Bandits

Federal Govt set to deploy fighter jets against bandits

•Court order classifying gunmen as terrorists excite Presidency •U.S. monitors Tucano jets deployment The Federal Government is set for the…

4 years ago

Bandits kidnap five in Zaria area of Kaduna State

No fewer than five persons were abducted in Zaria, Kaduna State as the celebration of Christmas was ongoing. According to…

4 years ago

Bandits abduct 70 traders in Kaduna, set Katsina motorist ablaze

Many traders numbering over 70 travelling to Kano have been abducted along the dreaded Birnin Gwari-Kaduna road. This came as…

4 years ago

Police nab five for running sex ring for bandits, 21 other suspects

The Nigeria Police has arrested 26 suspects, including four females and a male who allegedly collaborated with a notorious bandit…

4 years ago

El-Rufai insists no pardon for bandits, says they can’t repent

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said bandits remain hardened criminals and do not repent. He said they should…

4 years ago

Death toll rises to 38 in bandits’ attacks on Kaduna villages

The Kaduna State Government says the death toll in an attack by suspected bandits in Giwa Local Government Area of…

4 years ago

Several Bandits shot dead as troops raid Sokoto hideouts

Several bandits were killed during a gun duel with the military at Katanga village in Isa Local Government Area of…

4 years ago

Police nab bandits who killed 18 worshipers in Niger State mosque

No fewer than six persons have been arrested by operatives of the Niger State Police Command in connection with the…

4 years ago

Another abducted Imo monarch found dead

Eze Paul Ogbu, the traditional ruler of Ihitte Ihube autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State…

4 years ago

Kaduna lawmaker shot dead by bandits on Kaduna-Zaria road, 30 travellers abducted

Rilwanu Gadagau, a member of the Kaduna House of Assembly, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be bandits…

4 years ago