Tag: bandits
Bandits massacre 19 in 2 Kaduna LGAs in one day, Victims identified
No fewer than 19 people were massacred by bandits in two separate attacks in Kaduna on Saturday. Many were also…
Matawalle to build RUGA settlements for bandits who accept amnesty
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has said he would build RUGA settlements for bandits who accept the state's…
Gun-battle in Zamfara: NAF officer, 30 bandits drop dead
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has lost one of its Special Forces (SF) personnel in a gun-battle as troops of…
Lingering insecurity: Bandits’ informants responsible – Emir
Bandits informants are responsible for the lingering security challenges in Zamfara, Emir of Maru in Zamfara, Alhaji Abubakar Maigari, said…
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.
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,…