The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said there is a strong connection between banditry and illegal mining activities in the country. NSCDC Commandant-General (CG), Ahmed Audi, said this during his first quarterly meeting with senior officers of the corps, on Thursday at the NSCDC headquarters, Abuja....
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The Defence Headquarters has announced that 92 terrorists were neutralised, 111 suspected terrorists apprehended, and 75 kidnapped hostages rescued in the past week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Kangye stated that troops also recovered a...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Kaduna has confirmed the death of its priest, Rev. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, just a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits. Okechukwu was the parish priest of St Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, Kaura Local...
Armed bandits have killed at least 10 people and injured one in an attack on a local mining site in Karaga Village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Intelligence sources according to Zagazola Makama, said the attack occurred on February 26 when a large number of insurgents stormed...
Zamfara State Government has been urged to implement comprehensive rehabilitation and socio-economic empowerment programmes before re-integrating repentant bandits in the state. Executive Director, Civil Society Organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC),, Auwal Rafsanjani, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. This, Rafsanjani said, would help...
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week eliminated a total of 82 terrorists, nabbed 198 others and rescued 93 kidnapped hostages. This Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known while giving an update on the operations of the military on Friday...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that the Nigerian Army would continue onslaught against bandits until they eliminated them to enable Nigerians live in peace. He stated this while speaking to Journalists, after he paid an operational visit to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian...
The Air Component of Operation FASAN YANMA, has eliminated several bandits in a successful airstrike at Yauni Hill, Zakka Ward of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has significantly intensified its operational strategies, leading to notable successes in neutralizing 7 terrorists in Imo and Kebbi states. The Force also recovered 23 arms, assorted ammunition and the cash sum of Three Million Naira (N3,000,000) already paid to the...
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed the killing of the pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Lubo community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident which led to the death of the pastor, Reverend...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has assured the World Bank that his administration is gradually winning the war against banditry. This is contained in a statement by Lawal’s media aide, Suleiman Idris on Saturday in Gusau. Idris said Lawal gave the assurance when he visited the World Bank office...
The Police Command in Katsina state, has succeeded in neutralising 11 suspected bandits and rescued 85 kidnapped victims in January, 2025. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to newsmen while reviewing the achievements of the command. He said that the police...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the walls are closing in on those terrorising Nigerians. Musa made this known at the closing of the 2025 CDS Joint Task Force Commanders Conference with the theme, “Enhancing Jointness Across all Theatres of Operation” on Friday...
Bandits have reportedly attacked Tsiga town in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, where they were said to have abducted an unspecified number of people including the former NYSC Director-General, retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt from some reliable sources that the incident...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command said a team of its operatives in a joint operation with a group of special hunters have killed two suspected bandits during an exchange of fire in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army and Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully cracked down on a notorious bandit camp in Taraba. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed has urged corps members serving in Zamfara to be security conscious. The DG also advised them to avoid unnecessary traveling during the one year compulsory national service. Ahmed made the call on Saturday while addressing...
A masked witness, identified as Prosecution Witness-D (PW-D) on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he paid N80 million ransom for the release of his mother and sister during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack . The witness testified before Justice Inyang Ekwo in the ongoing...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal on Tuesday night commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for sharing intelligence with the Nigerian Armed Forces which led to the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition couriered from Niger Republic. The Governor’s commendation...
The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found. The dead body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger state on Monday night. The deceased, her husband,...