Tag: bandits

Five passengers died at the hospital from their injuries, a rights advocates said

Resident say bandits have blocked the two main exits routes from Shinkafi local government headquarters since Tuesday.

...our state governors are foot-dragging in accessing available funds that will not only make a difference in the lives of ...

More than 61 children are still in captivity months after a mass abduction by bandits.

The bandits abducted the village head, his wife and many other villagers in the attack on Monday night

Sokoto government says citizens willing to join the fight against criminals should join official vigilante groups that will operate under ...

Majority of the killings occurred in the northern part of Nigeria.

A survivor of the attack said the bandits abducted ''about 50 women and children''.

"You have to talk sense. We are leaving network location and if we leave here, it will take you days ...

"We thought they would rob us of some of the farm produce, but they don't want the produce and would ...

Residents say about 100 bandits stormed Barawa town Sunday evening

Police chief says the officers were killed while repelling an attack by bandits on Baure village.

"A recent and most worrisome move by the criminals is the observed acquisition of Radio Frequency Walkie Talkie Transceivers by ...

Tegina is the town where 136 pupils of an Islamiyya school were abducted on May 30.

Governor Aminu Tambuwal says bandits killed 12 people in Illela and three in Goronyo.

The victims were kidnapped last November and had been held by the bandits since

The children were abducted with dozens of other residents of Dansadau town on July 22.

The attacks have continued despite the heavy deployment of security operatives to the area.

The bandits reportedly slaughtered the village head in the presence of his people

"They decided to let all the women go but went away with five men. After they left, they sent a ...

The police say 11 people were killed but residents say the number has risen to 13.

A source in the area, Yusuf Aminu, said the officers were ambushed after they left Gusau for Magami on patrol ...

According to an eyewitness, the bandits went from house to house, collecting food items and other things they needed.

The police say the victims were rescued two weeks after they were kidnapped by bandits.

Despite widespread reports in the media to the contrary, sources told PREMIUM TIMES that as of Sunday evening, Dogo Gide ...