Bandits’ siege to Abuja
IT was only a matter of time before the terrorists which the Federal Government refers to as “Bandits” would descend on Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. In the last couple of years, they have made states such as Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto their playgrounds, killing, kidnapping people and abducting school children. The […]
Sokoto attack: Your crushing defeat is near, Buhari tells bandits
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, sent a tough warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” Reacting to the killing of over 30 people in Goronyo in Sokoto State on Sunday by bandits, President Buhari said […]
NAF denies paying N20m to bandits to recover seized anti-aircraft gun
Authorities of the Nigerian Airforce on Sunday debunked allegations that the NAF paid the dum of #20million to bandits operating in Jibia, Katsina State with a view to recovering an anti-aircraft gun from the bandits to prevent its use in bringing down fighter aircraft.
ZAMFARA BANDITRY: Retired General in trouble for defying gold mining ban
A retired General is in trouble over his alleged refusal to comply with the total ban on gold mining imposed on Zamfara State by the Federal Government in a bid to stem banditry and other violent attacks in the state.
Why we don’t kidnap women ― Kaduna bandit
By Evelyn Usman For some time now, communities in Kaduna state and other parts of the Northern region have been under kidnappers’ siege. Having succeeded in chasing farmers away from their farmlands, these kidnappers who hide under the guise of bandits, commandeered these farmlands into dens where kidnapped victims are kept until a ransom is paid. […]
How bandits attacked Catholic seminary in Kaduna ― Chancellor
By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has explained how Christ the King Major Seminary was attacked by bandits in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo, who is the Chancellor of the diocese, in a formal report to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on Tuesday, said that […]
