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Breaking: Bandits overrun Katsina villages, many feared killed, houses burnt
More than 30 persons are feared dead in different communities located in Katsina state after armed men suspected to be bandits struck. Details loading…
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Kaduna: How bandits in military uniform attacked Maro, killed 7 villagers – Police
The Kaduna state Police Command Thursday night confirmed attack on Maro Village in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state by unknown gunmen in military uniform who shot sporadically everywhere killing seven people and injuring many others. […]
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Niger stakeholders cry out: We’ve lost 500 lives to banditry, paid N200m ransom
Niger stakeholders have raised the alarm over the rising wave of insecurity threatening the peace of the state, saying the menace was taking its toll on the people’s lives and disrupting their economic activities. In […]
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ASUU blames FG, states for insecurity as Police, vigilantes battle bandits in Niger
Barely five days after neutralising 250 suspected insurgents and related criminals in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state, the police, supported by the vigilantes and local hunters engaged bandits believed to be insurgents, in fierce battles in Mashegu […]
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Police to wipe out kidnappers, bandits from hideouts – IG
Following the successes recorded in the fight against Ansarul terrorists in Birnin Gwari area where 250 kidnappers and bandits were neutralised, the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has assured that the police would […]
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Nigerians to Police: Extend Birnin Gwari bandits’ feat to Zamfara, Niger, Benue, others
Following the crackdown on suspected insurgents and bandits’ hideouts in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state by the police Wednesday, Nigerians have called on the police to sustain the tempo and extend same to Zamfara, Katsina, Niger, […]
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Nigerians react as NASS says ‘There’s grumbling in the military, service chiefs have overstayed’
Angered by the worsening insecurity in Nigeria, federal lawmakers across party lines Wednesday called for immediate removal of all the service chiefs. This is as the Senate, through resolutions, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
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One week after FG, S/West truce on Amotekun: Senate backs community policing, summons IGP, others
The Senate Tuesday threw its weight behind community policing in addressing the worsening security situation in the country. The body also said it would soon summon the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and other […]
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Troops neutralise 100 unrepentant bandits in Zamfara, Katsina
Following the upsurge in activities of unrepentant bandits in Zamfara state, Operation Hadari Daji (OPHD) has commenced intensive kinetic operations and successfully neutralised over 100 bandits including six of their key commanders in different […]
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Buratai to Troops: Your welfare package ‘ll improve in 2020, don’t spare any terrorist
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured that the welfare package of the troops would be improved from 2020 in line with the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Army chief also […]
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Call Yari to order, coalition tells Buhari
The coalition of Northern youth under the aegis of Northern Nigeria Youth Frontier has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call former governor of Zamfara state, Abdul’ aziz Yari to order to ensure that the peace […]
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Niger signs peace deal with bandits, releases 13
The Niger state government has reached a peace accord with bandits operating in parts of the state. The state has thus granted amnesty to 13 bandits arrested by security agents along Kontonkoro axis in Magama […]
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Matawalle: Why Zamfara is now peaceful, cleared of bandits
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says the state is now peaceful as the peace initiative of the state government with the efforts and cooperation of the Nigerian Army is yielding positive result. Matawalle disclosed this […]
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No attack on Lokogoma residents, police assures
The FCT Police Command has said that there was no assault on Lokogoma residents contrary to information making the rounds in the social media. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command DSP Anjuguri Manzah […]
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North-west govs offer amnesty to 1000 bandits
Katsina state Governor Aminu Bello Masari has said repentant cattle rustlers and armed bandits operating in the north-west have been granted amnesty by governors in the zone. This, he said, was part of measures to […]
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NAF lose 2 personnel in bandits’ ambush
Two Air Force personnel were killed when troops of 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment, Birnin Gwari engaged bandits in a gun battle in order to dismantle the bandits ambush Kawan Pole Waya, about 20km […]
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Bandits terrorizing us now hungry, weakened – Emir of Birnin Gwari
The Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubair Jibril Maigwari on Friday said the armed bandits terrorizing his domain are now hungry and easy to defeat with more security efforts. Birnin Gwari has over the years […]
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Banditry: 24 hrs after Niger gov’s threat, death toll hits 62, 8 villages sacked, over 1000 displaced
Death toll in the attacks in Shiroro local government area of Niger state has risen to over 60 as bandits continued the savage, sacking eight more villages and displacing over 1,000 people. Our correspondent gathered […]
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Pictures: New Zamfara gov leads Army, Police, others to forest, in search of bandits
The newly sworn-in governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has led security agents to bandits’ camps and hideouts near Wonaka town in Gusau Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the governor’s spokesman, […]
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Breaking: Death sentence awaits kidnappers, Bandits in Katsina; Gov Masari declares
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state a while ago announced that kidnappers and bandits in the state will get the ultimate sentence. The governor made this known shortly after signing two laws – the […]
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2 policemen, 3 bandits killed as police repell attack on Kakangi
Policemen on Saturday repelled attack on Kakangi, a border town with Niger state, in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, killing three bandits, while others escaped with bullet wounds, two policemen were however […]
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Buhari condemns bandit killings in Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned latest bandit attacks in Gandi District of Rabah local government of Sokoto state, which reportedly claimed 30 people. The President said he was shocked and saddened by the latest violence […]
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Python will swallow thugs, kidnappers, militants in Nigeria – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has said at the end of the python dance, ” the python must have swallowed all the hoodlums, bandits, kidnapper, political thugs, militants others in the […]
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2 district heads suspended in Zamfara
As part of its measures to end armed banditry, Zamfara state government has announced the immediate suspension of two district heads in Maradun and Birnin Magaji local government areas for given permission to buy and […]
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Bandits sack 10 villages, abduct 23 in Zamfara, Birnin-Gwari
Ten communities of Mada town in Gusau local government area of Zamfara state, have been sacked by bandits. The latest banditry in North West came on the heels of 23 travelers being kidnapped in the […]