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NAF airstrikes eliminate notorious bandit kingpins, 20 others in Zamfara

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16 March 2025
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Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircrafts have killed two bandits kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, including 20 of their fighters in Zamfara State. The bandits were killed in their hideouts at Unguwar Goga hillforest in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, …

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We won’t negotiate with bandits, Zamfara governor vows

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11 February 2025
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Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal has reiterated that his administration was not willing to negotiate with bandits in the state. In a statement on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris said that Lawal was misquoted in an exclusive interview he granted to the BBC Hausa Service over the weekend. Idris said that the interview was mischievously translated by …

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Security

Intensify efforts against bandits – El-Rufai urges NSA

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31 January 2025
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Hon. Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna North, has urged the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to continue the fight against bandits who have disrupted farming activities across the country. El-Rufai emphasized that eliminating these criminals was crucial for allowing farmers to return to their farms and improving food production. He made the …

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Security

Southwest: How Sanwo-Olu is rallying governors to ward off bandits

By Segun Ajayi
23 January 2025
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Reports of the influx of bandits fleeing from the Northwest into the Southwest region of the country could have instinctively kept the concerned governors on the edge. This is not unexpected because, as chief executives, governors have the mandate to ensure the security and welfare of citizens within their domains. Call them de facto Chief Security Officers by of their …

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Katsina hospital bandits raid leaves doctor injured, staff kidnapped

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16 January 2025
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Bandits on Tuesday stormed the General Hospital in Kankara Local Government Area, injured a doctor and abducted a hospital staff member. The Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent  of Police (DSP) Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH in a telephone conversation late Wednesday. “Yes, I am aware of the attack”, he stated. The attack, which …

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Security

Defence minister requests 50 additional APCs to crush bandits

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15 January 2025
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The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has asked for funding for an additional 50 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) in the 2025 budget to combat banditry across the nation. The minister, represented by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, at the budget defence session at the House of Representatives, also said the N50.44 billion total allocation to the Ministry …

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Bandits request N60m ransom to release slain Miyetti Allah leader’s family

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11 January 2025
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Bandits who kidnapped and killed the Katsina State Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Amadu Surajo, have demanded a sum of N80 million to release the abducted wife and daughter. Surajo was kidnapped alongside his two wives, an undergraduate daughter, and other people at Mai Rana village, Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina …

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Residents flee as gunmen impose ‘N172m levy’ on Zamfara villages

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6 January 2025
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Gunmen have reportedly imposed a N172.7 million levy on 25 villages in the Tsafe West Local Government Area of area of Zamfara State. The gunmen are allegedly led by Danisuhu, a notorious bandit leader. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the levies were accompanied by demands for in-kind contributions, including bags of soybeans …

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Katsina Police thwarts kidnap attempt, save 10 victims, 2 killed

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26 December 2024
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The Katsina State Police Command foiled a kidnapping attempt, rescuing ten victims after a fierce gun battle with suspected armed bandits in Katsina-Magama Jibia road. The incident occurred Wednesday evening, 24th December 2024. The armed bandits, wielding dangerous weapons, attacked a commercial vehicle, opening fire on the occupants and attempting to abduct them. in a statement, spokesperson Katsina Police Command, …

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Crime

Ekiti-bound travellers kidnapped, N30m ransom each demanded

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24 December 2024
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have ambushed an Ado-Ekiti-bound 18-passenger bus at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Emure-Owo on Sunday night, at the boundary between Ekiti and Ondo states, as the bus was returning from Onitsha. A source at the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Ado-Ekiti Motor Terminal …

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