Banditry

A collection of reports and stories on banditry, the fight against banditry, arrest and investigations in Nigeria and beyond

Katsina launches eight new armoured vehicles to fight banditry

Katsina State has launched eight newly acquired Armoured Personnel Carriers to strengthen security efforts across the state, bringing its total…

Angry youths protest killing of 13 Katsina mosque worshippers

Tension gripped Katsina State on Tuesday as angry youths and residents of Unguwa Muntau, a community situated between Malumfashi and…

Military denies reports of terrorist leader Bello Turji’s surrender

The Military High Command has refuted circulating media reports claiming that notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji, responsible for terrorizing Zamfara,…

Latest Banditry

NAF kills 592 terrorists in Borno within eight months

The Nigerian Air Force has reported significant gains in its counter-terrorism operations…

Three killed as armed herdsmen attack Benue community again

Suspected armed herdsmen have killed three people in Yelwata, Benue State, with…

NAF vows to combat rising insecurity in Kebbi, Northwest

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reaffirmed…

Five dead, 26 abducted in fresh Zamfara bandit attack

Just 24 hours after armed bandits attacked 16 villages in Kaura Namoda…

Troops neutralize 17 terrorists, clear 14 explosives in Northeast operations

The North East Joint Task Force 'Operation Hadin Kai' has eliminated 17…

Troops nab Nigerien terrorist, kill others in Yobe raid

Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Hadin Kai arrested a…

We’ll end banditry in Katsina, ADC replies gov Radda

Former Sports Minister and interim spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji…

Army foils terror attacks, arrests two suspects in Taraba operations

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke have successfully…

DSS, military neutralize scores of bandits in Niger operation

A coordinated operation by the Department of State Services and the Nigerian…

Bandits attack monarch’s palace, abduct traditional ruler in Nasarawa

Suspected Fulani bandits launched a nighttime attack on the palace of a…

Panic in Imo community amid fresh herdsmen attack

Residents of Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State…

Borno attack: Terrorists recycling old videos for propaganda, says DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed as propaganda a video clip circulating on…

Army arrests 12 suspected terrorists in Kwara forest raid

The Nigerian Army has arrested 12 individuals linked to terrorist activities allegedly…

ISWAP claims responsibility for bomb blast killing 26 in Borno

The Islamic State West Africa Province has claimed responsibility for Monday’s devastating…

Troops uncover cybercrime, ritualist syndicate hideout in Edo

Troops of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Benin City…