Tag: bandits
Troops kill notorious bandit kingpin, rescue kidnapped victims in Zamfara
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated a notorious bandit kingpin, identified as Bada, at Yar Tashar village in...
3 arrested for supplying sim packs, drugs to bandits
The Zamfara Government’s Anti-Thuggery Standing Committee said it has arrested three suspects for allegedly supplying Sim packs, drugs, illegal substances, and sexual enhancers to...
Buhari, security chiefs meet over onslaught against terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting security chiefs to deliberate on successes being recorded from ongoing onslaught against terrorists and other criminals across the...
Police arrest suspects supplying military uniforms, ammunition to bandits
The Zamfara State Police Command says its operatives have arrested eight people suspected to be supplying ammunition, military uniforms, motorcycles, and foodstuffs to bandits...
Troops kill bandits, rescue 10 hostages in Kaduna
The troops of Operation Forest Sanity, Nigerian Army, have killed many bandits and dislodged camps during clearance operations conducted in Chikun and Igabi Local...
DSS secures order to detain bandits’ negotiator for 60 days
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu,...
Troops kill attackers of NDA, Federal College in Kaduna
The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed the bandits responsible for the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and kidnapping of students...
Bandits abduct worshipers during prayer in mosque
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted Muslim faithful while in the mosque for a Friday prayer in Zamfara State.
The bandits reportedly abducted dozens...
Katsina govt procures 10 locally-made APCs to fight bandits
The Katsina State Government has procured 10 locally-made Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to enhance security in the state.
Inspecting the APCs in Katsina on Tuesday,...
PHOTOS: GOC, troops clear Kaduna communities of bandits
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army neutralised a bandit and arrested three suspects in Kaduna on Monday.
The incident was confirmed by the Director Army...
