Nigerian troops have killed scores of bandits during a joint ground and air assault on a major bandit camp in Zamfara State, the army has said. The operation targeted a hideout belonging to Gwaska Dan Karmi, a notorious bandit leader operating in Maru Local Government Area, according to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba,…
Fear has returned to parts of Sokoto East Senatorial District following reports that feared bandit leader Bello Turji has resurfaced, issuing fresh threats against communities in Sabon Birni and Isa local government areas. Residents of Tidibale village in Isa Local Government Area said the threat has shattered the fragile peace recently enjoyed in the area,…
Security operatives in Nigeria’s Gombe State have foiled an attempted armed bandit attack on a village in Akko Local Government Area, authorities said on Tuesday. The Gombe State Police Command confirmed that the incident occurred in Guda Lamido village, Kashere, after a distress alert was received at approximately 4:00 a.m. Police spokesperson DSP Buhari Abdullahi…
Security sources have confirmed that military troops successfully repelled a bandit raid on Gatawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto State, early on Friday morning. According to a source who preferred to remain anonymous, the attackers opened sporadic fire but were initially confronted by members of the local vigilance group. The swift intervention…
A Nigerian civil society organisation has raised concerns that recent bandit attacks in Kano State could destabilise the region’s economic stronghold and fuel wider insecurity across Northern Nigeria. Citizens Participation Against Corruption Initiative (CPACI), speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, said attacks in Shanono, Bagwai and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas marked a…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have killed a suspected bandit and recovered a cache of arms during a raid in Mbagen community, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS Headquarters, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, confirmed the operation in a statement issued on Tuesday in…
Nigerian troops attached to the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, have thwarted an attack by armed bandits in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, in a confrontation that left 19 suspects dead. The 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army, which led the operation, said it acted on a tip-off about the movement of the assailants in…
Troops of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have neutralised a suspected bandit and recovered a rifle in Taraba. This is contained in a statement by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations of the Brigade on Wednesday in Jalingo. According to him, the troops on patrol came across the suspected…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised a suspected bandit and armed robber in Wase and Bokkos Local Government Areas (LGA) of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. Zhakom said that the two suspected criminals were brought down by troops following an…
The troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army and Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully cracked down on a notorious bandit camp in Taraba. This is contain in a statement by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, and made available to newsmen in Jalingo on Monday. Oni said that the troops…
