Banditry
-
News
Bandits are animals – Matawalle says as he justifies death penalty
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has described bandits as animals that kill people who pose no harm to them.…
Read More » -
News
Kidnappers told me they killed my son collecting ransom twice – Bauchi lawmaker
Kidnappers reportedly killed Mustapha Bala Ali, son of Bala Ali Lukshi, a member representing Dass Local Government in the Bauchi…
Read More » -
News
Nigerian Army announces Alhaji Abubakar as sponsor of terrorists
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have identified one Alhaji Abubakar as the financier of two terrorist collaborators arrested in Zaria,…
Read More » -
Metro
Villagers fleeing from bandits drown in Abuja
Five persons, comprising four male adults and a housewife, drowned while fleeing from bandits who stormed Chakumi village in Gurdi…
Read More » -
Metro
Notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide reportedly marries off 11 abducted students of FGC Birnin Yauri, Kebbi
Notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, has reportedly married off eleven of the students abducted from the Federal Government College Birnin…
Read More » -
Metro
Bandits kidnap 40 worshippers in Kaduna, demand N200m ransom
Bandits have abducted 40 worshippers in Bayan Kasuwa Quarters, Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. National…
Read More » -
Metro
My nephew, driver still in captivity three months after kidnap – Bishop Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah has said his nephew and a driver who were kidnapped over three…
Read More » -
Metro
Photos of notorious bandit, Bello Turji in Zamfara days before NAF bombed his base during naming ceremony
Photos posted by one Mamman Bashar Kanoma on Monday, show notorious bandit kingpin, Muhammad Bello, aka Turji, moving freely around…
Read More » -
Metro
Kaduna train attack: Terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu arrested in Egypt
Mallam Tukur Mamu, the lead negotiator between terrorists and the families of the passengers kidnapped from a Kaduna-bound train in…
Read More » -
Metro
Three suspected kidnappers arrested in Ogun forest
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on August 29 arrested three suspected kidnappers in a forest along Imeko- Iwoye…
Read More » -
‘We could’ve executed you for engaging in criminal activity’ Armed bandits tell a thief they ‘arrested’ in Katsina
Bandits in Katsina State told a thief he was lucky they were handing him over to the authorities and not…
Read More » -
Metro
Bandits abduct two pregnant women, newly married lady, 12 others in Katsina
Bandits have abducted 15 people including two pregnant women in attacks in Katsina communities. Dramatic footage of some of the…
Read More » -
News
Bandits invade Zamfara mosque and abduct dozens of worshippers
Bandits abducted dozens of worshippers during Jumaat prayers on Friday, September 2, after invading a Mosque in Zugu community of…
Read More » -
Metro
Kaduna train attack: Woman and her daughter among kidnapped passengers still in captivity
A woman identified as Malama Hafsat (Lami) and her daughter are among 35 kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train…
Read More » -
News
Gunmen abduct Catholic priest and seminarian near military checkpoint in Abia, demand N50m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Chinedu Nwadike, in Abia State. Nwadike, who is…
Read More »