Banditry, Kidnappings, Killings: N/Central, N/West, S/West top 177 highways of terror
By Dayo Johnson, Denis Agbo, Bashir Bello, Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, David Odama, Chinonso Alozie, Adeola Badru, Haruna Aliyu & Musa Na Anabi No fewer than 177 highways across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria have been identified by Sunday Vanguard as flashpoints for kidnapping, banditry and other violent acts. If you are travelling on these roads, […]
How we can stop banditry — Katsina SSG
By BASHIR BELLO After bandits kidnapped 300 students of Government Science College, Kankara in Katsina State on December 11, 2020 and later released them Saturday Vanguard reached out to Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, Secretary to State Government to have an insight into what happened and how to end kidnapping and other forms of banditry in Nigeria. […]
Banditry: Zamfara govt bans sale of petroleum products
Zamfara Government has banned the sale of petroleum products in areas that recorded recent upsurge of banditry in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, issued in Gusau on Saturday. Dosara explained that the measure was “in furtherance of the efforts and steps being taken […]
Insecurity: Publish names of politicians behind banditry, terrorism, Uzodinma tells security agencies
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Friday, charged the security agencies to publish names of those sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country so as to shame such persons.
Kidnappings, Banditry in Edo: Reps urge IGP, DSS to beef up security Owan East, West LGAs
House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services, DSS to as a matter of urgency, step up actions in curtailing the incidents of kidnapping and banditry in Owan Federal Constituency and the country at large.
Insurgency/Banditry/Secession: It’s difficult to defeat security threats without weapons, equipment — Army Chief tells Senate
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru has said that security challenges confronting the country including banditry, kidnapping, insurgency and secession would be difficult to defeat without required equipment, weapons and armoured fighting vehicles among others.
