Banditry

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

Latest Banditry

Bandits abduct varsity student, kill one in Kebbi attack

The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, has confirmed the abduction of one of…

Suspected herdsmen attack Benue community, kill security guard

A security guard was reportedly killed late Friday night by suspected herdsmen…

Bandits kill two, kidnap several in Katsina

Armed bandits launched a deadly attack on Maibakko village in the Sabuwa…

Bandits kill two farmers in Benue

Bandits have reportedly killed two farmers who were displaced from their ancestral…

Bandits kill man, abduct wife, neighbour in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command said bandits attacked and killed a man…

Sheikh Gumi volunteers to negotiate freedom of kidnapped Kaduna pupils

  A Kaduna State-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has promised President…

Gunmen threaten to marry kidnapped bride, sell 55 wedding guests

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, who recently kidnapped women accompanying a newlywed…

Kebbi troops rescue four kidnap victims

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with local vigilantes, have rescued…

Gunmen kill three in Benue community

  Gunmen believed to be armed herdsmen have reportedly killed three individuals…

Adamawa Shila Boys stab 37-year-old to death

The Adamawa State Police Command in has said that the dreaded Shila…

Gunmen abduct 10 people in Rivers community

  At least 10 people, mostly women and children have been reportedly…

Kaduna farmer kills bandit leader in failed abduction attempt

A Kaduna State farmer faced bandits who came to abduct him and…

One killed, 10 abducted by suspected terrorists in Zamfara

Suspected terrorists have reportedly shot one person and abducted ten in Talata…

Zamfara bandits threaten to marry off female captives

    Bandits in Zamfara State have threatened marry off four kidnapped…

Troops neutralise bandits in Zamfara, Sokoto

  Men of the Nigerian Army, on Friday neutralized terrorists in Mutuwa,…