Tag: bandits

Mr Basiru added that several people were abducted by the bandits during the attack and goods were carted away.

Zamfara State has become one of the epicentres of criminality in the country with armed men raiding villages. These gunmen ...

Bandits As more of the members of the governing class fall victim to attacks and terrorists, as bandits and insurgents ...

Ahmed Nasir, a lawmaker from Kaduna State, says nowhere is safe in the country.

The governor explained why the military has not bombed the bandits despite knowing their whereabouts and listening to their conversations.

Multiple sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the bandits, who arrived on motorbikes, attacked Kofar Gayan Low Cost some minutes after ...

Kabiru Muhammad, a civil servant and resident of Bakura town, told this reporter that the attackers arrived the community around ...

Many residents who spoke to our reporter called on the government to declare three days national mourning.

The Kaduna-Abuja train was carrying hundreds of passengers Monday evening.

"The ONLY role played by the military was meeting the bandits in a pre - arranged rendezvous for a formal ...

The attack at Kaduna airport appears to be one of the most daring by the bandits.

The police vow to rid Zamfara of bandits and other criminal elements.

A resident, Basharu Altine, said four farmers were killed in Gatawa while they were working in rice farms in an ...

Governor Matawalle describes recent bandits' attacks in Bukkuyum and Maru local government areas as "dastardly" and "cowardly"

At least 24 people, including the village head and three other traditional title holders, were killed in the early Sunday ...

Bandits killed police inspector on Wednesday, a day after killing a divisional police officers and three other officers in Niger ...

"Banditry has become an enterprise, making millions from the abduction of victims. They use a lot of the money to ...

Most of the killings occurred in Kebbi State, North-west Nigeria, while others were recorded in few other states.

"The bandits sighted the vehicle and tried to stop it but the driver refused to stop, which made the bandits ...

The 11 residents were fleeing Shimfida to an unofficial IDP camp in Jibia when they were abducted.

The soldiers involved were from the 223 Battalion stationed in Zuru, Kebbi State

A witness told PREMIUM TIMES that 13 soldiers and six police officers attached to the Kebbi State deputy governor's convoy ...

About 63 vigilantes were killed by bandits in Kebbi State on Sunday.

Traditional rulers of two of the affected communities told BBC Hausa that the vigilantes were ambushed while chasing the bandits ...

At least 10 people were killed last week, with the killings occurring in two states of the federation.