Tag: Banditry:

By Babatunji Wusu A wave of fear has swept through the Baga community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State following a devastating invasion by armed bandits. The…

Babatunji Wusu – The Gobir Development Association (GDA) has strongly condemned the ongoing attacks and killings of Hausa people by bandits in the Gobir region of Sokoto State. In a…

Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, has identified qualitative education as a means of preventing citizens from engaging in criminal activities such as banditry and kidnapping, among others. “Education of…

Niger State farmers have refused to go back to their farmlands over the incessant killings by bandits. Months back, of the attack the farmers said they are afraid that they…

Nigerians have been reacting to the threat by Niger Delta militants to attack Abuja and Lagos over alleged marginalisation. A group of Niger Delta militants, Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters, has…

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has challenged Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde to arrest him if he can over the eviction order he issued to herdsmen last…

The Defence Headquarters, Thursday, said the menace of banditry and insurgency will soon come to an end, following the stepping up of both kinetic and non-kinetic operations. It said with…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike Katsina State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the killing of 17 suspected bandits and the rescue of about 80 cows, 108 sheep and a donkey from the…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike The Zamfara State government has called on Federal Government to reconsider its plans of withdrawing military troops from some states hit by banditry and kidnapping Addressing newsmen…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike The Zamfara House of Assembly is set to promulgate a law criminalising banditry in the state, while the offence will now be punishable by death. Speaker, Zamfara…