No fewer than three persons lost their lives on Sunday when bandits invaded a market in Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An eyewitness told newsmen that the bandits stormed the market around 11 am on Sunday and opened fire on those at the market. He said: “The bandits entered around 11 a.m. and started …

Two farmers who were displaced from their ancestral homes in the Umogidi community in the Entekpa Council ward in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State have been reportedly killed by bandits. Two others were said to have been injured, and another was abducted by the bandits in a renewed attack. Locals who spoke on condition of anonymity said the …

Bandits who kidnapped 61 residents of Budah Hausa village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago, have reportedly killed five of the victims and released 51 others. It was gathered that another five victims were not released and are still held in captivity. The police were yet to react to the incident but a local vigilante, …

About 18 bandits have been killed and dangerous weapons recovered during a raid by security operatives and vigilantes in Zurak community of Wase local government area of Plateau State. The raid, which took place on Monday, sources in the area resulted in the killing of the bandits and their informants and some traditional rulers whom the community felt had betrayed …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the service personnel are determined to eradicate terrorists, bandits, and other threats. The Army Chief added that he was determined to bring peace to the country. Nigeria is battling security challenges ranging from terrorism, banditry, to kidnapping. In his Easter message on Sunday, the Army Chief …

A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged the Federal Government (FG) to explore the approach of negotiation in its bid to deal with the crisis of banditry in Nigeria. Shittu, a former minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He said, “If I am in position, it is …

The Chairman, Faskari Local Government Area (LGA) Musa Ado Faskari has confirmed the killing of two worshippers observing Ramadan prayers at Mairua Community, Katsina. Faskari, in an interview with BBC Hausa, said the attack unfolded during Tarawih Prayers on Sunday night. He disclosed that “the assailants stormed the home of Alhaji Lado Mairua during the prayers and demanded that he …

The Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security has reported a significant victory in the ongoing battle against banditry in the State with the killing of a notorious bandit leader by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). According to an official statement released on Sunday, a notification bandit leader, Kachalla Maude, met his waterloo in the hands of the Civilian JTF …

The bandits who abducted 287 pupils last week at a public school in Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State are asking for N1 billion ransom for the release of the children. The kidnappers made contact on Tuesday through the principal of the school, Abubakar Isah, who was abducted alongside the students on Thursday. The terrorists contacted one …

Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought the government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, calling on President Bola Tinubu to take a …