Bandits

The Kaduna Peace Advancement Network ( KSPAN) has warned bandits in the state to either surrender or suffer the same fate as Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeast. The group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade…
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Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in collaboration with troops of 35 Battalion and Quick Response Group of 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed no fewer than 89 armed bandits during a special operation along Gidan Jaja in…
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The air component of the Nigerian Military has killed scores of bandits terrorising Niger state. This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko in a statement. Onyeuki disclosed…
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No fewer than 12 out of the 19 travelers who were abducted by bandits on their way to Katsina from Minna, the capital of Niger state have been rescued as announced by the Katsina State Government on Wednesday. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that…
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Military troops attached to the Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly killed at 26 bandits terrorising Kwari and Garin Sado villages in Jibia Council Area of Katsina State. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the troops recovered four AK 47…
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The Kaduna State Police Command has revealed that some unscrupulous members of the public now pose as bandits to call and send messages, threatening to kill or kidnap people or their relatives for ransom. This was contained in a…
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Following recent attacks by gunmen which resulted into the deaths of 50 villagers at Igabi and Giwa local government areas of the state, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has apologised to residents of Kaduna state over the failure of his government…
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A 70-year-old woman has reportedly led a vigilante group to dislodge bandits terrorising some local government areas in Niger state. According to reports, the vigilante group recovered an unspecified number of sophisticated weapons from…
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Five bodies of alleged bandits killed during a gun battle at Mararaba Kankara in Kankara Local Government Area have been displayed by the police on Mdona in Katsina state. While speaking with newsmen, Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba…
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Hours after the killing of Inspector Ibrahim Mitra during a gun battle with bandits, the Niger State Police Command on Monday has confirmed the death of the inspector. This was confirmed in a statement released by the Police Public…
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Following the gruesome killing of 8 people by bandits in Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities in Uwheru Kingdom of Ughelli North local government areas of the state on Thursday, the Executive Governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa…
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Suspected bandits have reportedly stormed two villages in Batsari Local Government area of Katsina state resulting into the demise of 33 people. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the bandits reportedly invaded Tsauwa and Dankar villages at the…
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The Imam of the Emir of Borgu Palace Mosque and 19 others have been reportedly kidnapped by some bandits after launching an attack in some communities in Borgu local government area of Niger state. According to the local report, the…
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Armed bandits have abducted the Chief Iman of Beni central mosque, Mallam Umar Mohammed and 20 others in Munya local government area of Niger state. The latest attack occurred four days after bandits killed an Army Captain and three…
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Bandits have attacked a 70-year-old Anglican priest, Canon Foluso Ogunsuyi of the Danian Marian Memorial Anglican Church, Ikun in Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State. The hoodlums also attacked his son, an Army sergeant.…
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The Kaduna State police command said it had arrested no fewer than 39 suspected kidnappers, armed bandits and armed robbers within the past few weeks in Kaduna, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The state Police Public…
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Hundreds from 15 villages in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have fled their homes due to threat of attack by armed bandits. The 15 communities are bordering Birnin Gwari Local Government area, which has been terrorised by…
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There was pandemonium in Kwanar Mayanci, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Wednesday as gunmen on motorbikes hit the town in large numbers. Sources disclosed that the gunmen were said to be repentant Fulani bandits,…
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