Tag: banditry
Banditry: Katsina govt returns 12,000 IDPs to homes
The Katsina State Government has returned over 12,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) displaced by bandits to their homes in Shimfida, Jibia Local Government Area...
Wamakko donates 4 trucks of food items to IDPs
Umar Adam, Sokoto
Eleven communities ravaged by bandits in Sokoto State have received four trucks of food items donated by the senator representing Sokoto Central...
Wike: I’ll end banditry in 6 months as president
Rivers State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to end banditry in the first six months of his...
El-Rufai calls for operations into terrorists’ enclave to end banditry
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called for sustained operations into terrorists’ enclaves to ensure the end of banditry and other security challenges in...
Zamfara dethrones 2 emirs, district head over banditry
For their alleged involvement in banditry, the Zamfara State Government has dethroned two traditional rulers – the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and...
Governor sends 97 clerics to Hajj to pray against banditry
A few days after he distributed more than 200 Cadillac 2019 model to traditional rulers in Zamfara State, Governor Bello Matawalle has sent 97...
El-Rufai seeks Theatre Command to tackle banditry in Kaduna, Zamfara, others
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called for establishment of a Theatre Command similar to that of the North-East, to tackle the security situation...
3 Chinese, community leader, 17 others arrested for illegal mining
Twenty-one illegal miners, including a community leader, three Chinese nationals have been arrested over alleged illegal mining in Azam village, near Nasarawa State.
The Federal...
Banditry: Kaduna restores telecoms services after two-month ban
Kaduna State Government has ordered immediate restoration of telecommunication service in areas where the facility was earlier suspended for security reasons.
Commissioner for Internal Security...
