Tag: banditry
Kidnapping: Why Terrorists Target Schools — Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says terrorists target schools for kidnapping of vulnerable children to embarrass and inflict damage on the credibility of the...
Security Challenges: Nigeria Needs To Review Means Of Dealing With Insurgence,...
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday admitted that the nation needs to review its conventional means of dealing with security challenges.
Katsina: Troops Kill Bandit, Rescue Kidnapped Victims
Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, Faskari, Katsina State, on Thursday, killed an alleged bandit along the fringes of Dajin Wuta forest.
Banditry: Army’ll Be Ruthless With Bandits – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Saturday said the Nigerian army will continue to be ruthless with criminals.
Farming Season: El-Rufai Reiterates Commitment To End Banditry
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has assured farmers that government would not allow bandits to interrupt farming activities anywhere in...
PDP Hails Buhari Over Successes Against Banditry, Other Crimes In Zamfara
The Zamfara chapter of Peoples Democratic Party PDP has expressed satisfaction with the efforts of the Federal Government in the fight...
Banditry: Islamic Scholar Condemns Killings, Urges More Equipment To Armed Forces
The Chief Imam of the Federal University of Technology,
Minna Central Mosque, Bashir Yankuzo has condemned the occurrences of
kidnapping, banditry and cattle rustling...
Banditry: Gov Bello Alleges Moles Undermining Government Efforts On Security In...
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger state alleged that some
infiltrators in the state divulge government classified information on security
issues to bandits, resulting in...
Banditry: Buratai Says Army To Convert Birnin-Gwari Forest Into Training Ground
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant
General Tukur Yusuf Buratai said the Nigerian Army would turn the dreaded
Kamuku/Kuyanbana forest in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State...
Banditry: Police Arrest 47 Over Kidnapping, Robbery In Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested forty-seven
persons suspected to be involved in kidnapping and armed robbery in the state.
Caution Your Children Against Banditry — Masari To Parents
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has called on parents and guardians to be watchful of the friends their children keep, to...
Banditry, Political Violence, Others ‘Have Become New Threats’ – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the new trend of security challenges in the country, despite efforts by his administration to secure the...
Banditry: IGP, Ten Governors Meet, Map Out New Strategies
The
Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and ten state Governors met
repentant cattle rustlers, bandits, volunteers, also known as Yan Sakai and
Miyetti Allah...
Banditry, Kidnapping, Cultism: NEC Sets Up Security, Policing Committee
The National Economic
Council, NEC sets up a Security and Policing Committee to address the
challenges of banditry, kidnapping, cultism and other security issues
confronting the...
Banditry: Gunmen Kill At Least 40 In Niger State
At
least 40 people have died and dozens were injured in raids by armed bandits in
eight remote Nigerian villages, the emergency services said...
Insecurity: Northern Governors Tell Buhari Banditry Graduating To Insurgency
Northern state governors have told
President Muhammadu Buhari that banditry in some states in the region is
gradually advancing into insurgency.
Insecurity: Farmers Say Banditry, Kidnapping Wiping Out Family Income In Northwest
The
high rate of banditry and kidnappings in the Northwest of Nigeria may affect
food production in the area by over 50 per cent,...
Banditry: Unknown Gunmen Kill 20 In Kajuru Fresh Attack
About twenty persons
have been reported killed and several others injured in a fresh attack by
unknown gunmen in Angwan-Aku community, in Kajuru Local...
