Five persons were killed by bandits and two others injured in an attack on Chikun and Igabi councils of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who made this known in a statement…
Kebbi: Police confirm bandits killed 88 local vigilantes
The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of at least 88 local vigilante (yan sa kai) in Danko/Wasagu Local Government aAea of the state. Confirming the killing, Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Nafiu Abubakar,…
Bandits demand N30m ransom for 2 kidnapped Kaduna nurses after collecting N10m
Bandits who kidnapped two nurses at the General Hospital Doka, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded for N30 million ransom before they would free the captives. Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM),…
Bandits kill 4, injure one in Southern Kaduna
Security agencies in Kaduna State have reported a deadly attack by bandits on the Goska community in the Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State, killing four. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, said on Tuesday…
Adeboye condemns banditry attacks on monarchs
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday condemned the recent attacks by bandits on monarchs, describing them as flagrant disrespect to the traditional institution. Adeboye added that God would put an end…
Gunmen storm military camp in Niger, kill soldiers, abduct 10, burn vehicles
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly invaded the camp of the Joint Security Task Force comprising of the Army, Police, Civil Defence and Vigilantes at Allawa and opened fire on them, killing an undisclosed number of soldiers in the…
Go after bandits, kidnappers, sponsors, Buhari orders security chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the nation’s security chiefs to identify bandits, kidnappers and their sponsors and take them out. He also warned them that a situation where bandits and kidnappers were dictating the pace in the fight against insecurity…
Bandits storm primary school in Kaduna, abduct teachers, pupils
Bandits have abducted students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Members of the community told Daily Trust that the incident occurred while pupils where trooping into the…
We’ll not allow the destruction of the school system – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday issued a stern warning to would-be terrorists and bandits targeting schools, saying the country will not allow the destruction of the school system. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity),…
Gunmen abduct over 300 girls in Zamfara school
Some gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A staff of the school, who begged for anonymity, said the bandits arrived in…