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Bandits Attack Convoy in Nasarawa-Kaduna Border Region Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, a former member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, was abducted on Monday evening by suspected bandits while traveling to Jos. The…
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has commended the military for its efforts in tackling the deteriorating security situation in some parts of Nigeria. The senate president made the comments in response to a personal…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised an alarm that bandits could launch a bloody attack during the transition period in Nigeria. The governor disclosed this while speaking during the presentation of…
The Zamfara Government has announced a total lockdown in some Local Government Areas (LGAs)in the state following the resurgence of bandit attacks in communities. The Zamfara Government said the Anka, Bukkuyum and Gummi…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, said local security outfits are not competent enough to possess firearms to face bandits. He said this on Thursday while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television…
A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, in Zamfara, has embraced peace and has started waging war against bandits in the state to maintain peace. The deputy governor of Zamfara, Sen. Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this at a…
Bandits on Thursday night attacked a military checkpoint in Zuma rock Madalla, Abuja. According to several sources, the incident led to a gridlock on the highway. Sources said the attack started at about 8 pm About 20…
Bandits on Monday abducted a Catholic priest, Father Emmanuel Silas of the St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Chancellor, Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr.…
The special adviser on intergovernmental affairs to the governor of Zamfara, Abdullahi Shinkafi, says the state's assembly has passed a bill prescribing the death penalty for all banditry-related offenses. “Today, the…
A musician, Roco Nnadiekwe, but with a stage name as Ja Rule was on Sunday shot dead as bandits and security operatives clashed in Orlu in Imo state. The musician, a 2007 graduate of Political Science from Alvan Ikoku…
The Nigerian Armed Forces have made a major burst in the fight against banditry and terrorism in the country. Joint troops have intercepted N60 million being taken to criminals as a ransom for the freedom of captives.…
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that the term “repentant bandits” is a misnomer and does not exist. This is as he said that the goal of the Kaduna State Government is to kill bandits wherever they…
Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said he no longer had anything to do with bandits, following their declaration as terrorists by the court. Recall that on November 25, a Federal High Court in Abuja had…
After over 150 days in captivity, bandits have freed one of the remaining four Bethel Baptist High school students in Kaduna. According to the President, Baptist Conference, who is also the proprietor of the school,…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three people and injured several others at Barawa community, in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident which occurred Sunday night at about 9 pm, and…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has urged the Federal Government to declare bandits as federal civil servants since it has failed to view them as terrorists. Sani said this on his Twitter handle…
Nigerian hip-hop veteran, Eedris Abdulkareem, has reacted to the claims by Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami that Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho is…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a tough warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” Buhari said this while reacting to the killing…
The police in Bayelsa State on Wednesday confirmed the attack on some policemen by a gang of gunmen believed to be cultists at Kolo in the Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer,…
The Federal Government as part of its advocacy against fake news, hate speech, and banditry has allocated the sum of N104,532,705 to its cause. This was contained in the 2022 appropriation budget obtained on the website…
