The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, on Sunday, said Boko Haram escapees from the North-East part of the country are infiltrating other parts of Nigeria as bandits and kidnappers. Chairman of the NGF, and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this on Sunday night on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Many Nigerians have called on President … Read more
Zamfara State Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Hon. Abubakar Dauran, escaped death on Monday by a whisker. The commissioner had a close shave with death after bandits operating within Katsina and Zamfara States attacked his convoy, killing his driver on the spot. The attack, which also left many people injured, Ekohotblog learnt, occurred when … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo Nothing puts greater timbre on the parlous state of security in the country than the denudation of the virtual hedges and moats around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the disarray of the phalanx of boots in the city. Abuja was once assumed to be impregnable and residents lived with a false … Read more
Majority of abducted persons are women —source No death is recorded No fewer than 20 people were abducted on Thursday when armed bandits attack Adagbi village in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The bandits stormed village in Galkogo district in Shiroro at about 8 am. Though no death was recorded, sources disclosed that … Read more
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI) on Monday says bandits have killed at least 1,126 villagers across Nigeria in 2020. This revelation was contained in a new report released by the think-tank. Amnesty said the killings were carried out from January to June 2020. It added that about 380 people were also abducted by the … Read more
Bandits in Zamfara State in the early hours of Tuesday, August 18 kidnapped the children of a former commissioner for Local Governments in the state, Alhaji Bello Dankande Gamji. A neighbour who attempted to rescue the children when the bandits forcefully entered the former commissioner’s house was also said to have been killed while the … Read more
The Nigeria military has said Eighty bandits have been killed as it intensifies its effort to rid the country of pervasive insecurity. The army made this known in a statement by the Acting Director Defense Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko. Onyeuko said 33 suspects are also arrested, 943 cows, 633 sheep recovered and seven … Read more
Bandits on Friday murdered the village head of Odu, Amos Ewa Obere, in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Read Also: Fire Guts Foam Market In Mushin SaharaReporters gathered that the bandits stormed the village in large numbers on motorcycles, armed with weapons and operated for hours. Some residents of the village were also … Read more
The Defence Headquarters says an offensive by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, has destroyed out two bandits’ camps and killed bandit top leaders in Zamfara State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the operation was carried on June 23, following series of … Read more
Negotiations with bandits to end the bloodletting and kidnapping in the North-West geopolitical zone ends in failure for three major reasons, Senator Shehu Sani has said. He made the disclosure in a tweet on Monday. Recall that governors in the region granted amnesty to cattle rustlers and armed bandits in August 2019. However, Governor of … Read more
The presidency on Monday revealed why banditry has become prevalent in Kastina, the state of President Muhammadu Buhari. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the inability to nip the activities of bandits in their bud boiled down to the fact that some traditional rulers are colluding with the bandits to perpetrate atrocities. Garba made the claim … Read more
No fewer than 18 persons were killed and 22 others injured after 200 bandits invaded Kabiso village in Faskari local government Area of Katsina state. The attack was carried out on Wednesday morning. Confirming the attack, spokesman of Katsina State Police Command, Superintendent Gambo Isah, the bandits unleashed terror on the village when they were … Read more
A mob in Yantumaki town in Danmusa local government area of Kastina state had burnt billboard with the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari and the logo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emblazoned on it. Kastina has recently been at the receiving end of vicious and horrendous activities of bandits with many Killed and properties … Read more
The Nigeria army has called residents of the areas affected by banditry to notify it of nefarious activities in order to help ramp up it war against insecurity in the country. The call follows a victory recorded by the troops over bandits in Kastina and Kaduna. Two armed bandits were disarmed while many others took … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday enjoined bandits to surrender or face an humiliating and horrifying end. A statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari to have issued the warning at a meeting with governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari. The president also condoled with Masari over the loss of lives in the attacks. The president … Read more
Suspected bandits have attacked Avong Doka village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing nine people and injuring many others. Ekohotblog reports that gunmen had last week burnt down several houses at a Rural Grazing Area settlement in Agwala Dutse village also in Kajuru local government area. Confirming the attack to Channels TV, … Read more
As part of its conscious effort to end insurgency and tackle insecurity in the country, The defence headquarters says troops have unleashed heavy casualties on Boko Haram insurgents and bandits terrorising the country. Giving the lowdown of the military triumph, DHQ said 188 members of the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province … Read more
The Nigeria defence headquarters on Saturday said a devastating offensive launched in Kastina and Zamfara between Wednesday and Friday has killed one hundred and thirty five bandits The defence authorities said the bandits suffered massive casualties in massive air raids launched on their hideouts in Katsina and Zamfara States by the Air Component of Operation … Read more
No fewer than 15 people were killed with many others injured when armed bandits unleashed terror on five communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The communities attacked included Bidda, Ungwar Rogo, Kajera, Karda, Magazawa. According to one Muhammadu Alkhamis, the spokesman for the three of the communities, the attacks happened the … Read more
No fewer than five persons were reportedly killed after bandit attacked four communities in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. Among those killed was a pastor. The communities involved are Nankuna, Nansa, Eburo and Lagodo in Erena District in Shiroro local government area. According to The Nation, the bandits got air support from an … Read more