Tag: vigilantes

Victims’ reunions with their families came a day after the victims were formally handed over to the Oyo State Government ...

The actress further blames the current economic crisis for driving millions of Nigerians into poverty.

Community leader says four abducted residents escaped from kidnappers as attacks spread across parts of Kwara amid fresh security concerns

Defence spokesperson Michael Onoja in a statement on Wednesday, said the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, “extends his deepest ...

The group said some attackers were reportedly killed, and the bandits later invaded the Kyaram community.

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

The crisis intensified days ago when local vigilantes received intelligence that bandits were preparing to invade the Isanlu Isin community.

Residents said Tuesday's attack followed the killing of a cattle herder by suspected vigilante groups from Wamba in the neighbouring ...

The attack came a day after a large number of bandits were seen riding motorcycles in the western part of ...

The Plateau State government says the bandits turned in seven AK--47 rifles to the authorities.

Five of those killed were members of vigilante groups escorting the passengers.

The gunmen fled after they were engaged in a gunfight by security operatives.

There have been a series of attacks and reprisal attacks between pastoralists and farming communities in recent times in the ...

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

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

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

The Niger command said scores of the gunmen "were equally neutralised during the gun battle that lasted for hours".

The state government would fund vigilante operations in the state, Governor Umahi says.