Estimated Reading Time: 1Renowned Islamic cleric, Ahmed Mahmoud Gumi has pleaded that northeast states need to extend the olive branch to stop the problem of banditry plaguing the region. Gumi had on Wednesday sued for peace as he met with over 500 bandits in Zamfara State and urged them to[Read More…]
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Fredrick Nwabufo: Abuja under siege by bandits, but DSS, army after agitators in south-east
Estimated Reading Time: 4 by Fredrick Nwabufo Abuja is under siege. Terror lives and breathes here. Citizens are kidnapped every day from their homes but sadly, some of these tragedies escape outrage and alarm. There is a false sense of security in the federal capital territory (FCT) – the flawed[Read More…]
80-year-old, ward head and three others killed in bandits attack in Kaduna
Estimated Reading Time: 1An 80-year-old identified as Hauwwa Umaru, a Ward Head and three persons have been killed in an attack by suspected bandits after raids on two villages of Chikun and travellers in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This information was contained in a statement by the[Read More…]
Bandits kidnap 17 persons in three communities in Niger State
Estimated Reading Time: 1Bandits have kidnapped 17 persons in three communities in Bassa/Kukoki ward of Shiroro local government area of Niger state. They were kidnapped on Saturday night in Madagwa, Wongo and Marenje communities. It was learnt the bandits stormed the town at different times on Saturday night. The Nation[Read More…]
Notorious Kaduna bandit, Kachalla killed as gangs clash
Estimated Reading Time: 1Security agencies in Kaduna State have confirmed the killing of a notorious bandit, Nasiru Kachalla, in a clash between his gang and a rival group of bandits. This information was disclosed in a statement by the Kaduna commissioner for internal security and homeland affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on[Read More…]
Bandits kill village head in Niger one week after abduction
Estimated Reading Time: 2Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Mr Zakari Ya’u Idris, the Village Head of Madaka in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Rafi LGA, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the murder of the village head to Channels Television[Read More…]
Governor Matawalle did not rescue our girls, we paid the ransom – Zamfara community cries out
Estimated Reading Time: 2Residents of Dan-Aji community in Faskari Local Government Area have disputed claims by the Zamfara state government that the governor facilitated the release of the 26 girls abducted by bandits through dialogue alone. A statement by the Zamfara state government on Monday and reported by NewsWireNGR claimed[Read More…]
Bandits release 26 abducted girls in Zamfara
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Zamfara state government has secured the release of 26 minor Katsina State girls from armed bandits. The girls who were kidnapped by bandits in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State were brought into the bushes of Zamfara State but were discovered by the government[Read More…]
In Zamfara, bandits kidnap district head, 4 others
Estimated Reading Time: 1Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the district head of Lingyado Village under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Dalha Danjago. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, four other victims were[Read More…]
Police IG says banditry in Nigeria has international involvement
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, says the lingering banditry in the North-West and North-Central Nigeria has international links The IG revealed this during a town-hall meeting on peace and security held on Wednesday in Zuru, headquarters of Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. “We[Read More…]
