BANDITS

Villages surrounding the Duguri District of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State have been attacked by bandits, resulting to loss of  20 people and many others wounded Our correspondent reports that the bandits appeared to…

The Police Command in Kwara has warned criminals and bandits to keep off as the state was not their base. The command’s Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, served the warning in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, July 31, in…

Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should be held responsible for the infiltration of bandits into the nation’s landscape, even as it berated the president’s handlers for lying…

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has criticized Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State for asking residents to bear arms as a form of defense against bandits. Irabor opined that the call was not right, as the armed…

At least 10 soldiers have been killed and some others injured by bandits proscribed as terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A security source in the area told Channels Television…

A train conveying passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has on Monday, March 28 been attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State. Many passengers are feared injured while several others were said to have been kidnapped by the…

Gunmen have on Saturday, March 26 attacked the Kaduna international airport and killed a security guard. The attack comes hours after gunmen reportedly killed several residents across nine communities in Giwa LGA on Friday. The…

Four students of Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State, have reportedly been kidnapped by heavily armed men who stormed the university premises and whisked them away to an unknown destination. The institution’s Public Relations…

Federal Government has on Wednesday formally declared bandit groups operating in the country as terrorists. The declaration titled “Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021 is contained in Volume 108 of the Federal Republic…

Mr Rilwanu Gadagau, a member of Kaduna House of Assembly, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be bandits along Kaduna-Zaria Highway. Gadagau, who represented Giwa Constituency of Kaduna was reportedly shot dead on Monday night by…

Kaduna State government has revealed that over 888 people have been killed and 2,553 kidnapped in the state between January and September 2021. The figures are according to the quarterly security report presented by the state government.…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has asked the Federal Government to declare bandits terrorising Nigerians in the North-West geo-political zone as “insurgents” or “terrorists”. Governor El-Rufai made the call after receiving the…

Nigerian Air Force has on Sunday dismissed a report claiming that it it paid N20m to armed bandits operating in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun allegedly seized from the army. A United…

Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa says bandits are no different from terrorists, insisting that both groups operate the same way. The Senator is one of the latest high-profile Nigerians to have joined calls for bandits and their sponsors to be…

Christopher Datong, the military officer who was abducted when bandits attacked Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, has been rescued by security forces after 24 days in captivity. The bandits had attacked the military training…