Tag: banditry

"The successful interception of the arms consignment is a clear demonstration that the Government remains several steps ahead of those ...

Security operatives deployed to Owa-Onire in Kwara State found no resident in the town.

Nigerian soldiers on the frontline The non-state actors and their sponsors terrorising Nigeria hope that the web of political obligation, ...

Kogi State Government says security forces have killed Kachala Ibrahim Batijo, a suspected bandit leader linked to the recent attack ...

Suspected armed bandits attacked communities in Isin and Ifelodun local government areas of Kwara State on Thursday night, abducting several ...

At the end of the voting process, 289 members supported the motion for state police, while four voted against it, ...

The creation of state police is part of ongoing constitutional amendment proposals, seeking to formally introduce state and community policing ...

Lawmakers called for stronger security measures, increased investment in technology, the recruitment of forest guards and renewed efforts to establish ...

The lawmakers also demanded stronger oversight of security operations and cautioned that service chiefs should consider resigning if the security ...

Protesters erected makeshift barricades, chanted slogans, and warned travellers to turn back, declaring that the vital interstate route would remain ...

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, described the repeated reports of civilian ...

Armed bandits killed at least five people on Monday during a violent raid on Yankamaye, a community in the Tsanyawa ...

The Presidency also described the ADC as a party of desperados and power mongers who, to date, have not articulated ...

Mr Gora left home in the evening, reportedly heading toward Malumfashi, but did not return, prompting concern among family members ...

As noted in the 5 April edition, one question bears repeating: Who governs Nigeria?: Is it the state — with ...

  ...nations across the Sahel often endure poor harvests and famine as a consequence of natural forces — chief among ...

Mustapha Inuwa, the former Secretary to the Katsina State Government and key figure in the state’s past security negotiations, says ...

The lawmakers lamented the increasing banditry attacks across Katsina State, which have reportedly claimed at least 35 lives within 24 ...

Afanifere lamented the deteriorating security in the region, saying kidnapping and banditry have become so rampant that they are occurring ...

The chief federal prosecutor promised that all acts of terrorism, banditry, treason, and violent crime linked to the deaths of ...

Governor Lawal, ably represented by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada, assured the families of the ...

According to Mr Kiyawa, within just one week of the operation, security forces impounded 104 motorcycles and 68 tricycles.

National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu said the guards would serve as a critical layer in Nigeria’s security architecture.

“As a government, we are ready to do all it takes to ensure that banditry becomes history in Sokoto State."