Tag: bandits
NAF special forces rescue 26 kidnapped travellers
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) has rescued 26 kidnapped travellers while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road.
The Director of...
Buhari: Mass killings of innocent people by bandits extremely unfortunate
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday described the mass killings of innocent people by retreating bandits in Zamfara State as “extremely unfortunate”.
The President, who described...
Buhari expresses outrage over massacre of villagers by bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage at the latest reports of several villagers being massacred by escaping bandits in Zamfara State.
The President vowed not...
Deployment of Super Tucano fighter jets excites Northern governors
Nineteen Northern governors have lauded the Federal Government for approving the deployment of the newly acquired Super Tucano fighter jets to rout the bandits...
DHQ: Troops kill 950 terrorists, 858 bandits in 7 months
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) eliminated 950 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North-East between May 20, 2021, and January 6, 2022, according to...
FG releases Official Gazette declaring bandits as terrorists
The Federal Government on Wednesday released the Official Gazette on proscription of banditry in Nigeria.
The gazette was titled Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021...
Bandits kill 9 persons in Kaduna, 5 others injured
Nine persons were killed while five others sustained injures, following attacks by bandits in Igabi and Zaria Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
Mr. Samuel...
Bandits kill traditional ruler, four others in Zamfara
A District Head of Gada in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Umaru Bawan-Allah and four others have been killed by bandits.
The...
Bandits kill over 20 persons in Kaduna State
Bandits killed more than 20 persons and destroyed property worth millions of Naira in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday.
Commissioner for...
Why Sokoto is vulnerable to bandits’ attacks, by Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal has explained why his state, Sokoto, has been in the grip of bandits and kidnappers marauding and scaring the populace in...
