The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has prescribed community policing, enhanced funding and provision of logistics for security agencies, and the deployment of technology...
Former senate president, Bukola Saraki has stated that Nigeria should learn from countries that successfully tackled kidnapping. Saraki made this disclosure on Friday, during a webinar...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, March 30, issued a mandate to the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (retd.), directing the nation’s service chiefs to identify...
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Monday, revealed that sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency are the progenitors of the escalating banditry in the Northwest and kidnappings...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday called for tighter security around schools in a bid to check banditry and kidnapping in the country. The Secretary...
President Muhammadu Buhari wants the 19 Northern governors that make up the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), to see the threat to peaceful co-existence and insecurity in...
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed on Friday claimed that Nigerians of Yoruba and Igbo extraction are the real beneficiaries of banditry in the country. The...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has stated that the Federal Government has commenced the process of installing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on all...
Worried by rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered his ministers and security chiefs to immediately end the...
The Zamfara State government is making moves to probe the alleged looting of N107 billion, banditry in the state and bailout funds taken by the last...
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has vowed that the Nigerian Army will do everything to sustain the ongoing war against terrorism,...
The new Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State, Mr. Abutu Yaro has assumed office and has vowed to end all forms of crime including banditry, cattle rustling...
Dr. Salihu Lukeman, the Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), has called for stiff sanctions to be meted out on security personnel, traditional and religious...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government of Nigeria and government at all levels to employ urgent and pragmatic action to end...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has read the riot act to those sponsoring, aiding or abetting the activities of bandits in the state. Governor...
If any Nigerian was in doubt about the commitment of the United States government to protect the lives of its citizens anywhere in the world, such...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday his administration was fully committed to the fight against insurgency, banditry, and other forms of criminality in the country. The...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Wednesday the lingering banditry in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country had international dimension. Adamu stated...
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, said on Wednesday the state government would not allow the current cases of banditry in the North West and North...
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari on Sunday declared that enemies of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) are behind banditry and general insecurity in...
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari has tasked the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to join the state government in...
Rural settlements in Nigeria used to be one of the safest and the most peaceful places to live. Such that, you feel safe to mingle with...
Delta State government said on Tuesday it had commenced moves to establish a security force to check rising insecurity in the state. The Secretary to the...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has lamented the increased rate of banditry in Kaduna State and has in the same breath urged security operatives to...
Responding to the increasing rate of insecurity in the country, which has led to loss of lives and properties, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, assured Nigerians that...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Mohammed Matawalle, has again suspended the District Head of Gummi, Alhaji Abubakar Bala Gummi (Bunun Gummi), who is a senior district...
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina has implored the military to prove its might by intervening and dealing decisively with bandits who have been disrupting peace in...
At least 39 armed bandits were killed by soldiers in two different operations in Zamfara this week. The Spokesman of the Operation Hadarin Daji, Capt. Oni...
The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has revealed that ongoing negotiations between his government and bandits were yielding positive results. Governor Tambuwal made the revelation...
The governor of Katsina State, Bello Aminu Masari has cried for help to put a stop to the increasing spate of kidnapping, banditry and other related...
Banditry is on the increase in northern Nigeria. This is a region with many security problems, chief among them Boko Haram’s insurgency. In the north-central region,...
Authorities of the Nigerian Army, police and other security agencies deployed in the ongoing war against banditry and kidnapping in Katsina State have launched investigations into...
Bandits in Katsina State on Wednesday met with the state Governor, Aminu Masari, insisting that they would not not accept any dialogue with government except their...
The Zamfara State Emergency Agency says about 25,000 persons displaced by banditry in the state have returned to their towns and villages. This was revealed by...
The war against banditry in Zamfara State is now enjoying the support of repentant bandits, who are helping to fight recalcitrant bandits still terrorising the state,...
Otunba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, has assured South Westerners of his resolve to battle insecurity in the region to a standstill....
The leader of a Fulani ethnic organisation, Gan-Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Alhaji Saleh Bayeri, on Sunday claimed that kidnapping, banditry and other vices...
Former governor of Osun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has urged the federal government to squarely face criminals who have declared war on Nigeria. Oyinlola made the call...
A former deputy national publicity secretary of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of putting over a...
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has admitted that the level of insecurity in the country had put...
The Nigerian Army on Monday disclosed that its troops neutralized scores of bandits/kidnappers in Sokoto and also arrested ransom collectors and informants working for them. In...
The British Government through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO, has warned British nationals against travelling to about 21 states in Nigeria. The travel advisory, posted...
Fifty people have been confirmed dead after a Saturday evening attacks on Isa and Rabah Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. According to reports, the victims...
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has advocated for tougher legislation against kidnapping and banditry. He made this call while addressing a delegation of the...
The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja over the worsening insecurity in that region. At the meeting which held...
The growing spate of kidnapping, banditry and other forms of criminality in the country should be blamed on sitting governors, so says former Speaker, House of...
Jigawa State police command on Thursday announced that it has arrested 27 suspects over various offences including kidnapping, banditry and others. The development was made public...
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has promised to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to find a lasting solution to the activities of...
As part of efforts to combat banditry, kidnappings and other criminal activities, the Nasarawa State police command has launched Operation Puff Adder in the state. State...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai has said that he is very sure that some politicians who lost in the last general elections are...
