Shehu also underlined the gravity of having religious centers become a haven for criminals. The Presidency has disclosed the identity of those linked to financing Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday when he featured on Channels Television programme, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated that Bureau de Change operators with … Read more
The statement said that the bandits, who disguised themselves as buyers, came into the Market at about 6:30pm on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically The Benue Police Command has announced that bandits, disguised as buyers, killed one and injured nine persons at Abaji Market, in Katsina-ala LG area of the State, on Wednesday, Eko hot … Read more
They will only surrender if rehabilitation is assured – Gumi Gumi said bandits should be given amnesty like Niger Delta militants. Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, has given condition under which the bandits terrorising some parts of the country will desist from their destructive acts and turn themselves in to the authority. Speaking on Wednesday … Read more
The Governors of North-west region in Nigeria, have asked bandits and everyone hiding in the forests to leave or face the wrath of security agencies. The Governors of North-west region in Nigeria, have asked bandits and everyone hiding in the forests to leave or face the wrath of security agencies. This was announced by Katsina … Read more
No fewer than 13 Persons were killed and seven others injured when rampaging bandits wreaked havoc in three local government of Kaduna states. In a statement on Friday, the the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said the monstrous bandits attacked communities in three local government areas of Zango-Kataf, Kauru, … Read more
Bandits have opened fire at Yartashar Sahabi Market, under Dansadau Emirate in Maru Local Government area of Zamfara State, killing one person, injured many, and set the market ablaze. According to an eye witness, some residents locked themselves inside their houses, while the bandits went away with food items worth millions of naira belonging to … Read more
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari on Thursday said the attacks by bandits across schools are to draw the attention of the government. Masari said bandits operating in the north are not the same as Boko Haram insurgents, but they share similar elements. He stated this during an interview on Channels TV, adding that it would … Read more
The federal government has said bandits wreaking havoc in Nigeria enjoy the support of foreigners and get aid from international circles. Ekohotblog reports that Ahmed Audi, commandant-general of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), disclosed this on Wednesday during a training for state commandants of the agency in Abuja. Audi averred that persons … Read more
Recently, bandits have been found dominating and threatening the country’s stability. The Bandits are notorious for murdering, kidnapping, rapping, and damaging property in many parts of the country, especially in the north. At least seven people were confirmed to have suffered serious injuries and are being treated at the General Hospital in Magami city after … Read more
A divisional police officer (DPO) in Kaura-Namoda, who has been accused of colluding with bandits terrorising the area, has been redeployed, Zamfara police command has disclosed. Zamfara has continued to suffered plethora of attacks and other criminal activities from bandits despite the peace agreement the state government signed with them. In a statement issued on … Read more
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike killed two bandits during a night ambush operation along the Gwagwada-Chikun Road in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Aruwan said: “According to operational feedback, the troops set an opportunity ambush … Read more
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed dissatisfaction with the attackers of police personnel and facilities in the country. PANDEF’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, through a statement on Friday called on the attackers to halt their ‘criminal activities.’ Robinson urged the alleged perpetrators to seek lawful and acceptable ways to vent whatever grievances … Read more
The Nigerian army says bandits would have attacked a Turkish International Secondary School in Kaduna and abducted its student but for its timely intervention which averted such occurrence. Mohammed Yerima, army spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Yerima noted that the troops responded to another distress call that bandits had had stormed the … Read more
Armed Bandits on Thursday invaded Tse Harga community of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue State, killing a police officer and setting houses, include a police station, ablaze. According to Daily Trust, the bandits attacked the area in the early hours of Thursday and shot sporadically in the air and were also said to have … Read more
Suspected Bandits who abducted 19 persons from Kutunku village in Wushishi LGA of Niger state are asking for N200 million as ransom to release the abductees. Ibrahim Yusuf, the village head, disclosed this on Thursday, saying the bandits called on Wednesday to make their demand known. Ekohotblog had reported how the bandits invaded the village … Read more
Renowned Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says his intervention in the security challenges ravaging the northern part of the country has proved effective in addressing the the situation. Gumi has been playing the role of mediator between the monstrous bandits and the government following fresh waves of attacks and abductions in north west. In … Read more
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted to calls for his arrest and prosecution over his frequent meetings and interactions with bandits who are terrorising the north-west and north-east geopolitical zones of the country. Gumi has been playing the role of mediator between the monstrous bandits and the government following fresh waves of attacks … Read more
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the inability to launch a continuous and simultaneous onslaught on bandits terrorising the north-west has bouyed them and made them more confident and daring. El-Rufai said this on Wednesday at the presentation of the 2020 Annual Security Report in Kaduna. He said Kaduna and neighbouring states have been supporting … Read more
Aminu Masari, Katsina state governor, says for the military to rid the country of the banditry that pervades the north-west and north-central, it needs to launch a simultaneous and relentless assault on the bandits. Masari, who gave the advice when he received the service chiefs led by Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, at the … Read more
The issue of banditry in the Northern States have been a source of concern not just to the governors and people of the affected states but to all Nigerians. Since the start of these illegal activities in Northern Nigeria, Nigeria’s reputation in the international community has suffered greatly. Kidnappings in the North for large sums … Read more