…it as a landmark regional initiative to strengthen the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across the North. In a statement issued by the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Bashir M. Dalhatu, the ACF said the initiative demonstrated the governors’ recognition that the security challen…

…criminal elements. It is a clear signal that those who choose the path of kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes will be relentlessly pursued, apprehended or neutralised in accordance with the law,” Abiodun said. He commended the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), local intel…

…lives should transcend political affiliations. According to him, “No war, including banditry, has ever succeeded in Yorubaland. Kidnapping and banditry cannot survive on our soil.” He urged those behind the Oriire abduction to abandon their criminal activities and leave the region, warning that any further attacks woul…

Victims of banditry in Katsina State yesterday recounted chilling experiences of kidnapping, killings and loss of livelihoods at a town hall meeting organised by News Central to amplify the voices of communities ravaged by insecurity. The event brought together victims, community leaders, government representatives, se…

…the law. He noted that while Bauchi State has continued to intensify efforts to combat banditry and other security threats affecting some rural communities, his administration is equally determined to address criminal activities within the state capital and other urban areas to guarantee the safety of all residents. Th…

…Christopher Musa (rtd), has warned security personnel deployed to fight terrorism and banditry against hesitating to engage terrorists, saying any officer who waits for an order before taking action would be treated as a terrorist. Speaking on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at the commissioning of 62 armoured vehicles and ove…

…links between drug trafficking and other organised crimes, including violent extremism, banditry, kidnapping and money laundering, saying such networks "prey upon the vulnerabilities within our communities." He stressed that substance use disorders were not merely criminal justice issues but complex health and social c…

…former Boko Haram members into society, and ensure that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry are, instead, arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law. The resolutions followed a motion of urgent national importance on escalating attacks, abductions and killings of serving and retired military personnel, spon…

…former Boko Haram members into society, and ensure that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry are, instead, arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law. The resolutions followed a motion of urgent national importance on escalating attacks, abductions and killings of serving and retired military personnel, spon…

…and other operational theatres, commending their efforts in combating terrorism, banditry and other security threats. He also honoured military personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty and wished those injured a speedy recovery. Yar’Adua reaffirmed the commitment of the Senate Committee on Army to providing l…

…equivalent to a 2.5% contraction of our GDP. This does not include the economic cost of banditry, kidnapping and armed violence in the North-West as well as violent conflicts between farmers and herders in the Middle Belt, among others. The human cost is perhaps unquantifiable. It has indeed eclipsed our human developm…

…has changed dramatically. Terrorism no longer exists in isolation. It intersects with banditry, kidnapping, arms trafficking, organised crime, cyber-enabled offences, illicit financial flows, drug trafficking, human trafficking, economic sabotage, and disinformation. These threats reinforce one another, creating comple…

…argued that the current security architecture had become overstretched by terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, farmer-herder clashes and other violent crimes across the federation. According to him, the proposed amendment clearly defines the responsibilities of both federal and state police to prevent jurisdictional confli…

…critical structural failures: insecurity and farmers' inability to access their lands. Banditry and insurgency have turned agrarian communities into displacement zones. Until we secure our agricultural areas, we cannot secure our future. "Our global hunger ranking continues to worsen because of our proclivity for adopt…

…agencies classified as 'catastrophic hunger conditions'. "Insecurity, including banditry and insurgency, has prevented many farmers from accessing their farmlands and remains a major obstacle to agricultural production," he said. Obi called for improved security in farming communities as well as increased investment in…

…security landscape had become increasingly complex due to insurgency, terrorism, banditry, cyber warfare, organised crime and resource-based conflicts. Shaibu also identified instability in the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea as major regional security concerns. He noted that emerging technologies, in…

…failures, insecurity and the inability of farmers to access their farmlands, saying banditry and insurgent attacks had turned agrarian communities into displacement camps. "This food crisis stems from two critical structural failures: insecurity and farmers' inability to access their lands. Banditry and insurgency have…

…situation, economic hardship and the effects of climate change, saying terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and farmer-herder conflicts continued to threaten lives, livelihoods and national development.

…and strategic interventions demonstrate a strong commitment to tackling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and other forms of criminality threatening the nation’s peace and development. According to him, the Tinubu administration is implementing far-reaching measures aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s securi…

…of state police, describing the initiative as a critical measure for tackling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes. During his Democracy Day address earlier this month, Tinubu reiterated his administration's commitment to combating insecurity, declaring that terrorists, bandits and their sponsors wo…

…“The purported conduct of the Adamawa council poll represents the height of electoral banditry,” he declared. The ADC candidates called on democracy advocates and constitutional rights groups to intervene and defend democratic principles in the state. Insisting that they do not recognise the announced winners, the ADC…

…Tinubu, to fish out and prosecute those involved in and financing kidnapping, terrorism, banditry and other violent crimes in the country. NSC President, Professor Oludayo Tade, made this declaration in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Sunday. Tade, in the statement issued at the end of the just-concluded 20…

…are saying about him. He said that problems such as insecurity occasioned by kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes are making life unbearable for citizens under the current administration. He added that programmes and policies of the current administration are compounding the problems being faced by citizens on…

…peace and security. The group emphasized that Fulani people are opposed to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality, maintaining that criminal acts should not be attributed to an entire ethnic group. It stated that Fulani communities across the country are made up of law-abiding citizens who shoul…

…and security. The organisation stressed that Fulani people are opposed to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality, but maintained that criminal acts should not be attributed to an entire ethnic group. According to the group, Fulani communities across the country are made up of law-abiding citizen…