•Bandits Bandits armed with dangerous weapons have reportedly invaded several communities in Katsina State, abducting many persons during coordinated night attacks. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent on a telephone call today that the attacks took place last night after heavily armed bandits invaded the affected areas, operating for hours and...
•Tinubu and bandits The federal government has now officially designated kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists, marking a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers, and community violence. The announcement was made today by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, during the end-of-year press brie...
•Bandits Four mourners, comprising a mother and her three children, were among nine persons allegedly kidnapped by bandits at Inele-Ugoh in Igah Ikeje community of Olamaboro Local Government of Kogi State. The incident took place in the early hours of today when gunmen numbering over 40 stormed the community, reports The Guardian. The woman an...
•Bandits Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted five workers at a construction site along the Sabaja/Owa-Onire Road in Kwara State. The incident was reported at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday by Alhaji Suleiman Abdullah Olanrewaju, manager of Fix Contracting Engineering Company. The source said Olanrewaju reported that the abduction occurred ...
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)in Kwara State has expressed concern that, no fewer than 507 persons were killed by suspected bandits between January and November 2025 in the state. Besides, the party said that, at least 377 people were abducted across major flashpoints in the state, reports Vanguard. The state chairman of the part...
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have kidnapped dozens of worshippers during an attack on a church in the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Aiyetoro Kiri yesterday. One person was reportedly killed by the gunmen ...
•Bandits Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, the hometown of the incumbent deputy governor, was thrown into fear and panic last night following reports of suspected bandit attacks that left seven residents abducted in a nearby village. Reports on local Radio said that the violent attack occurred in Zurin Mahauta village, located within...
•Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has said bandits operating across the country deploy advanced technology to make phone calls and evade security surveillance. Tijani made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Televisi...
•Terrorists Suspected bandits have launched a deadly attack on a Kano border community, Kururawa community in Lakwaya district, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, abducting an elderly man, Yakubu Tsohuwa and inflicted gunshot would on his his son, Badamasit A source from the area who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymit...
•Bandits Residents of Bakale village in Kilgori district, Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, have been ordered to pay a N20 million levy to prevent deadly attacks. In an audio recording obtained by our reporter, the leader of the armed group instructed the village head to convene a meeting with residents and communicate the […]...
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