A report by the Kaduna State government has revealed that an average of four people are killed daily, and another average of 11 people also kidnapped...
Some communities in Niger State have taken their destinies into their own hands by negotiating with bandits, signing a peace deal and paying the sum on...
The Amotekun corps in Oyo State has disclosed the arrest of six suspected bandits at Kajola Local Government Area of the state. The security agency revealed...
Bandits unleashing havoc across the country have become more emboldened,going by the narrative of a lawmaker from Edo State, Senator Clifford Ordia. Odia who spoke at...
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has mandated the demolition of houses belonging to informants and those supplying arms to bandits in the state, in a new...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Again, El-Rufai rules out negotiation, amnesty for bandits, kidnappers in Kaduna The Kaduna State...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has reiterated his stance that the state would never surrender to bandits and kidnappers by offering ransom or negotiating with...
Armed bandits on Tuesday released another video of the abducted students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka. The abducted had on March 14 released a...
The prominent Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, who spearheaded the negotiations with bandits wreaking havoc across some northern parts of Nigeria has said the bandits he...
From north to east, south to west, the Nigerian media was inundated with events of kidnapping, killings, and ethnic clashes. While some of the events occurred...
Armed bandits have reportedly killed six persons in three communities in Sabuwa local government area of Katsina State. A security source told journalists the bandits killed...
Armed bandits have killed two more abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna. The hoodlums had last Friday killed three students who were abducted at the university’s...
The residents of Kaduna State cannot seem to get any respite as suspected bandits launched an attack on a church in Manini Tasha village, Kuriga Ward...
An Islamic cleric, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi, has explained why he stopped negotiations with bandits in the northern part of Nigeria. Nigerians had criticized Gumi for asking...
A soldier has been declared missing following an attack at a military formation in Zazzaga community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State by armed...
Niger State was engulfed in violence on Wednesday, April 21, as suspected bandits attacked a military base in the Zazzaga community, Munya Local Government Area. Ripples...
Zamfara State authorities revealed on Wednesday, April 21, that no fewer than 30 persons had been killed in renewed bandit attacks on four villages. Ripples Nigeria...
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday, reiterated his displeasure at the negotiations with bandits. According to him, the federal government should apprehend and kill...
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday, reiterated his displeasure at the negotiations with bandits. According to him, the federal government should apprehend and kill...
Reports say three persons were on Monday killed by bandits in Kajuru and Igabi local government areas of Kaduna State. The State’s Commissioner for Internal security...
Suspected bandits on Saturday attacked the Chairman of Takum local government area of Taraba State, Shoban Tikari and killed his police orderly. The deceased, who was...
Bandits who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, have begun direct negotiations with...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Thursday armed bandits are currently operating in at least in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)....
A 100-level student of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, identified as Israel Emmanuel, has died after he fell off a vehicle during a protest by the...
Armed bandits on Tuesday killed four persons and injured one other in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and...
A father and son have met an untimely death as gun-wielding bandits attacked Wawan Rafi II village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State...
A commissioner in Ekiti State House of Assembly, Segun Erinle revealed on Sunday that a monarch in the state, Oba Adetutu Ajayi who was attacked on...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has restated his stance about not paying ransom to bandits, even if his son were to be kidnapped. According to...
Some stakeholders in the North-West region have cautioned the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle to stop romancing bandits causing mayhem in the state in the name...
Nigeria is at a tempestuous crossroads. It will be a failed attempt at casuistry to play down the multi-pronged encumbrances the country is contending with. All...
Kaduna State was thrown into further mayhem as suspected bandits reportedly killed eight people and abducted four female members of the Anglican Church at Kasuwan Magani...
Armed bandits have killed eight people and injured four in separate attacks in Kajuru and Kachia local government areas of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for...
The Police Command in Zamfara has revealed that it has neutralized a notorious bandits’ kingpin who was terrorising communities in parts of the state. This was...
An economist, Professor Pat Utomi has lamented that Nigeria wastes a lot of resources that can be put to good use for the benefit of it’s...
An economist, Professor Pat Utomi has lamented that Nigeria wastes a lot of resources that can be put to good use for the benefit of it’s...
Bandits have attacked Katarma village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing five people and leaving one injured during the attack. The Kaduna State...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to establish special courts for bandits, kidnappers and other...
The Kaduna State Government has refuted media reports that it had appointed intermediaries to negotiate with bandits, on its behalf. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has blamed the Nigerian government for the increased cases of banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and armed robbery in...
Two leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), have been killed by gunmen believed to be bandits in Nasarawa State. The victims, Alhaji Mohammed...
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, on Friday condemned the killing of soldiers, policeman, and others in a fresh attack by bandits in Shiroro local government...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said on Friday bandits killed 2,619 people and abducted 1,190 others in eight years in the state. The governor, who...
Suspected bandits on Thursday killed a former councillor and one other person in Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,...
Armed bandits have reportedly killed five soldiers in fresh attacks in some communities in the Shiroro local government area of Niger State. Residents told journalists that...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday killed a Catholic priest and three other parishioners in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The deceased...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the service chiefs to identify individuals behind banditry and kidnapping in the country and take them out in order to...
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (MAKH), one of the umbrella bodies of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria, says the bandits currently wreaking havoc in many parts of...
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have killed two suspected bandits and destroyed the criminals’ camps in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner...
Bandits have again attacked the Igabi and Jema’a local government areas of Kaduna State, killing four persons and injuring several others. The state Commissioner for Internal...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 13 people and injured seven others in separate attacks in three local government areas of Kaduna State. The state’s...