/nasarawa-communal-clash-police-arrest-two-suspects-in-farin-dutse-restore-normalcy/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Nigerian Army arrests 12 suspected terrorists in Kwara, 12 May 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/05/12/nigerian-army-arrests-12-suspected-terrorists-in-kwara/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Notorious cult group invades Bayelsa community, kills three, 9 January 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/01/09/notorious-cult-group-invades-bayelsa-community-kills-three/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Ondo: Cultist on police’s wanted list killed in cult clash, 19 January 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/01/19/ondo-cultist-on-polices-wanted-list-killed-in-cult-clash/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, One dead, others injured as rival cult groups clash in Delta community, 17 February 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/17/one-dead-others-injured-as-rival-cult-groups-clash-in-delta-community/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, One dead, policeman injured as hoodlums clash with police in Gombe, 19 April 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/19/one-dead-policeman-injured-as-hoodlums-clash-with-police-in-gombe/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Osun govt urges dialogue, patience in Oyo boundary dispute resolution, 17 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/17/osun-govt-urges-dialogue-patience-in-oyo-boundary-dispute-resolution/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Osun: Police arrest suspected cultists, armed robbers, vandals, 26 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/26/osun-police-arrest-suspected-cultists-armed-robbers-vandals/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Over 150 residents displaced as bandits hit communities in Sokoto, 27 August 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/08/27/over-150-residents-displaced-as-bandits-hit-communities-in-sokoto/, accessed 2 September 2025
Daily Post, Over 30 gunmen attack Bauchi community, abduct residents, injure others, 7 July 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/07/over-30-gunmen-attack-bauchi-community-abduct-residents-injure-others/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Panic as bandits abduct nurses, patients in Kaduna hospital, 9 September 2024, https://dailypost.ng/2024/09/09/panic-as-bandits-abduct-nurses-patients-in-kaduna-hospital/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Plateau: Gunmen attack Barkin Ladi, kill six, 6 May 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/05/06/plateau-gunmen-attack-barkin-ladi-kill-six/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Police confirm killing of 3 persons as rival cult groups clash in Ebonyi community, 31 January 2024, https://dailypost.ng/2024/01/31/police-confirm-killing-of-3-persons-as-rival-cult-groups-clash-in-ebonyi-community/, accessed 3 September 2025
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Daily Post, Police deny abduction of 200 persons on Abuja-Kaduna road, 5 June 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/05/police-deny-abduction-of-200-persons-on-abuja-kaduna-road/, accessed 3 September 2025
Daily Post, Police foil kidnapping attempt, neutralise four suspects on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway road, 22 February 2025, https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/22/police-foil-kidnapping-attempt-neutralise-four-suspects-on-lagos-ibadan-expressway-road/, accessed 3 September 2025
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