Tag: bandits
Bandits demand N20m ransom to free abducted medical doctor
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Zamfara branch, is working to secure the release of the Medical Director of Dansadau General Hospital, Dr. Mansur Muhammad,...
Bandits to face death sentence as Gov Matawalle signs anti-banditry bill...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law.
The law which comes into force with immediate...
Gunmen abduct 9-month pregnant wife of NULGE chair in Zamfara
Ramatu Yunusa, heavily pregnant wife of the Zamfara State chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Sanusi Gusau, has been kidnapped...
Imo govt grants bandits amnesty or face bombardment
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has granted a 10-day amnesty to bandits operating in various forests in the state to leave immediately and surrender...
Banditry: Defend yourselves with guns, Zamfara govt tells residents
Zamfara State Government, on Sunday, advised the residents of the state to obtain guns and defend themselves in the height of the resurgence of...
Bandits kill Catholic Chaplain on farm in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Saturday, killed the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic, Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, on...
Again, gunmen attack Catholic church, kill worshippers
No fewer than three worshippers were killed on Sunday as gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked St. Moses Catholic Church in Robuh, Unguwan Aku,...
Police kill 4 bandits, arrest female arms’ supplier in Kaduna
The operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have killed 4 suspected bandits and recovered firearms and ammunition.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP...
Gunmen kill 3, kidnap 30 in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed three persons and abducted 30 residents of Garin Gidigore in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger...
Bandits kidnap 40 wedding guests on Sokoto-Zamfara highway
Scores of passengers who were returning to Gusau in Zamfara State after attending wedding in Sokoto have been kidnapped by bandits.
At least 40 people...
