Tag: Bandits
Buhari approves establishment of centre for control of arms
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a national centre for the control of small arms and…
Soldiers arrest 3 foreign arms syndicate supplying weapons
Three foreigners who are supplying arms and ammunition to bandits and other criminal groups operating in the North…
Bandits kill Foreigner abducted in Niger State
A foreign contractor abducted in Niger State has been killed by suspected bandits less than 24 hours in…
Bandits storm Niger village, kidnap foreign national
Armed men suspected to be bandits have abducted a foreign national and a Nigerian between Yankila and Regina…
Southern Kaduna leaders want money for peace to reign, Governor El-Rufai alleges
The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that Southern Kaduna leaders want money for the killings…
Ex-Army spokesman spits fire on bandits, hails military’s swift probe of fishing allegations against troops
A former Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman (retd), mni, has commended the Nigerian military for…
Insecurity: Special forces troops arrive Southern Kaduna
Troops of the Special Forces deployed by the Defence Headquarters arrive Southern Kaduna on August 14, 2020. The…
Bandits invade Kurfi town, kill and cart people’s properties away in Katsina
Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have reportedly invaded Kurfi town in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State,…
Women, youths storm streets in large numbers to protest killing in Southern Kaduna
Following the incessant killings in Southern part of Kaduna State, women and youths have reportedly stormed out in…
Days after bandits invaded and rendered many homeless, flood destroys houses in Kafanchan
Tragedy as flood reportedly destroyed homes and displaced hundreds of people who are indigenes of Kafanchan in Kaduna.…
Lawyer appeals the dismissal of a female soldier who was raped and impregnated by bandits
A female soldier (name withheld) who was raped and impregnated by suspected bandits while travelling to Ogbomosho and…
Kaduna govt spends N16bn on security in 5 years
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, says the state government has spent about N16 billion on security in the…