Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has said security forces have rescued no fewer than 544 abducted persons in the last two months in the state. Governor Matawalle made the disclosure while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who attended the swearing-in ceremony of 21 political appointees, at...
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One person has been killed while 30 others have been kidnapped as armed bandits invaded the Zazzaga community in Zazzaga Ward, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bala Kuryas, confirmed the attack to Channels TV in his office on Wednesday, saying...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest killing of 15 people by armed bandits in Goronyo and Illela Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. President Buhari, through a statement signed by his spokesperson Garba Shehu, said the military was deploying advanced technology to crush...
……….As Gov. Tambuwal presents over 188bn 2022 budget By ANKELI EMMANUEL Sokoto – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed about 15 people during attacks on some communities in Goronyo and Illela Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, confirmed the attack on Monday, shortly...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Men of The Katsina Stste Police Command have repelled an attack by bandits on Gidan Duka village, in Kankara Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, during which it rescued 11 kidnap victims in Safana. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, who...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The management of University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has honoured 44 staff of the Safety Unit of the university for their role in the rescue of staff of the University and children who were abducted recently by gunmen from the Giri Quarters in the early...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gasau – Armed bandits have reportedly killed about nine villagers in Tungar Ruwa Village located in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits also rustled livestock, burgled shops, and carted away foodstuff, among other valuables. It was learnt that the bandits invaded the town...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Men of The Kaduna State Police Command have repelled a kidnap attempt on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Muhammad Jalige, stated on Wednesday that on Nov. 9, at about 7.45 p.m., the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mudassiru Abdullahi, was on...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Saleh Dada has paraded four suspected bandits amongst whom one admitted to be an informant. Those paraded include – one Sani Ibrahim who is being accused of sodomizing 12 minors...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed a retired Air Force officer, AVM Muhammad Maisaka, at his residence in Ragasi, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, in Kaduna. ASP...
An Air Force personnel has been arrested in connection with the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State. Bandits had in the early hours of August 24 attacked the NDA’s permanent site, killing two officers and abducting another. The bandits who came in a vehicle were said to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has commended the coordinated efforts of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) and military intelligence agencies at ending terrorism, banditry and other crimes. The AYF’s president, Muhammad Matazu, gave the commendation in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Security operatives comprising of the Nigeria Army, DSS, NSCDC, the police and others have been stationed to different locations in the Nation’s capital, FCT following reports of a planned attack by Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. Security reports obtained by the Nigerian Army recently...
The Kaduna State Government, on Wednesday, said that dozens of bandits had been neutralized and their camps destroyed by air strikes in parts of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Another successful...
The Nigerian Hunters Council (NHC) has renewed its commitment towards detecting and combating crime and criminality in the country, as it seeks official recognition as a security agency. Commander-General of the council, Joshua Osatimehin, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the end of a five-day capacity training for...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has debunked the reports making the round on social media that bandits from Zamfara and Katsina States were relocating to Kano state. The alleged report indicated that the bandits, escaping from...
The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, has explained that despite calls to proscribe bandits as terrorists, the Federal Government is yet to do so because it is still reviewing and following all the required procedures. Mr Magashi said this while responding to questions from journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno...