Tag: bandits
Zamfara govt confirms kidnap of district head, 2 others
Zamfara Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, has confirmed the kidnap of the District Head of Wuya…
Negotiating with terrorists and bandits
Sometime in the early days of his first term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari indicated that if Boko Haram insurgents…
Buhari blows hot after bandits massacre 50 in Kaduna
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday vowed to defeat rampaging bandits who massacred 50 villagers in Kaduna State on Sunday.
13 bandits killed, ammunition recovered
No fewer than 13 armed bandits have been killed by the military under Operation Hadarin Daji in several villages in…
Horror: Bandits burn 11 family members to death in Kaduna
Bandits have reportedly burnt to death 11 members of the same family at Bakali Village in Fatika District, Giwa Local…
OPHD kills 100 bandits, rescue kidnapped victims in Zamfara
No fewer than 100 unrepentant bandits were killed by the joint forces of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara and parts…
Police confirm 2 persons killed by bandits in Kebbi
The Police in Kebbi have confirmed the killing of two people when cattle rustlers from Zamfara invaded some villages in…
Bandits: Security agencies must stop savage mass killers – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on security agencies to spare no effort in breaking the backbone of bandits and kidnappers,…
Army focused on crushing insurgents, bandits – GOC
The Nigeria Army is focused on crushing insurgents, bandits and other criminal elements to make the country a safe place…
Troops destroy 2 bandits camps in Kaduna
Combined troops of Operation Thunder Strike, Operation Whirl Punch and 312 Artillery Regiment have destroyed two bandits camps in Kaduna…
Repentant bandits release another 9 teenage girls, 1 boy in Katsina
No fewer than nine additional teenage girls and one boy were on Monday released by repentant bandits in Katsina State,…
Repentant bandits release additional 30 kidnapped victims in Katsina
Repentant bandits in Katsina State have released additional 30 kidnapped victims, following the dialogue initiated by the state government with…
Bandits kill 6 persons in Kaduna
Bandits have attacked a hamlet and killed six persons on Saturday in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Buhari orders military to kill and not spare bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Katsina, Katsina State, charged the military to be more spontaneous in restoring peace to the…
Former Commissioner of Police says politicians behind bandits’ activities
Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, a former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, says politicians are responsible for activities of bandits terrorising…