Bandits have reportedly killed a 90-year-old and two other persons during a night raid on Friday, in Gombe State. Confirming the attack, Gombe Police Commissioner, Mr. Oqua Etim, said the 90-year-old, including two other persons, were massacred during bandits attack…
Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a 75-year-old man, Alhaji Muhammad Sheshi, a native of Enagi village in Edati Local Government Area of Niger State from kidnappers in Zamfara State. According to a press statement signed and issued to newsmen…
Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Troops of the Operation Forest Sanity have rescued nine kidnapped persons, 90 cows and 4 motorcycles, during fighting patrols in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. This was contained in Kaduna State security report issued by…
Bandits operating in Zamfara State have kidnapped four villagers in Kolo community, Gusau Local Government Area of the State. Newsmen gathered that the kidnapped victims include a man, a woman and two children who are said to be orphans. According…
By Ridwan Adekunle The Defence Headquarters on Monday has declared no fewer than 19 bandit leaders in the North-West, North-East, and North-Central regions of the country wanted. The military also placed a N5 million bounty on the bandit kingpins and…
Bandits have stolen dozens of cattle and food items from farming communities of Tashan Jirgi, Akare, adjoining villages in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State between Monday and Wednesday. Most of the residents, according to a source, have run…
A total of 446 people have lost their lives in Kaduna State as a results of banditry, terrorism and communal clashes from April to September, 2022, an official said in Kaduna on Friday. The figure comprised of 285 killed in…
By Ridwan Adekunle President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has called for collaborative efforts to prevent bandits and terrorists from continuing to carry out mass abductions of schoolchildren and teachers in Nigeria. Mr Buhari’s regime has witnessed several mass kidnappings of schoolchildren,…
Operatives of Operation Haderin Daji, a component of the Nigeria Military, on Thursday said troops conducted a fighting patrol at the bandits’ enclave and neutralized two terrorists while others fled with various degrees of injuries. Newsmen learnt that the offensive…
The Kaduna State Police Command said its officers have arrested three suspended bandits and arms dealer with rifles and over 521 rounds of ammunition in Kaduna state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammed Jalige, who disclosed this in…
