Tag: Banditry
Despite incessant killings in the North, Presidency insists the nation’s armed forces are capable
Despite incessant killings in Northern states, the presidency insisted that the nation's armes forces are fully capable of…
Army, Police collaboration will bring banditry in Plateau, Sokoto to barest minimum – Middle Belt Group
The Middle Belt Conscience Guards (MBCG) has welcomed the Federal Government's directive to deploy troops to assist the…
PHOTO: Two suspected kidnappers nabbed in Katsina forest
A joint security patrol have arrested two suspected kidnappers on Thursday at at Gwarjo village in Danmusa Local…
BREAKING: We should stop blame game on banditry – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday met with the Hausa – Fulani leaders in Southwest, Kogi and Kawara…
Enugu Government bans IPMAN’s activities
Enugu State government has placed a ban on the activities of the state chapter of the Independent Petroleum…
Army nabs notorious bandits in Sokoto
The Army has arrested three suspects in Sokoto State it described as notorious bandits. The army spokesman, Col.…
Buhari seeks death penalty for kidnappers
Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari (APC-Oyo North) on Sunday recommended capital punishment for kidnapping and other forms of violent crimes…
Army Deploys Drone To Fight Kidnapping In Ondo, Ekiti
The 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed drones to fight banditry and kidnapping in…
Fulani herdsmen kidnap mom, son in Ondo
A woman, Olawumi Adeleye and her stepson, Destiny Paul, have been allegedly abducted along Airport Road in Osi…
Banditry/Kidnappings: Human Rights group backs Buratai for exposing those behind killings in Nigeria
The Coalition of Human Rights Groups has backed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai for…
There’s kidnapping, banditry everywhere, even in Buhari’s hometown – Garba Shehu
The Presidency has said that security agencies were not giving preferential treatment to any town in their quest…