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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Bandits in Zamfara State have rejected N3 million offered as ransom for the release of 26 abducted persons from Gidan-Goga village, Maradun Local Government Area. An indigene of the village, Abubakar Shehu, whose three daughters are among the abductees, disclosed this on Monday in a phone interview with The PUNCH. He clarified that 26 individuals were abducted during the attack, …

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Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised four bandits and rescued 20 kidnapped persons in separate operations across Birnin Gwari and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Additionally, soldiers in Plateau State arrested five gunrunners, including a female, in the Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel …

Eight security personnel were reportedly killed by bandits on Thursday near the Tazame village of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mubarak Mohammed told PUNCH Online that the security personnel, consisting of five policemen and three soldiers, were attached to a road construction company, Satraco Nigeria Limited, when the armed bandits suddenly came out …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, stated on Wednesday that the commission will continue to monitor bank transactions to curb financial flows to criminals, including bandits and terrorists. Olukoyede also highlighted the connection between corruption and insecurity, noting that corruption fosters poverty, which in turn makes unemployed citizens vulnerable to recruitment into banditry, kidnapping, …

Bandits have reportedly killed six and abducted several others in Kallah Afogo Community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Locals reported that the bandits attacked the village about 11:15 p.m., on Sunday. They broke into houses and went away with the locals. It was gathered that those killed in Kallah were Garkuwa Alfarma, Buhari Maidiga, Uba Auta, Yakubu Gaku, …