…1, 2023 - Colonel Rabiu Garba Yandoto (retd) and his two children were abducted by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe Road, Zamfara State, and later released after negotiations. lSeptember 27, 2023 - Major General Richard Chukwudi Duru was kidnapped in Owerri, Imo State, and killed by his abductors despite his family paying…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inspected the ongoing construction of Justice Saidu Kawu Court House, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of work done so far. Accompanied by the State's Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, the Governor said the multistorey project is borne out of …

…take-off grant of the agency, an allegation the former Speaker denied. 2. Bandits, who invaded Dansarai, a farming community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, got more than they bargained for, on Tuesday, as the villagers put up resistance. Residents said on Wednesday that the attackers stormed the…

…a cattle rustling attempt and recovered 117 livestock allegedly stolen by suspected bandits in Charanchi Local Government Area of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, who said the operation followed credible intelligence on the act…

…the terrorist jihadists operating under the covers of armed Fulani herdsmen, Fulani bandits and ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram, Lakurawa, Mahmuda, Ansaru, and others. However, in spite of routine reports of battlefield victories by our troops, the jihadist forces are steadily spreading throughout the country like a biblica…

…park is where the students and teachers who were kidnapped recently are being held by bandits. Our correspondent learnt that 39 students and seven teachers were kidnapped last month in some communities in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Makinde on Tuesday declared a curfew in the 10 local government areas su…

…State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Muhammadu Besse, has died in bandits’ captivity. Besse was abducted earlier in June. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria's North-West region. DAILY POST recalls that a video…

…his administration's commitment to combating insecurity, declaring that terrorists, bandits and their sponsors would face the full force of the law. He stated that more than 13,000 terrorists had been neutralised within the previous year and noted a significant reduction in terrorism-related fatalities across the count…

…Abiodun said the incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday when suspected armed bandits blocked the Mokwa-New Bussa Road, invaded the village, and attacked the police outpost. He said a joint security team comprising relevant security agencies responded promptly to a distress call, forcing the attackers to flee…

…For years, Nigeria has treated insecurity primarily as a military problem. It discusses bandits, terrorists, kidnappers, and armed gangs as though they emerged from nowhere. It focuses on the men carrying the guns but pay less attention to the conditions that continually replenish their ranks. Yet every criminal networ…

…2:30 p.m. on Sunday, prompted an immediate response from security agencies after armed bandits attempted to infiltrate the town. Confirming the incident, Chairman of Tureta Local Government Area, Hon. Aliyu Abubakar Tureta, said the attackers were confronted and forced to retreat by a combined security team. According…

…duty means that he has failed. Tade, while speaking, enjoined Tinubu to ensure that bandits, terrorists and their collaborators are fished out and prosecuted without wasting more time. He said: “As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the President must protect the territorial integrity of Nigeria and then ensur…

On Saturday, the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Zamfara Police Command successfully recovered 329 cattle and 175 sheep from bandits in the Gambanda forest in Gummi Local Government

The claim raises concerns that the bandits were regrouping despite ongoing military offensives in the region

Suspected bandits have abducted a resident, identified as Alhaji Yusuf Bazamfare, and set ablaze a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) outpost as well as a residential building during an attack on Tsamiya community in Kebbi State. The incident was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokespers…

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits on Friday, invaded the Dyan community in Rim Village of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing a 32-year-old pregnant woman, Mrs Happiness Pam, and a 24-year-old man identified as Daniel Luka. National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, BYM,…

…particularly in the northern axis, to check the infiltration and influx of insurgents, bandits, and other hardened criminals from neighbouring countries? The general opinion is that Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, etc., serve as routes for fighters in the Sahel Region to sneak into Nigeria and wreak havoc of unimagina…

The report said the bandits operated around the Niger-Kwara-Kogi axis before the military offensive.

…who revealed this to DAILY POST in a telephone chat, said he had to feign death when the bandits struck the community on Thursday night. The terrorists had invaded the sleepy Rangarasa village in Rantiya, killing two vigilante operatives while injuring about 15 people in the process. Narrating his ordeal, Dung, a 37-ye…

…According to him, it is an offence in Zamfara State to broker peace agreements with bandits, stating that his administration is vehemently against it. Lawal stressed that the state government has consistently maintained a hard-line stance against negotiations with armed groups terrorising communities across the state.…

…demand to release their members held by our security agencies. As I said on June 12: 'Bandits, kidnappers, and sponsors of terror should now surrender or face the full force of the Nigerian State.’ These windows of surrender will not remain open forever. And no mercy will be shown to those who trade in the blood of Nig…

…involving a pregnant woman. Igboho lamented that someone who took ransom to the bandits was murdered by the assailants. "The person who brought the ransom, you still killed him and spared only one person," Igboho furiously said, while warning that such incidents must not repeat. A few hours after Igboho’s ultimatum, a…

…of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration's opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that seeking peace deals with criminal groups remains unacceptable in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to bro…

…to the gang leader's hideout. 9. Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have overrun a bandits' camp in Kogi and rescued two kidnap victims. The operation followed intelligence reports on the movement of injured bandits linked to criminal leaders. A military operational report made available to NAN revealed this on Saturda…

…of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration's opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that seeking peace deals with criminal groups remains unacceptable in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to bro…