Tag: bandits
Bandits ambush soldiers in Taraba, kill 6, one missing
The soldiers of the 93 Battalion, Nigerian Army in Takum, Takum Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba, have come under heavy banditry attack, leaving...
Families of six policemen killed by bandits get N60m
The Police Command in Kebbi State, on Tuesday, presented cheques worth N60 million to the families of six officers killed by bandits in active...
Bandits kill secondary school teacher in Zamfara
Bandits operating in Zamfara State has shot dead a senior secondary school teacher.
The teacher, Tukur Kurma, met his untimely death on Tuesday evening when...
Gunmen kidnap Plateau commissioner’s wife, daughter
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the wife and daughter of Plateau Commissioner for Environment, Usman Bamaiyi.
It was gathered that the gunmen...
VIDEO: Why we released BoA MD — Bandits
The abductors of the kidnapped Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Alwan Ali-Hassan, have disclosed the reason he was released from captivity.
The...
Bandits kill commissioner’s son, 3 others in Zamfara
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed the son of Zamfara State Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, retired DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe,...
Bandits kidnap 22 people on Abuja-Kaduna highway
No fewer than 22 residents of Anguwar Maji in Jere town along the Abuja-Kaduna highway have been abducted by bandits.
The latest abduction comes barely...
Train attack: DIA uncovers bandits’ camps as NAF kills terrorists
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has uncovered scores of makeshift facilities and forest settlements, serving as camps for armed bandits and kidnappers terrorising travellers...
Bandits kill four policemen as 10 expatriates are freed in Kebbi
Four police officers and a civilian have been killed in Kebbi State in the process of rescuing 10 expatriates working in a Tomatoes processing...
Air Force kills scores in Katsina bandit leader’s wedding
Scores of armed bandits have been killed when military jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) shelled missiles at a wedding feast organized for...
