Tag: bandits
Troops foil travelers’ attack, eliminate bandits in Benue, Plateau, Taraba
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke foiled an attack on passengers travelling from Bayelsa to Jos…
Troops kill 2 bandits, arrest 1 in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a hideout of some of late Gana’s militia…
12 bandits, collaborators apprehended in Zamfara
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, have apprehended seven suspected bandits and five of their collaborators…
Troops neutralize 3 bandits, recover arms in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Sector-1 Operation Whirl Stroke on Sunday eliminated three bandits and recovered arms and ammunition…
Bandits now tax farmers in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna
Bandits and criminal elements in north west Nigeria have turned themselves into tax collectors, milking defenceless farmers.
Village head killed, eight others abducted by Zamfara bandits
An attack by bandits in the Gwaram community, Talatan Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State has left the village…
82 bandits hiding in caves neutralised in air strikes: DHQ
No fewer than 82 bandits, hiding in caves, have been eliminated in two air strikes executed by Air Component of…
Nigeria records 11,277 violent deaths in one year – Report
No fewer than 11,277 Nigerians have been killed in violent manner in 2019, a report by the Nigerian Watch has…
Scores of bandits dead, as Military airstrike hits camp in Kaduna forest
The Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike, has neutralised several armed bandits at their camp in the Kuduru forest area…
Police kill 8 bandits, recover 30 cows in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command says it has killed eight suspected bandits in Batsari local government area of the state.
Gun battle in Katsina, three bandits drop dead
Officers of the Katsina State Police Command have killed three suspected bandits at Ruwan-Dorawan village in Dutsinma Local Government Area…
Scores of bandits killed in Military’s airstrike in Niger
Defence Headquarters on Tuesday announced that the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki, on April 19, killed several armed bandits…
Katsina massacre: Buhari condemns attack, vows to crush bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left…
Black Sunday: Bandits massacre 47 in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command, on Sunday said bandits have killed 47 people in early morning attacks on communities in…
Bandits abduct three nursing mothers in Kaduna
Bandits have kidnapped three nursing mothers in Karaukarau village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.