Tag: bandits
Fear of more attacks as more terrorists relocate to Sokoto
There are fears of more attacks in Sokoto State as more terrorists and their informants relocate to Sabon Garin Liman…
How Kebbi Dep. Gov. Yombe escaped death when terrorists killed 19 soldiers, police
It was gathered that Yombe was in Kanya in Dangu Wasagu Local Government Area of the state to commiserate with…
Gun-battle in Kebbi: Terrorists shoot 13 soldiers, five policemen dead
Bandits had on Sunday killed 63 members of local vigilante in Kebbi. Sources said the gun-battle occurred in Kanya, a…
Task force recovers rustled cows, sheep from fleeing bandits in Niger
The animals were recovered from bandits who were fleeing some communities around Kuchi, Galadiman-Kogo, Alawa and Erena in Shiroro and…
APC: Buhari will crush bandits, insurgents
The APC scribe, while condemning the development, said the party was deeply pained by the killings of innocent Nigerians in…
How bandits abducted 3 Chinese workers in Niger – Police
Police said a joint team of security operatives at Zungeru were already on aggressive manhunt of the hoodlums to rescue…
Police rescue 97 people from Zamfara forest
Elkana said the rescue was the outcome of the extensive pressure mounted on bandits as a result of ongoing military…
Notorious bandits’ leaders, Kachalla, Auta, others killed in Zamfara
Bandits who had converged at late Auta's residence, for his burial were also struck by missiles of the military jet,…
Police rescue baby, recover 8 AK-47 rifles, rocket launcher from Zamfara bandits
Elkanah said what was seized from the bandits include one motorcycle, eight AK-47 rifles, one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG),…
Death toll hits 40 in bandits’ attack on Kaduna villages
Kaduna State Government has said two more bodies have been found following Saturday’s bandits attacks on Giwa Local Government Area…
Update: Bandits shoot 38 Kaduna villagers dead
The Kaduna State Government has said the death toll in an attack by suspected bandits in Giwa Local Government Area…
Over 20 killed, houses burnt as bandits hit Kaduna
Bandits attacked several villages in Giwa local government area in Kaduna state on Saturday, killing over 20 people.
Kaduna police smash 305 bandits, robbers
The Kaduna State Police Command has rubbished claims of compromise in the fight against bandits, saying it has arrested 305…
Niger Police give terrorists bloody nose in bid to attack villagers
Commissioner of Police Monday Kuryas said the terrorists were severely dealt with; some of them escaped with bullets wounds abandoning…
Police, Kaduna bandits engage in gun duel; 2 killed
The Police Command in Kaduna State has killed two suspected bandits in Riheyi village within Fatika district of Giwa Local…