Tag: banditry
Banditry: Gunmen, Kill 6, Kidnap Many In Zamfara Village Attack
Some bandits have attacked Rijiya village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing six people and kidnapped many others.Musa Sani, a resident...
Banditry: Ten Killed As Security Operatives Raid Hideouts In Kaduna
Ten bandits have been killed after a gun battle with a joint team of security forces in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The...
Banditry: Zamfara Police Arrests 69 Suspects, Collaborators In September –...
The Zamfara state Police Command has announced the arrest of 21 notorious bandits and 48 agents during various raids it carried out in September.Spokesman...
13 Men In Police Net For Banditry, Other Crimes In Katsina
The police in Katsina have arrested 13 suspects for their alleged involvement in banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and arms smuggling as well as terrorising...
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 nation.The Minister...
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.He said the government...
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.The troops also recovered...
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.Buratai reiterated this...
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 the state.He gave...
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 against banditry and...
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 in some...
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 attacks on...
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 into training...
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.The State’s Police Commissioner, Bola...
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 prevent them...
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 people and...
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 leaders in...
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 country.The Inspector-General
of...
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 on Thursday.Groups
of...
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.The governors met the president at
the...
