Tag: bandits
5 bandits neutralized, 6 others arrested in Katsina
The Police in Katsina State has neutralised five suspected bandits, arrested 16 others and recovered 69 rustled cows and some…
Kankara district head sacked for aiding, abetting banditry
Sarkin Pawa, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal, the District Head of Kankara LGA, has been sacked by the Katsina Emirate Council for…
Bandits kill 8 residents, raze church, buildings in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government says bandits have killed eight residents and razed buildings in Chikun Local Government Area of the…
Breaking: Bandits attack Zamfara communities
There is an ongoing attack on Samawa-Bungudu communities in Zamfara State by bandits.
Bandits storm Katsina Mosque, abduct 40 worshippers
Hoodlums suspected to be bandits on Monday morning attacked a Mosque in Kwata, Jibia Local Government Area of Kastina State.
Some of our abductors are foreigners: Afaka student
One of the freed students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, has said some of their…
Fierce gun-duel in Kaduna: Notorious bandit gunned down
Fierce gun-duel ensued at Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday as Nigerian troops battled bandits, gunning down…
Bandits, soldiers in gun-duel: Two dead, 13 victims rescued
The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said troops rescued 13 kidnapped people from bandits after fierce gun duel in Chikun…
Kankara district head suspended over ties with bandits
The Katsina Emirate Council has announced the suspension of the District Head of Kankara LGA for having ties with bandits.
Bandits wipe out 323 people in Kaduna
Bandits have killed 323 people in Kaduna State in the last three months, the state government disclosed on Friday.
2 bandits arrested, pastor, 4 children rescued in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna on Friday said it has arrested two suspected bandits following an operation in Zaria.
Bandits shoot three abducted students of Greenfield Varsity dead
Three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna have been found dead in a village, a location close to…
Bandits shoot Amotekun operative dead in Oyo
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Suleiman Quadri, a personnel of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun.
Bandits kill 9, rustle 500 cows in Sokoto
The government and people of Sokoto State are in deep mourning over bandits attack that left at least nine persons…
Bandits storm Benue market,1 killed, 9 injured
The Benue Police Command has announced that bandits, disguised as buyers, killed one and injured nine persons at Abaji Market,…
Kidnapping: Abiodun employs security operatives for Ogun public schools
Worried by the recent kidnapping of students in schools by bandits in some parts of the country, the Ogun State…
Kaduna bandits kill 13 civilians, raze down 56 houses
Bandits have killed 13 people and injured 13 others in three separate attacks in Zango Kataf, Kauru and Chikun Local…
Troops neutralize 2 bandits in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike killed two bandits during a night ambush operation along the Gwagwada-Chikun Road in Chikun Local…
Bandits wipe out 937 lives, abduct 1,962 in Kaduna
Bandits have killed 937 people and kidnapped 1,962 others in Kaduna, the state government disclosed on Wednesday.
In broadcast Matawalle gives bandits deadline to surrender
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state, has given a two-month ultimatum to all bandits in the state to surrender their…
Ohanaeze calls for Sheikh Gumi’s arrest
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has called for the immediate arrest of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the cleric currently negotiating…
Bandits hit Kaduna again: Six persons drop dead
The Kaduna State Government, on Tuesday said bandits have killed six persons, leaving one injured in Igabi and Kauru Local…
Bandits kill 10 in Kaduna communities
The Kaduna State Government says suspected bandits have killed 10 persons in Zangon Kataf and Chikun Local Government Areas of…
Bandits kill 7 persons in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government said on Sunday that bandits killed seven persons in different parts of the state.
Bandits kill accidentally: Sheikh Gumi
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has defended killings by bandits, saying they do not kill people on purpose as most…
Bandits kill father and son, abduct women, children in Kaduna
The bandits attacked the family residence of the late Dan'azumi Musa - himself killed alongside his son, by bandits -…
Bandits storm Kajuru LGA, raze Catholic Church, two homes
Armed bandits razed the building of the Holy Family Catholic Church, and two homes, in Kikwari village, Kajuru local government…
FG must give bandits ‘blanket amnesty’ now – Sheikh Gumi
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Friday urged the Federal Government to give 'blanket amnesty' to bandits who are willing…
Armed bandits learnt kidnapping from MEND: Sheikh Gumi
Renowned Islamic cleric, scholar and former military officer, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has called for amnesty for bandits in the…
Peace talk with bandits yielding results – Zamfara govt
Zamfara Government has said that its sustained dialogue with gunmen was yielding results with more bandits surrendering their arms.