Tag: Bandits
Police repel bandits’ attack in Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi, Feb. 21, 2026 (NAN) The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed an attack by bandits on security operatives along the Maje border road...
Joint security forces destroy 3 bandits’ camp in Kogi, rescue victims...
Lokoja, Feb. 16, 2026 (NAN) A joint operation involving Nigerian security agencies and local vigilantes has successfully destroyed three major bandits’ camps on Sunday...
Troops rescue 8 abducted wedding guests in Kano–Katsina joint operation
Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) Troops of 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have rescued eight of the 10 persons abducted by suspected terrorists at a...
Woro attacks: Stop giving terrorists cheap publicity – Institute DG cautions...
Ilorin, Feb. 9, 2026 (NAN)The Director-General of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Issa Aremu, has cautioned media practitioners against sensational...
Bandits kill police officer, 4 others in Benue-Police
Makurdi, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of a mobile officer and four civilians by armed bandits...
Police Kill 4 bandits in shootout in Benue
Makurdi, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue on Friday confirmed the killing of four armed bandits by operatives of the Operation...
ADC opposes proposed release of 70 suspected bandits in Katsina
Katsina, Jan. 20, 2036 (NAN) The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned and rejected plans by Gov. Dikko Radda’s administration to release 70...
Sultan urges NAF to sustain onslaught on bandits, criminals elements
Sokoto, Sept. 30, 2025 (NAN) The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and other security agencies to...
Army charge troops to sustain tempo against bandits
Kaduna, Sept. 3, 2025(NAN) The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Abubaka Wase, has charged troops to sustain tempo in the...
Troops neutralise 4 bandits, rescue 20 kidnap victims in Kaduna
At least four suspected bandits have been neutralised, while 20 kidnapped victims were rescued from kidnappers’ dens by the Nigerian Army troops, an official...
We’ll support communities to protect themselves from bandits, kidnappers — Radda
The Katsina State Government says it is ready to support people to assist the security agents in protecting their respective communities against attacks by...
Troops kill 8 bandits in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government (KDSG), said troops had neutralised eight bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA), of the state.
The Overseeing Commissioner for...
Bandits kidnap 10 locals in Zamfara, demand N50m ransom
Bandits have raided Moriki community in Zamfara State on Wednesday night, kidnapped over 10 locals and demanded N50 million ransom.
The Police spokesman in Zamfara,...
Niger govt. condemns bandits’ attack on Anguwan Mai-Giro community
Mr Yakubu Garba, Acting Governor of Niger, has condemned bandits’ attack on Anguwan Mai-Giro community, a border community between Shiroro and Rafi Local Government...
Troops neutralise 2 bandits in Zamfara
Troops of 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have neutralised two bandits during a fierce encounter in Unguwar Sarkin Musulmi area of Kaura Namoda...
Police nab 2 bandits’ informants in Katsina, recover rustled animals
The Police Command in Katsina State, says it has succeeded in arresting two suspects for aiding and abetting banditry and recovered suspected rustled animals...
Katsina police arrest 13-year-old suspected bandits’ informant
The police in Katsina State have arrested a 13-year-old boy, suspected to be providing information to armed bandits.
ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer...
