Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, says his comments that the Nigerian army is divided along religious line is misconstrued, noting that the media took his comment out of context. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, Gumi said that the religious bias he alleged in the Nigerian Army took place between 2010 and 2015. Goodluck … Read more
By Olamide Francis The call by many Nigerians for the presidency to proscribe bandits as terrorists are gratuitous. The presidency is upstanding to turn deaf ears to this reverberating call except that it has failed to treat these vicious murderers, the plunder of resources and architects of national bewilderment for what they really are — … Read more
The Nigerian Army says the claims in a national newspaper, alleging that many soldiers were killed by armed bandits when the bandits stormed a military base in Katsina state, is untrue. This was contained in a statement titled “Re: Many Soldiers Feared Killed as Bandits Storm Military Base in Katsina,” signed on Saturday by Director … Read more
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says being jobless is not a justification to venture into crine, noting that those who are in the business of terrorising the country should not receive a pat on their back. Bello said this in reaction to plans by some states government who said they would not hesitate to grant … Read more
Barely a week after the abduction of 279 students from Government Girls Secondary school in Jangebe area of the state, suspected bandits have again struck in Zamfara state. The rampaging brigands attacked Ruwan Tofa in Maru Local Government Area of the State, abducting no fewer that sixty women and children, vanguard reports. The bandits also … Read more
Unknown bandits who kidnapped a Sokoto businessman identified as Alhaji Rabi’u Amarawa, on Monday, has killed him after collecting N5 million as ransom. Eko Hot Blog gathered that 12 other persons including relatives of the businessman were killed while attempting to rescue him from the bandits. It was gathered that the bandits launched an attack … Read more
Kaduna remains one of the most affected areas as far as banditry in the Northwest is concerned The Kaduna State Government has insisted that no negotiation with bandits has been entered despite persistent attacks. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said that the bandits behind the attacks are from neighbouring states, hence … Read more
A combined team of security operatives has dislodged and disarmed eight suspected bandits in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, the police have said. The disarmament took on the 26 and 28 Feb when the detachment of security personnel stormed the bandits enclave in Guzurawa and Garin-Gambo villages in Safana Local Government Area of … Read more
Unknown gunmen in separate attacks have raided some communities in Zango-Kataf and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The attack which happened on Sunday night left at least ten persons dead and several others injured. Houses were razed, motorcycles stolen while bags of ginger were carted away after the attacks on the people of … Read more
Some former members of the Boko Haram insurgent group have transformed into bandits, Dennis Amachree, a former assistant director in the Department of State Services (DSS) has said. Amachree disclosed this when he featured on an Arise TV programme on Saturday. Amachree, who said he got his information from some bandits who confessed their crime … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Chilling. I mean very chilling. I felt a shiver down my spine on Tuesday when I saw the video of “new” Niger Delta militants, with war weapons, threatening to bomb Abuja and Lagos because of the “underdevelopment” of the oil-producing region. It brought back sad memories – memories of 2004 when organised … Read more
Senate President Ahmad Lawan says its time to rein in on the criminal elements who have brought the country to the precipice with their diabolical and nefarious activities. The number three man said this in reaction to the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from a secondary school in Jangebe, Zamfara state. The state government and … Read more
Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says people who were hellbent on ousting former President Goodluck Jonathan from power brought bandits to Nigeria in 2015 Malaifa made the startling revelation in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday. He said powerful individuals planned to use the bandits to start … Read more
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has warned Nigerians and media outlets in the country to refrain from labelling bandits ‘criminals’. Sheikh Gumi has been mediating between the bandits and the federal government, he’s met with the bandits in different forests across states in the North. Following his meetings with the marauders, the cleric had implored … Read more
A group of bandits says President Muhammadu Buhari has not shown that addressing the myriad of security woes that betide the country is a priority to him. Nigeria, especially the north, has become an enclave of criminality and lawlessness with bandits wreaking havoc as they launch series of attacks and kidnappings. Ahmad Gumi, a prominent … Read more
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says forgiving remorseful and repentant bandits is the fastest and best approach to addressing the pervasive insecurity that plagues the country. Matawalle said this is why he decided to grant pardon to repentant bandits in the Zamfara state. Some states in the north, especially the north west, have become flash … Read more
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi, says there’s a clandestine plot by non-Muslim soldiers to instigate chaos in the beleaguered northern states. The controversial cleric said part of sinister plot is to launch attacks on communities in troubled northern states, leading bandits to seek vengeance by killing innocent and hapless residents. Gumi earlier visited Zamfara villages to … Read more
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, says some unpleasant and dispiriting developments pushed bandits into crime and other nefarious activities. Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Wednesday, Matawalle said not all bandits are criminals. He added that the bandits took to life of crime after being at the … Read more
 In what appears to be a subtle admission of its failings and inability to proffer lasting solution to security challenges that plague the country, The president Muhammadu Buhari led federal government has admonished Nigerians to do everything they can to fend off attacks from bandits and other criminal elements in the country. Defence Minister, … Read more
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says herdsmen who are involved in kidnapping people should be compensated. Gumi has been agitating for amnesty for bandits, saying the bandits are themselves victims of cattle rustling who took to crime to defend themselves. Speaking when he featured on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Tuesday, Gumi said the … Read more