Bandits

Gunmen abduct 30 travellers in three vehicles from Niger

About 30 travellers were on Wednesday abducted by gun in three different vehicles in Niger State. But the Niger police…

3 years ago

Angry residents block major Zamfara road over banditry

Many people were stranded on Wednesday as aggrieved residents, largely from rural communities in the Tsafe Local Government Area of…

3 years ago

Declare bandits as terrorists, El-Rufai tells FG

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has urged the Federal Government to declare bandits as terrorists so as to allow…

3 years ago

Troops kill 50 bandits in Kaduna ground, aerial raids

A total of 50 bandits have been killed in a combined ground and air assault by security forces in the…

3 years ago

Sokoto attack: Your ultimate destruction is near, Buhari tells bandits

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a final warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking…

3 years ago

NAF denies paying bandits N20m to avert bombing Buhari’s plane

The Nigerian Air Force has reportedly paid bandits a N20m ransom to avoid bombing President Buhari’s plane, according a report…

3 years ago

Two Zamfara lawmakers linked with bandits suspended

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers accused of supporting the activities of bandits in the state.…

3 years ago

Zamfara assembly suspends lawmakers ‘for working with bandits’

The Zamfara state House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers over their alleged ties to bandits. The lawmakers – Yusuf…

3 years ago

Bandits invade Catholic Seminary in Kaduna, abduct students

Some students of St. Albertine Seminary School, Fayit, Fadan Kagoma Chiefdom in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have…

3 years ago

Troops battle Zamfara bandits in Niger, kill 32, lose five operatives

Nigerian joint security forces have killed 32 armed bandits who fled Zamfara State in Niger State, PRNigeria learnt on Sunday.…

3 years ago