Tag: Zamfara bandits
Northern Elders send message to Tinubu on bandits’ kingpin Bello Turji
Turji and his cohorts have committed unspeakable crimes, including murder, kidnapping, and destruction of property. They must face the full…
Zamfara villagers intercept, abduct wives of bandits in tit-for-tat
The report also indicated that the community leaders and bandits' kingpins are already negotiating to resolve the stalemate.
Fears as Zamfara bandits relocate to Katsina
“If nothing is done immediately, these terrorists will pose a serious security threat to many surrounding local government areas, including…
Zamfara: 43 abducted worshippers regain freedom
SP Muhammed Shehu, the spokesperson of the Zamfara Police Command, confirmed the release of the victims. However, he denied knowledge…
Police hit bandits’ hideout in Zamfara, rescue 14 people
The Police Command in Zamfara has rescued 14 kidnap victims held for 42 days at Kunchin Kalgo forest in Tsafe…
Police neutralise Zamfara bandits, recover arms
Armed bandit terrorists on motorcycles invaded Saran Gamawa and neighbouring Unguwar Mata villages with the intent to kill and abduct…
Encounters with Zamfara terrorists: What they want
Venal leaders in the northwest have opportunistically sold land on restricted grazing areas and encouraged the rise of ethnic militias…
Boko Haram terrorists shift to Nigeria’s northwest: Military sources
Boko Haram militants were also training the gangs, known locally as bandits, in the use of anti-aircraft guns and explosives…
Zamfara bandits move to Katsina, mount roadblocks for food, fuel
A resident of Pawwa village, who was in Katsina on Friday, said that the bandits had already mounted a roadblock…
Zamfara bandits beg for dialogue
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara disclosed this on Saturday, but he dismissed the overtures as belated.
Give us N350m or we won’t release abducted Zamfara students – Bandits
Bandits have vowed not to release the 15 students and five others they kidnapped at the College of Agriculture and…
How 100 bandits on motorcycles massacred 35 people in Zamfara
It was a black day for five communities in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as 100 bandits riding…
Police reinforce against bandits in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has embarked on an indefinite show of force and confidence building patrol against suspected bandits…
JUST IN: Zamfara bandits kill 2 policemen, 20 villagers
A shootout on Saturday night between Zamfara bandits and policemen under the tactical units and Operation Puff Adder, led to…
Troops neutralise scores of bandits in Zamfara
Officers of the Nigerian Army have neutralized scores of bandits during an attack on Kabasa village in Zamfara State
Bandits strike Zamfara again, scores of villagers killed
Bandits have attacked six villages in Zamfara state and left scores of villagers dead, according to Jamilu Magaji, Press secretary…
Photos: Weapons of war seized from Zamfara bandits
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has received 14 AK47 rifles and 10,000 bullets recovered from bandits by troops of Operation…
Confirmed: Zamfara Bandits have collected over N3 billion ransom
The Committee set up by Gov. Bello Matawalle to find solutions to banditry in Zamfara State, has disclosed that over…
Buhari commiserates with Zamfara, urges new administration not to despair
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with the government and people of Zamfara on the recent infiltration of bandits, who…
Banditry: Zamfara monarchs say air strikes killing innocent villagers
Zamfara Council of Chiefs on Thursday said many innocent villagers have been killed in misdirected air strikes by the military…
NAF launches operation ‘Tsaftan Daji’ to flush out bandits in Zamfara, other states
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday, launched operation “Tsaftan Daji” (Clean Forest), to flush out bandits in the North-West.…
Gov. Yari: Zamfara bandits have 500 AK-47 rifles, more equipped than security forces
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulazeez Yari on Tuesday in Abuja raised the alarm over stock-piling of arms by bandits operating in…
Buhari deploys fighter jets, security forces to hunt down Zamfara bandits
The Federal Government has assembled 1000-strong military force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch…
Air Force begins bombardment of Zamfara bandits
The Nigerian Air Force commenced aerial bombardments on Monday, in a joint military offensive to end the banditry in Zamfara…