Tag: Bandits
Hold northern leaders responsible for banditry in the region – Gov...
Zamfara State Governor, Mohammed Matawalle, on Sunday, said northern leaders should be held responsible for the insecurity ravaging the region.
Matawalle said this while delivering...
Attack on Kaduna Divisional Headquarters repelled
The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Jalige, on Saturday, disclosed that operatives repelled an attack on Maraban Jos Divisional Police Headquarters in...
Bandits acting with impunity under ‘sleepy Buhari’ – US economist, Hanke
An American applied economist at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, Steve H. Hanke, has stated that bandits are acting with impunity under a...
Police confirm release of 100 Zamfara captives, say no ransom paid
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the release of 100 children, nursing mothers, and others held hostage for 42 days.
The Police said bandits...
Eid: Repent, embrace peace – Abdulsalami urges bandits
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has appealed to bandits to lay down their arms and repent for peace and stability of...
‘Extend Kanu and Igboho’s treatment to bandits,’ Afenifere tells Buhari
The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to deploy the same energy against promoters of separatists groups to bandits...
Kundu attack: Niger governor commends security operatives for repelling bandits
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has commended the joint security operatives stationed in Kundu village, under Rafi Local Government Area of the State...
Matawalle confirms killing of 13 police officers in Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has expressed shock over the killing of 13 police officers by suspected bandits.
The police personnel were gunned down at...
Ransom payment will encourage kidnapping — Senator Uba
The senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Sani Uba, has stated that paying of ransom to bandits to secure the release of...
Kidnapping, banditry saddens me — Niger Gov, Bello
Niger State, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, has said he is saddened by the acts of banditry, kidnapping and criminal activities in parts of the...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
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