No fewer than 30 people have been killed by armed bandits in Kebbi and Benue States. In Benue, 15 traders were killed by suspected herders in Ogwumogbo and Okpo’okpolo communities in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. In Kebbi, 15 farmers were killed while three others were injured during a bandits’ attack in…
A group of bandits attacked the Dogon Ruwa community in Bashar district, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, abducting five residents from their local market on Monday . According to local sources, the bandits burgled shops and business centers, carting away huge quantities of food items and medicines during the attack. News gathered that…
Armed men suspected to be bandits launched a deadly attack on Saturday night, killing several vigilante members and civilians in a coordinated assault on three villages in Gwana District, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Nation gathered that the affected communities—Mansur, Digare, Sabuwar Sara, and Yalo—were ambushed while residents were asleep. Most of…
Troops of 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Gusau said they have neutralised five bandits’ leaders in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement in Gusau on Friday by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations,1 Brigade, Gusau, Capt. Suleiman Omale. According to the statement, those killed are Auta Jijji, Dankali, Sagidi, Kachallah Rijaji, and…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has given a marching order to the Nigerian Army to flush out bandits terrorising the people of Barutein and Kaiama local governments of Kwara. The Chief of Army Staff similarly gave an order to fish out terrorists in Borgu in Kainji Forest of Niger within one…
No fewer than 30 armed bandits were reported to have killed in an ambushed by the local vigilante members in Dansadau district of Maru local government area Zamfara state. According to intelligence sources quoted by counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama, the ambushed about 2:00pm on Thursday April 4. The bandits were said to be en route…
Bandits have killed five people and abducted 100 people in Zamfara and Katsina State. The bandits hit back again, killing five people and abducting more than 50 people in a series of attacks across Zamfara State. News gathered that since the visit of the Chief of Army Staff last week, no fewer than ten Communities…
The Air Component of Operation FASAN YANMA, has eliminated several bandits in a successful airstrike at Yauni Hill, Zakka Ward of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the Saturday…
The police command in Bauchi State, says it has neutralised two bandits at Gwana district in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil told journalists on Wednesday in Bauchi, that operatives of the command also recovered arms during the operation. He said that operatives of the command…
