Traditional ruler, 8 mourners killed by bandits in Benue
A traditional ruler and eight other mourners have been reportedly killed during a burial ceremony by armed bandits suspected to be loyalists of the later Terwase Agwaza alias ‘Gana’ at Imande Mbakenge, Mbache Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Government Area, LGA, of Benue State.
FG’s declaration of bandits as terrorists must be backed with action – CSO
By Peter Duru – Makurdi A Civil Society group, the Benue Coalition for Democracy, BCD, has said the federal government’s recent declaration of bandits as terrorists has vindicated Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state for his forthrightness and persistence on the matter; saying that the government should also back the pronouncement with action. President of […]
FG gazettes court order declaring bandits as terrorists
Over a month after the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja proscribed bandit groups as terrorists, the Federal Government, on Wednesday, officially gazetted the court order.
Police rescue pregnant women, children, over 50 others from Zamfara bandits[photos]
The Zamfara State Police Command said, on Tuesday, that it has rescued 97 kidnap victims during the onslaught against bandits in the state.
Bandits kill one in Zaria cattle-rustling raid
Bandits have killed one person and injured another in the house of an officer attached to the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), ASP Aliyu Umar in Zaria, Kaduna State.
APC links banditry in Zamfara to retired General
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has alleged that banditry in the state was perpetuated by activities going on in mining sites owned by a retired General.
