In the shadow of an alarming surge in kidnappings and the audacious ransom demands that have followed, this period has emerged as a particularly harrowing season for abductees. The disturbing frequency with which kidnappers have brazenly herded scores of our…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has identified poverty and unemployment as the root causes of the prevailing banditry and kidnapping challenges in the North-West region. Sani made this known on Monday at the Government House. The Governor emphasised that good…
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, made an allegation on Tuesday that the illegal mining activities and acts of terrorism going on in different parts of the country are funded by unnamed ‘Powerful Nigerians.’ Speaking when he led a…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested four persons for alleged involvement in banditry and kidnapping activities in the state. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, and made available…
Security is an integral part of good government. More so, whether in Nigeria or elsewhere in the world. There is little doubt that our security agents are doing an excellent job trying to keep an eye on those Nigerians suspected…
The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services says only conventional security agencies cannot contain the terrorists ravaging the state, insisting that they need the support of others. The Command said there are associations in the…
Residents of Dansadau Emirate in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State have lamented that banditry activities have fully resurfaced in the axis. Speaking with newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, Alhaji Nuhu Dansadau said that bandits had since last…
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, says 360 persons were killed between January and March 2022 through banditry and communal clashes. The commissioner made this known when he presented the 2022 First Quarter…
The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria will win the ongoing war against banditry, kidnapping, killing and other security challenges facing the country. Tinubu gave this assurance on Sunday when he paid a condolence…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Sokoto State Command, has arrested four suspects over alleged kidnapping and banditry in the state. The State Commandant, Mr Muhammad Dada, made the disclosure while addressing journalists in Sokoto on Wednesday. According…
