Tag: bandits

Local sources say the soldiers were attacked in a primary school where they were camped

The Emir of Katsina says since bandits have decided to go after people’s lives, they also ”don’t deserve to live"

FILE PHOTO: Bandits The most worrisome angle to the banditry in Northern Nigeria is the new alliance between the bandits ...

The bandits did not kill or abduct any resident but only stole foodstuff during the attack that lasted about 40 ...

The lawmakers called on the NCC to shut down network in Bodinga, Dange, Shuni and Tureta LGAs of Sokoto State.

The bandits are believed to be escaping from a military offensive against them in Zamfara

"Military actions in the past have worsen the situation, stimulating herdsmen resistance. Any more action will push them closer to ...

The abductors are yet to contact his family.

At least 66 people were killed by non-state actors in various attacks across the country in the previous week.

The elections in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Kajuru and Zangon Kataf have been shifted to September 25 over security concerns.

“The bandit can return at any moment. We cannot continue to pay ransom with the little we have for feeding.”

The bandits Sunday evening opened fire on travellers on a major road in Zamfara.

FILE PHOTO: Bandits According to the report, there have been a harvest of abductions, insecurity of security officers, ethnic/communal tensions, ...

"I was among the first people that accepted the peace dialogue in Katsina. But I was poorly treated and given ...

The state government banned the selling of petrol in jerrycans as part of the measures to stop supplying fuel to ...

The bandits reportedly came to the NDA campus in large numbers in the early hours of Tuesday.

Sources said the number of those abducted is more than 70 while 10 were reportedly killed.

The bandits rode into town on about 300 motorcycles in one of the attackers

Kaduna State government says 12 persons kidnapped by the bandits were rescued by soldiers

The police say they engaged the bandits in a gun duel, killing one on the spot.

Zamfara is one of the states most affected by banditry in Northern Nigeria.

An official narrates how the bloody fight occurred in Kaduna on Wednesday.

“We are not bandits or terrorists that spill blood.”

The police say the students, on their way home, met the hoodlums coming into the village, "and the hoodlums took ...