Tag: armed bandits
Nigerian troops kill 220 terrorists, rescue 202 kidnapped hostages
Giving details of the operations, Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja said in the North-East…
Gun-battle in Plateau: Six bandits, policeman, vigilante dead
Six bandits, a policeman and a member of the local vigilante group have been shot dead during gun-battle between police…
Scores of bandits shot dead in fierce gun-battle with troops in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops have killed scores of bandits in a gun-battle at Mayanchi-Dogo Karfe and…
Gumi the terrorists’ image launderer should be in jail, Nigerians say
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, continues to bewilder Nigerians with his open relationship with bandits and terrorists on the rampage in the…
Umahi: Bandits are our children, we should empower them
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi on Friday said bandits are ‘our children’, and called for their empowerment.
Fierce gun duel as Police fight off bandits, rescue 5 victims in Kaduna
Fierce gun duel as Police fight off bandits, foil kidnapping attempt, rescue five kidnapped victims in Kaduna
Benin Bypass, throes of pains and travellers’ nightmare
Benin City, the capital of Edo state, occupies a strategic position in the country. It serves as a nodal point…
Bandits kill father and son, abduct women, kids in Kaduna
Bandits operating in Igabi LGA of Kaduna at the weekend killed a man and his son, the Kaduna government said.
Ex-council boss arrested over ties with bandits
A former caretaker chairman for Jibia Local Government Area, Kastina State, Haruna Musa Mota was arrested and arraigned over alleged…
Matawalle responds to claims he gave Hilux vans to bandits
Zamara State governor, Bello Matawalle has denied reports that he donated Hilux vans to bandits to facilitate their nefarious operations…
Bandits didn’t kill 16 travellers – Police
The police command in Kaduna State has debunked the story going the rounds on social media that gunmen killed 16…
Troops kill many bandits, arrest illegal miners in Zamfara, Katsina – DHQ
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Accord have arrested 11 illegal miners and eliminated scores of…
Nigerian troops eliminate notorious bandits’ leader in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven have neutralised a notorious bandit leader along with some of his gang members at Tafawa…
District head kidnapped in Zamfara community
Armed bandits Gunmen have invaded Gayari community in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday and abducted the…
Bandits attack Niger village, beat villagers to stupor
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday confirmed that armed bandits attacked Kokoki village in Shiroro Local Government Area…
6 persons dead in Zamfara midnight attack – Police
The police in Zamfara have confirmed that bandits attacked and killed six persons in the early hours of Wednesday in…
Attacks: Zamfara records more IDPs
Armed bandits attacks on Zamfara have continued to increase the number of Internally Displaced Persons in Maradun Local Government area…
Bandits kill former education commissioner along Abuja-Kaduna expressway
Armed bandits have killed a former Commissioner for Education in Katsina state, Prof. Halimatu Sa’adiya Idris, along the notorious Kaduna-Abuja…
Killer bandits attack villages in Sokoto state
Armed bandits attacked villages around Gandi in Rabah Local Government of Sokoto State, killing an unspecified number of people, the…
Bandits attack worshippers, kill 5 in Kaduna
Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central in the National Assembly has confirmed the killing of five persons by armed bandits…
Armed bandits attack Kaduna again, kill Village head, 5 others
A Kaduna community was on Thursday afternoon attacked by bandits who killed the village head and five others.
Army kills 21 armed bandits, recovers arms in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops killed 21 armed bandits in the ongoing clearance operation at Tunga Daji…
Police arrest 22 suspected kidnappers
The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested 22 suspected kidnappers and armed bandits terrorising communities around…
Troops arrest 2 wanted armed bandits, destroy camps
Nigerian troops carrying out clearance operations have arrested two notorious armed bandits and destroyed criminal camps in some forests within…
Bandits raid Nigerian bank, attack police station
A Nigerian bank and a police post were attacked by bandits overnight in Ode-Omu, Gbongan in Nigeria’s State of Osun.…
Robbers massacre victims in Nigerian village
No fewer than 20 people have been shot dead by armed robbers in Kaboro village, Zamfara state, north western Nigeria.…
Robbers kill Currency Changer in Lagos
AYODEJI DEDEIGBO/Crime Reporter A Bureau De Change operator was shot dead this evening at Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos,…
2 die in Port Harcourt gun duel
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One Policeman and a suspected armed robber were shot dead in the early hours of today in…