Tag: banditry
Power drunk politicians sponsoring bandits – Gov. Matawalle
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has vowed to arrest any politician who enters the state with the intention…
Kagara: Abduction industry now flourishing, says Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Public Analyst/Senior Economic Advisor, Oby Ezekwesili has condemned the high rate of insecurity in the country…
FG to draft mobile police unit in Nasarawa to fight banditry
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has said the Federal Government will draft a unit of the Police Mobile Force to…
Banditry: Nasarawa to work with, compensate hunters
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed the willingness of his administration to collaborate with hunters to curb insecurity…
Banditry: Matawalle tackles El-Rufai, says ‘I will continue to negotiate with bandits’
Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State says the best option for tackling banditry in Nigeria is to continue to…
Group urges new service chiefs to defeat insurgency, banditry
The Voice of Naija Youth (VONY), a youth-focused group, has urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to make renewed commitment…
Banditry: Governor Bello decries attacks on communities
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has condemned the recent attack by bandits on some communities of Maitumbi and Kuchi in…
APC seeks investigation of governor linked with banditry
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking a North-West governor to banditry,…
Banditry: NEMA distributes relief materials to victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday distributed millions of Naira worth of relief materials to victims of armed…
“We are under threat from bandits’’ – Vigilante group
A volunteer security outfit in Zamfara known as ‘Yansakai’ has urged the state government and security agencies to tackle the…
Insurgency: Army focused, ready to deal with challenges
Maj. Gen. Abubakar Tarfa, Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Minna, has said that the Nigerian Army was focused and…
How Northwest governors can defeat Banditry – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has called on Northwest governors and Niger State to come out with a joint security…
3 remanded in custody for banditry, gun possession
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of three men, Bala Muhammad, 35, Abdulmumin Suleiman, 47, and…
NAF reiterates commitment to terrorism, banditry fight
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Sadique Abubakar says the Nigerian Air Force will continue to demonstrate courage in…
Prosecute traditional rulers supporting banditry – Stakeholders
Participants in a town hall meeting on security held in Sokoto have recommended the prosecution of any traditional ruler found…