•Bandits Three youths from Migil community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State were reportedly killed by suspected bandits, despite government threats to deal decisively with perpetrators. The incident occurred along Gidan-Raid Road when the youths were on an errand to deliver news of the death of an elder statesman to family memb...
•Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) A former Minister of Interior, Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), yesterday, decried the high level of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, saying it has reached a level where bandits and insurgents have taken over some communities, tax and make laws for them. The retired Chief of Army Staff at the [&helli...
•Bandits Bandits attacked Yan Kwada village in Faruruwa community of Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State yesterday evening, abducting five women, including nursing mothers. A resident told our correspondent that the attackers arrived in large numbers, armed with dangerous weapons, and raided several homes before whisking away the victi...
•Bandits The fragile peace in Katsina State suffered another blow yesterday when bandits stormed Doguwar Dorawa, a small farming community near Guga in Bakori Local Government Area, killing two respected elders and abducting several residents. The attack, which lasted for over an hour, has again raised questions about the effectiveness of the ...
•Bandits Gunmen believed to be bandits have abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Samaila Bagudu, in his hometown, Bagudu Local Government Area. Sources said the gunmen stormed Bagudu town yesterday, shooting indiscriminately. According to the sources, the deputy speaker was abducted shortly after finishing his pray...
•Bandits The United Church of Christ in Nigeria (UCCN), known as HEKAN, has condemned the recent armed bandits’ attack on Farin Dutse community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where one of its priests was killed. The terrorists were said to have invaded the community and unleashed mayhem on innocent and unarmed citizens, [&hell...
•Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and bandits Residents of Bazar community and surrounding villages in the Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State have raised an alarm over a N15 million levy allegedly imposed on them by suspected armed bandits. The communities are under the Sokoto South Senatorial District and are currently represented by the...
•Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State Niger governor, Umaru Bago has declared he will never negotiate with bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims. The governor called on the people in affected communities where bandits frequent to stand up and defend themselves, reports The Nation. Speaking during a condolence visit to the people of Rijau [...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Tension has gripped residents of Dyom settlement , Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State following reports that armed Fulani herdsmen and bandits have seized control of farmlands and residential areas in the community . Eyewitnesses disclosed that the herdsmen and the bandits have established strongholds within and a...
•Bandits Nigeria is bleeding from its ungoverned spaces which are widening and there is palpable fear from forest to forest, creek to creek and state to state. Across the country, terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and robbers have carved out territories that have slipped beyond state control while citizens live at the mercy of men with guns, [&...
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