Benue: Bandits kill over 30 in fresh Ukum LG attack
At least 30 persons were feared dead in a late night attack by suspected local bandits supported by armed herdsmen, on Ayati community in Ukum Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
Benue: We’ll not watch bandits kill, destroy our communities – Gov Alia
Governor Hyacinth Alia has vowed that his government would not watch helplessly while bandits kill, destroy and take over Benue communities assuring that his government is working hard to tackle the security challenges in the state.
Kukah to FG: Interrogate persons with ties to bandits
The Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Rev Fr Matthew Kukah, has urged the federal government to interrogate individuals with claims of having close ties with bandits.
‘Nigeria now killing field,’ Atiku reacts to bandits attack in Niger community
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the recent attack that led to the killing of a village head and other residents of Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.
Killings of Yoruba monarchs: We must invoke unseen security against bandits in South-West – Elebuibon
A popular Yoruba Ifa priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has called on the political and security stakeholders in the South-West to invoke spiritual protection against bandits and other criminal elements desecrating the region’s traditional institution.
DR Congo brings back death penalty for bandits after 20-year ban
“Rid our country’s army of traitors… and curb the upsurge in acts of terrorism and urban banditry resulting in death.”
Bandits demand N40trn ransom for 16 abducted Kaduna residents
Bandits, who abducted 16 residents of Gonin Gora area of Kaduna metropolis, have demanded a ransom of N40 trillion for their release.
Bandits ‘abduct 15 students’ in fresh Sokoto attack
Bandits have reportedly struck Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state, abducting over 15 Tsangaya students, with several others currently missing.
How bandits attacked Edo monarch, kidnapped wife – CSOs tell IGP
“The pregnant woman is naturally in a state of vulnerability and weakness. Being abducted and forced to trek for several kilometers in the wilderness with her Chief husband hospitalized is the epitome of cruelty. We urge you to prioritize the release of the Chief and his wife.”
Bandits kill six, abduct ex-CBN staff, others in Kaduna
The bandits also injured two other people during the attack on Friday, a few minutes after 10 p.m., when they invaded the community.
Zamfara: ‘Bandits have taken over our women’, man laments
Attacks on rural communities in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria had taken another dimension as the hoodlums now concentrate on raping married women and girls in their family homes.
Bandits kill soldiers on peacekeeping mission in Nasarawa
“The suspected bandits laid ambush on the military personnel who were on patrol to maintain law and order in the area and killed three of them.”
Bandits strike homes of Katsina Security Watch Corps, kill four
In the early hours of Saturday at approximately 2:30 am, five bandits reportedly carried out a brutal attack on the residence of one Malam Suleiman Mai Rake, in Unguwar Yayyara, Yantumaki village, Danmusa LGA, Katsina State.
Residents flee as bandits strike Abuja, Niger communities
Garam, which shares a boundary with Kuduru, another troubled community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, has been under severe attacks from bandits since December 24, 2023.
Bandits: Their lavish lifestyle; how they launder their huge ransom
It’s no longer news in the North that helicopters, either from within or outside the country, land at odd hours in bandits-occupied forests to deliver arms, drugs and other supplies
Bandits sack Kidandan village in Kaduna
Locals in their hundreds have moved out of their ancestral Kidandan community in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State weekend, following a raid by a group of bandits in the community who spent many hours shooting sporadically, killing some locals and abducting many.
