Tag: Banditry

Banditry: Nine killed in fresh Plateau attack

Some bandits attacked the Maikatako village, Bokkos local government area of Plateau…

Alade Abayomi Adeleke

Bandits seize victim’s corpse, demand N10m ransom

Bandits have demanded N10 million as ransom before releasing the corpse of…

Alade Abayomi Adeleke

Gunmen attack soldiers in Soludo’s hometown, six die

No fewer than six persons were killed in a shootout between men…

Alade Abayomi Adeleke

Bandits killed 1,837 in 18 months – Kaduna govt

At leats 1,837 persons were killed in the kaduna State in the…

Agency Report

Kaduna farmers paid N400m tax to bandits – Community leader

Community members of Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government…

Sam Adeniyi

No license for firearms, CP replies Zamfara gov

Sequel to the directive given by the Zamfara State Government that its…

Marcus Amudipe

Helicopter shot at natives, left killers unhurt – Kaduna villagers

Some villagers in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have…

Marcus Amudipe

Bandits abduct two wives, four daughters of ex-Zamfara perm sec

Bandits have abducted the two wives and four daughters of a former…

Sam Adeniyi

Bandits abduct ex-AGF’s three wives in Zamfara

Three wives of former Accountant General of the state, Alh Abubakar Bello…

Sam Adeniyi

14 abducted as bandits invade Kaduna community

No fewer than 14 persons have been reportedly abducted by bandits at…

Sam Adeniyi

Army nabs foreign terrorists’ informant in Sokoto

The Nigerian Army has said it arrested a foreigner, Jabe Buba, who…

Marcus Amudipe

Kaduna police kill two bandits during gun battle

Police have killed two bandits terrorising residents and travellers in the Birnin-Gwari…

Marcus Amudipe

Bandits mustn’t have free reign in North-West again, says Buhari

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, in Abuja,…

Agency Report

Plateau: Police arrest 20-year-old arms dealer, recover 57 AK-47 rifles

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday announced the arrest of four "notorious…

Kayode Oyero