Tag: Bandits
Bandits sack Sokoto community, kill four, kidnap teenager
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed bandits’ attack on a farming community close to Gandi district of the Rabba Local Government Area of...
Niger lawmaker cries out, says constituency under control of bandits
The Senator representing Niger East, Sani Musa, has raised an alarm over the activities of bandits in his senatorial district, particularly Shiroro Local Government...
Abducted wife of Zamfara NULGE chairman gives birth in captivity
The wife of the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Zamfara State chapter,
Ramatu Yunusa has given birth at a...
Bandits kill JTF commander, abduct medical doctor, 16 others in Kaduna
A joint task force commander and a resident of Sabon Gero community, New Millennium City Settlement, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna...
Zamfara Assembly passes bill for prohibition, punishment of bandits
The Zamfara State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed a bill for the prohibition and punishment for banditry, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping, terrorism and...
After peace pact, bandits kill three in Niger
Despite the rumoured peace pact between suspected bandits and residents of Kombo, a village in Kusherki District in Rafi LGA of Niger State, three...
Bauchi gov warns residents of bandits’ threats
The Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, on Saturday, warned residents of threats posed by bandits.
Mohammed said this when he paid a condolence visit to...
Bandits kill two, kidnap 20 in Abuja community
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday killed two people and abducted 20 others at a farming community of Rafin Daji in Abaji Area...
Kidnapped 29 wedding guests set free in Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have released the 29 abducted wedding guests in Zamfara State.
The bandits had on June 13, abducted 29 wedding guests...
Troops arrest seven rail track vandals, kill terrorists in Kaduna
The Defenece Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE along Udei – Markurdi-Lafiya road arrested seven rail track vandals.
In a statement...