The police in Katsina State have launched a manhunt for bandits responsible for the killing of 11 persons in communities in Kankia Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of Police, Ali Umar-Fage, gave the directive following a series of attacks on villages in the area, according to a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Abubakar…
Bandits, who attacked three churches in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded ₦1 billion before they will free 37 worshippers they abducted during the raid. Newsmen reports that the incident happened on April 5, 2026, when armed men stormed ECWA, Baptist, and Catholic churches in the area. During the attack,…
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has dismissed reports claiming that about 150 bandits drowned in a boat mishap in the Sabon Gida area of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The authority described the report as false and misleading, urging the public to disregard it in its entirety. In a statement on…
As part of efforts to curb banditry, kidnapping and illegal arms proliferation in the state, the police authority in Kaduna said, its personnel have neutralised several bandits and recovered about 30 firearms during a two-week offensive targeting criminal networks across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, during a press briefing accorded the success…
The monarch of Agamọ Community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Kehinde Falodun, has reportedly been killed by suspected bandits. It was gathered that the traditional ruler was murdered on Wednesday evening while resisting an attempt by the gunmen to abduct him. A source in the community said about 10 armed…
Police in Sokoto State have arrested suspected informants and financiers linked to bandit activities and recovered rustled cattle during an intelligence-led operation.The development was disclosed in a post shared on social media by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, working with the community guard, carried out…
A former All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Mr Adamu Garba, on Tuesday said the activities of terrorists and bandits would destroy Nigeria’s food security and sovereignty. Mr Garba said importers of garbage in form of foods, the chemically combined, hybrid kind of foods that makes human beings grow like chickens and fish benefits from…
Tension gripped Chito town in Adzendeshi Council Ward of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, on Saturday, following a brutal attack by armed bandits in the early hours of the day. The attackers, said to be over ten in number, reportedly stormed the Tse-Mamkaa Compound at around 2:26 a.m., unleashing terror on the residents for…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said its personnel has neutralised scores of bandits Group Captain Kabiru Ali, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement said NAF aircraft “delivered coordinated strikes on terrorist strongholds at Warawara, near Wajiroko, and Chinene in the Mandara Mountains, Borno State, dealing…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Armed bandits have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to have pity on Nigerian masses by cutting down prices of petrol and food items in the market. Armed bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, made this appeal in a viral video. The bandit leader revealed that he had received several complaints from the masses…