Banditry
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‘Where’s your surveillance aircraft?’, Oyo APC queries Makinde after bandits raid security post
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised the state government’s security architecture, describing a fresh…
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Ghanaian-Nigerian cleric slain, fellow pastor abducted in series of attacks
Security concerns across Plateau State have intensified following a deadly series of coordinated assaults that claimed at least five lives…
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Gunmen abduct businessman following evening prayers in Abuja
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a local businessman, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed Keche, in Dabi Bako, located within the…
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Bandits storm palace, kill monarch after he warned them to stay away from his kingdom in Niger State
Armed bandits have killed the District Head of Gallah, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf, a prominent traditional ruler under the Borgu Emirate…
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Teenage violated in captivity regains freedom after N5m ransom payment
A 14-year-old girl abducted in Kaduna State has regained her freedom following a three-month ordeal in captivity and a ₦5…
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Bandits abduct traditional ruler in Kwara State
Armed bandits stormed the Igbesi community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State late Saturday night, August 22, 2026,…
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‘Bandit’ trends on X after young Fulani is filmed buying iPhone with bundles of cash
A short video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) has sparked widespread debate online after showing a young woman purchasing…
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Lakurawa terrorists kill three, assault married woman
Suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have invaded the Girkau community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State,…
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Bandits kill final-year FULAFIA student
A dark cloud of grief and anxiety has fallen over the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) community following the tragic…
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Gunmen storm hostel, abduct Gateway Polytechnic students in Ogun State
Tactical security forces in Ogun State have launched a massive search-and-rescue operation following the abduction of at least five students…
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Why rescue of abducted Oyo schoolchildren took 56 days — IGP Olatunji Disu
Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has explained why security forces delayed launching a direct rescue attempt for the schoolchildren and…
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DSS arraigns five Ansaru commanders over Oyo school abduction, murder of two captives
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspected members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) terrorist…
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Army colonel shot dead in Abuja residence after fighting off kidnappers
Tragedy has struck the Federal Capital Territory following the death of a senior military intelligence officer, Colonel Abdussalam A. Ude,…
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Oyo APC governorship candidate presents car to rescued school principal
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has gifted a 2015 Toyota Camry to…
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Bandits abduct principal, students writing NECO exam in Kogi school
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed a daring attack by armed men on Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina…
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