Tag: bandits
Bandits abduct 38 in Katsina
Bandits operating in the Faskari forest of Katsina State have abducted 38 persons from Ruwan-Godiya Village in Faskari Local Government Area of the state.
The...
Bandits kill one, abduct 15 others in Niger community
Bandits have killed one person and abducted 15 others in Batagari Village in Maikujeri District of Rafi Local Government of Niger State.
Those kidnapped, it...
Buhari orders robust military operations against bandits, kidnappers
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military to respond robustly to cases of killings and kidnappings by bandits in Niger State and to give...
Tinubu donates N50m to victims of Zamfara attacks
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has donated N50 million to Zamfara communities recently attacked by bandits.
Tinubu, and former...
NAF special forces rescue 26 kidnapped travellers
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) has rescued 26 kidnapped travellers while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road.
The Director of...
Buhari: Mass killings of innocent people by bandits extremely unfortunate
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday described the mass killings of innocent people by retreating bandits in Zamfara State as “extremely unfortunate”.
The President, who described...
Buhari expresses outrage over massacre of villagers by bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage at the latest reports of several villagers being massacred by escaping bandits in Zamfara State.
The President vowed not...
Deployment of Super Tucano fighter jets excites Northern governors
Nineteen Northern governors have lauded the Federal Government for approving the deployment of the newly acquired Super Tucano fighter jets to rout the bandits...
DHQ: Troops kill 950 terrorists, 858 bandits in 7 months
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) eliminated 950 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North-East between May 20, 2021, and January 6, 2022, according to...
FG releases Official Gazette declaring bandits as terrorists
The Federal Government on Wednesday released the Official Gazette on proscription of banditry in Nigeria.
The gazette was titled Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021...
