Tag: Bandits
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...
FUDMA VC alleges staff serving as informants to bandits
The Vice-Chancellor , Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’ Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff were serving as informants...
Danfodiyo varsity DVC killed by bandits laid to rest in Sokoto
The remains of the Usmanu Danfodio University’s (UDUS) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) on Research and Innovation, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu, who was shot dead by suspected...
OPHS arrests 6 bandits, recovers rustled cows, weapons in Plateau
A special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested six suspected bandits and recovered weapons and 47 rustled cows in Manguna, Bokkos Local...
NAF Kills 29 Bandits in Katsina
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) neutralised 29 suspected bandits during an airstrike operation conducted in Bakori local government area of Katsina State.
The operation was...
Bandits kill 6 security operatives, 20 others in Katsina – Police
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of no fewer than 20 people, four police officers and two operatives of the...
Police kill 3 bandits in Katsina, rescue kidnap victims
The Police Command in Katsina says it has suceeded in thwarting a kidnap attempt, killed three suspected bandits, and rescued all the kidnapped victims.
ASP...
My saddest moment is when bandits attack any community — Gov....
Gov.. Dikko Radda of Katsina State said his saddest moment was anytime he received calls that bandits have attacked a community, killed people, kidnapped...
Bandits kill 11 in Katsina communities – Police
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of 11 persons by bandits that invaded three villages in Bakori Local Government Area,...
Senator urges open trial of bandits
Sen. Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South) has called for open trial of bandits unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens in the country.
Katung made the call when...
Deadly Terrorist Ambush Claims Lives of Traders in Katsina State
At least eight traders lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries during a terrorist attack on a convoy heading to the Yantumaki weekly...
Troops neutralize 2 bandits, clear hideouts in Kaduna – Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government, says troops of Operation Forest Sanity have neutralized two bandits and cleared several hideouts in Chikun Local Government Area of...
Bandits abducts nursing mother, throw baby into the bush
A newborn baby was reportedly yanked from his mother by bandits and thrown into the shrubs in Sunday’s attack on motorists along Kaduna-Abuja highway.
Survivors...
‘Due process’ delays declaration of bandits as terrorists – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd) said the need to follow due process was responsible for the delay in declaring bandits...
Police arrest 5 persons suspected of supplying bandits with petrol
The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested five persons suspected to be supplying bandits with petroleum products, in addition to a suspected...
