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…
We saw hell in kidnappers’ den, freed victims narrate ordeal
Some of the freed 53 passengers kidnapped by terrorists while travelling in a Niger State government-owned NSTA bus in Niger State have continued to narrate their experiences in the kidnappers’ den. The passengers recently regained their freedom following the intervention…
Troops kill 78 bandits, recover 16 rifles in Zamfara (Punch)
Troops of the Nigerian military under the Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly shot and killed 78 bandits in various operations carried out in Zamfara State forests in the last two months. The operations also led to the rescue of over…
Bandits should be treated as terrorists – Security experts (Punch)
Security experts have suggested that the bandits operating in the North-West, particularly in Zamfara State and along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, should be treated as terrorists. In separate interviews with our correspondents on Friday, the experts said kidnapping for ransom was…
Flush out Zamfara Bandits- Buhari orders combined security force
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered urgent and decisive action against bandits terrorising the villages and towns of Zamfara State. The president has deployed a 1000-strong military force, comprised of the army, air force, police and the civil defence to the troubled…