Tag: bandits
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…
Bandits’ negotiations: Matawale commends NAF
Zamfara Governor, Mr Bello Matawalle, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its role in helping to “force” bandits,…
Bandits massacre 20 villagers in Sokoto
Suspected armed bandits have killed over 20 persons in Dan Tatsako Village, Goronyo Local Government area of Sokoto State.
Repentant bandits surrender 216 rifles in Zamfara
A total of 216 rifles mostly AK47 have been recovered by Zamfara Government from bandits terrorizing innocent people in the…
Troops kill 8 bandits, arrest 17 collaborators
No fewer than eight bandits have been killed and 17 other collaborators arrested by troops of Operation HARBIN KUNAMA III…
29 bandits, 2 army officers, policeman die in gun battle in Zamfara
No fewer than 29 bandits have been killed by operatives of Operation Hadarin Daji in an onslaught carried out by…
Army kills 24 bandits, arrests 61 others in Kaduna
Troops of the Nigerian Army 1 Division, Kaduna have arrested 61 bandits and killed 24 others in Kaduna and other…
Army kills scores, arrests bandits in Sokoto
The Army has arrested three suspects in Sokoto State it described as notorious bandits.
Tell people to stop killing Fulani, bandits tell Zamfara police boss
Bandits in Zamfara State have given conditions for laying down their arms. One of the conditions is that extra-judicial killings…
Police arrest 5 suspected armed bandits, recover IED in Anambra
Police in Anambra have arrested five suspected armed robbers and cultists, the command’s Spokesman, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said in statement…
Bandits kill 34 persons in Zamfara communities – Police
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of 34 persons following an attack in Tungar Kafau and Gidan…
Gunmen on motorcycles kill 35 in Zamfara villages
Suspected gunmen have killed at least 35 people in attacks on three villages in Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara…
Bandits: New CP opts for dialogue over fire power in Zamfara
As government intensifies efforts to end activities of bandits in Zamfara, the state’s new Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Usman…
Bandits on the rampage, kill 62 in Niger, displace over 1000
Armed bandits continued their attacks in Shiroro local government area of Niger state with the killing of 62 more people…
Gunmen kidnap another Katsina traditional ruler
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in…
NSCDC boss deploys massive personnel to fight bandits in Buhari’s state
Mr Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has ordered massive deployment of personnel to…
Tambuwal buries 25 persons killed in fresh bandits attack
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack…
Gov Tambuwal buries 25 persons killed in fresh bandits attack
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh…
Sallah day tragedy: 16 persons killed by bandits in Zamfara
Sixteen persons were allegedly killed by bandits in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Tuesday. The…
Banditry: Gov. Mohammed calls for more troops on Gusau-Sokoto highway
Gov. Bello Mohammed of Zamfara has appealed to the Nigerian Army to deploy more troops on the Gusau-Sokoto road to…
Insecurity: Zamfara Governor leads operation against bandits
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Sunday led security agencies in the state on an operation against bandits in their…
Osinbajo hails 83-year old Muslim cleric who saved Christians
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the 83-year old Muslim Cleric, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved the lives of hundreds…
Bandits massacre 23 people in Zamfara
Bandits killed 23 people on Tuesday morning in Kabaje and Tunga communities of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara…
NAF destroys bandits camp at Zamfara forest
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed bandits’ camp and neutralised dozens…
Outlaws’ Paradise: Kidnappers, Bandits Terrorise Nigeria
Desperate times call for desperate measures. This popular saying must have been at the mind of Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, the…
Bandits kill 5 vigilante members in Katsina – Police
The police in Katsina State have confirmed that five persons who were members of the local vigilante were killed by…
Bandits kill over 26 people in Katsina
Bandits have killed more than 26 people in an attack on three communities in Dan Musa, Faskari and Batsari local…