•Tinubu and bandits ‎‎Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu visited Plateau State on April 3, 2026, and assured residents that recurring killings in the state would not happen again, a fresh wave of attacks began to unfold across several communities, leaving scores dead and many others injured. ‎‎An analysis of reported incidents foll...
•Nigeria Air Force (NAF) jet fighters An airstrike targeted at bandits has reportedly killed some civilians in Shiroro Local Council of Niger State. It was gathered that bandits numbering well over 500 were seen loitering in some Shiroro communities, having come in from neighbouring Zamfara and Kaduna states, reports The Guardian. The exact de...
•Bandits No fewer than eleven persons have been killed following a reprisal attack by bandits on communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Katsina State Police Command said the attack occurred yesterday at about 1200hrs, when bandits regrouped and stormed Jeka da Kolo and Kwalgoro villages, fatally shooting eleven perso...
•Bandits Bandits have launched a deadly attack on Garin Faji village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, resulting in the death of a father and his 8-year-old daughter. Seventeen others were abducted and about 50 cows were rustled during the attack, reports Daily Trust. Local sources told our correspondent that the attackers ...
•Bandits Gunmen suspected to be bandits have invaded a church in Eda Oniyo, the headquarters of Ilejemeje Local Government Area in Ekiti State, killing a pastor while an unconfirmed number of residents were feared abducted. It was gathered that ‎ the incident occurred during a revival session yesterday evening at a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC...
•Bandits Residents of communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State have been thrown into panic after suspected bandits issued a six-day ultimatum, demanding 700 cattle and 1,000 sheep to avoid an attack. The demand was conveyed in a letter delivered to the affected communities on April 6 where residents were given notice until ...
•Bandits Residents of Omugo community in Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have raised alarm over the continued captivity of eight abducted worshippers, revealing that kidnappers are insisting on a ₦150 million ransom for their release. They called for urgent intervention from the government and security agencie...
An estimated 2000 people from communities in the western part of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have abandoned their villages over a likely reprisal attack. One of the villagers identified as Muhammad Murtala said they were compelled to abandon their parental villages and run for safety, reports Daily Trust. “All Security personn...
•Bandits Some suspected bandits have killed a businessman, Muhammad Shuaibu and his daughter Fatima in Abuja despite the payment of N12 million ransom paid by friends and family for their freedom. Muhammad’s daughter, Fatima , a 19-year-old was a student at University of Abuja as her father was a businessman at Dei-Dei Market in Bwari [&hellip...
•Soldiers Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), and local volunteer forces yesterday successfully foiled what locals said would have been a large-scale attack by bandits on Bagna and Erena communities in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. Credible security sources disclosed that the move by the operatives ...
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