Drug abuse behind banditry, insecurity – Katsina NAFDAC chief
The newly deployed State Director of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Katsina State,...
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Bandits killed officer, abducted Zamfara Emir, commuters in Kaduna – Police
Bandits kidnapped the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara, Alhaji Hassan Atto, on Tuesday in Kaduna. The traditional ruler’s police...
Reno reacts to reported attack on military base, says bandits now ‘jihadists terrorists’
A socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has expressed scepticism over the alleged attack on a military base in Zamfara State...
‘Bandits are going to hell’, Buhari’s aide Adesina tackles Sheikh Gumi
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has tackled controversial Islamic scholar, Sheihk Ahmad...
Bandits becoming nuisance, will be dealt with urgently – Defence Minister, Magashi
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has said bandits operating in the northwest are becoming a nuisance. Magashi made...
Govs, Sultan, CAN call for prosecution of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers
THE Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Co-Chairmen of NIREC, the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Muhammad...
Bandits will remain until Buhari grants them amnesty like Niger Delta militants – Sheikh Gumi
A Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Monday reiterated the need to grant bandits amnesty. Gumi said bandits...
Militants don’t kidnap children – Fani-Kayode replies Sheikh Gumi on amnesty for bandits
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigerian minister, has condemned a statement credited to Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, demanding amnesty...
Bandits, Boko Haram not more powerful than DSS, military, govt supporting them – Adeyanju claims
Popular Nigerian rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has suggested that the Federal Government is fueling the security challenge in the...
Deploy drones, missiles to kill bandits – El-Rufai tells Buhari
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has urged the Federal Government to deploy drones and missiles against bandits ravaging...
Nigerian Defence Academy confirms bandits’ attack, officers’ murder
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has confirmed Tuesday’s security breach. A large number of bandits attacked the NDA campus...
Bandits demand fresh N50 million ransom for remaining 83 Bethel Baptist students
Abductors of students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have asked for a fresh N50 million ransom for...
DPO Dies, As Police Repel Armed Bandits In Imo Community,
Police in Umuma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, say they have successfully repelled armed bandits on...
Bandits Kill 7 Vigilantes In Zamfara, Set Armoured Vehicle On Fire
Suspected bandits have killed seven vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai in an attack on Dansadau town of Maru...
Gallant pilot returns to base after bandits shot down military jet in Zamfara
A pilot with the Nigerian Airforce, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, has been rescued after intense gunfire by armed bandits...
Bandits expose SIM-NIN linkage failure, police can’t track gunmen
Kidnap victims on Monday explained how bandits had been thwarting the Federal Government’s security regulations in the telecommunications sector....