•Late Ben Agir A serving corps member, identified as Ben Agir, has reportedly been beaten to death by members of a local vigilante group in Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Agir, who was said to be serving in Gombe State and had only a few weeks left before his final clearance, had […]
•Bandits Suspected bandits have attacked Achida town in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two people and abducting at least 25 others. The incident occurred last night in the community, located about 20 kilometres from Sokoto metropolis, an area increasingly affected by banditry in the eastern part of the state, reports Dail...
•Bandits Kanam Development Association (KADA), an umbrella body of people of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday narrated how bandits ambushed and killed soldiers and vigilantes in Wanka community, Kyaram district of the LGA. The group said 12 soldiers and eight vigilantes lost their lives during the ambush. Recall that ban...
•Bandits The abducted traditional ruler, Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, and six others have escaped from the grip of bandits. Credible sources from the community said that the traditional ruler and six other abductees from the neighbouring community were able to escape following a vic...
•Hoodlums and Governor Okpebholo Violence erupted during today’s by elections in Edo State as reports emerged of thugs and uniformed members of Edo State’s vigilante network storming polling units in several local government areas, disrupting voting and intimidating voters. In reaction, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has calle...
•Fighter jet At least 20 vigilantes have been mistakenly killed by a Nigerian military fighter jet during an operation targeting bandits in Zamfara State. The tragic incident occurred in Garin Mani, a village in the Maru Local Government Area, following an attack that left several residents dead, reports Daily Trust. Over 50 residents mostly f...
The FCT Police Command says preliminary investigations have revealed that the abductors of family members in Chikakore community in Bwari Area Council, were unknown men who disguised as vigilantes wielding machetes and sticks. It was earlier reported that a man, his wife and their son were abducted in the early hours of today. A statement [&he...
•Governor Buni and bandits The Yobe State Government has engaged the services of the Nigerian Army and vigilantes to protect farmers and their crops in the state. It was gathered that farmers in Gujba, Damaturu, Karasuwa, and Gashua LGAs are now spending 24 hours on their farms to watch over their crops during this harvest […]
•Terrorists Suspected terrorists have reportedly killed eight members of the vigilance group and two other persons in Kakangi and Unguwan Matinja communities in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The village heads of Kakangi and Kisaya villages under Kakangi Ward were also abducted, reports Daily Sun. A resident of the LG ...
•Policemen In a move to push back the rampaging kidnappers and bandits operating freely across the country, 15 state governors have assembled no fewer than 52, 106-man vigilante squads to battle the hoodlums. Officials in Delta, Kano, Plateau, Sokoto, and 11 other states told this paper that their governors had cobbled together a coalition of ...
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