Tag: Bandits’ attack
Tinubu orders security reinforcement at NIPSS after bandits’ attack
VP Shettima praised the Director General of NIPSS, Professor Ayo Omotayo, for his leadership and swift coordination with the Armed…
DSS alert: Bandits plotting mass abduction of school children in Edo
The Command in a memo with reference number S.66/A/3972, dated June 5, 2026, signed by one B. Agada, on behalf…
‘How gunmen killed 9 during crossover night in Plateau community’
He added that because of the incident, the district has suspended its annual New Year celebration in Vwang, which the…
Soldier, one other killed as troops rescue 21 passengers from bandits in Kogi
Troops of the 12 Brigade had in a coordinated operation on Tuesday, foiled an ambush by bandits, killed one bandit…
‘How bandits killed 4 policemen, 3 soldiers in Zamfara’
Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dalijan, confirmed the tragic development, according to Channels Television. He noted that the were planning…
Police confirm killing of 11 people by bandits in Katsina
Katsina Police Command spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Sunday while reacting to a…
Death toll in bandits’ attack on Kogi community rises to 25
The leader said that the communities, Agojeju-Odo, Ajokpachi-Odo and Bagaji had become ghost towns with no economic activity going on…
Rampaging bandits kill 6, burn houses, vehicles in Katsina village
Katsina State Police Command confirmed the attack in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Bandits slaughter father, wife, 4 children, others in attack on Benue community
When contacted, the police spokesman in Benue, SP Sewuese Anene confirmed the attack, adding that the casualty figure has yet…
Death toll in Kogi bandits’ attack rises to 3
The Police Command in Kogi on Saturday said two more corpses have been recovered from the attack by bandits on…
Police repel bandits, rescue kidnapped victim in Katsina
They attacked the residence of one Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi-Tafashiya, aged 60, of Kankia LGA and abducted him to an unknown…
How bandits sacked Zamfara Tofa community over N1m fine
By Zagazola Makama Bandits have turned Tofa, a farming community few kilometres away from Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, into…
‘How fleeing bandits killed vigilantes in Kebbi’
By Muhammad Lawal Police in Kebbi on Tuesday explain how members of local vigilance group, “Yansa Kai’’ were killed when…
‘How bandits killed 13 villagers, 2 soldiers, 1 policeman in Kebbi’
Kebbi Police Command said the police officer and the two soldiers were killed by the bandits during engagement with the…
Bandits invade Kaduna village, kill 2
The Kaduna State Government on Sunday confirmed that bandits invaded Makoro Iri village, Kajuru LGA in the state.