Is centuries-old Hausa-Fulani marriage headed for divorce?
By Osmund Agbo Growing up, I have to admit that I harbored certain misconceptions about people living north of the River Niger. In my youthful […]
Banditry
Niger community faces banditry, seven lives lost, more than 200 abducted
No fewer than seven persons were killed and about 200 villagers were abducted by armed bandits in Kuchi village, Munya local government area of Niger […]
Banditry Crisis: Governor Sani highlights disparity in weaponry between vigilantes and armed bandits
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says vigilantes are poorly equipped to face bandits who carry “sophisticated weapons”. Kaduna is one of the hotbeds of […]
Tinubu: Kidnapping, banditry ungodly
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister. Speaking when he received […]
Drug abuse, an enabler of banditry/terrorism, by Abdullahi D. Mohammed
The unprecedented rise, in cases relating to drugs, and substance abuse, in the country, especially northern Nigeria, is ridiculously given less attention. Drug or narcotics […]
The criminals must not win, Mr President, by Dan Agbese
Alhaji Dikko Umaru Radda, governor of Katsina State, launched his local security outfit, Katsina Community Watch Corps, on October 10. He rose to the existential […]
North-East governors to prosecute traditional rulers fingered in banditry, tackle illegal mining
The Northeast Governors’ Forum (NEGF), comprising of the Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe with the Governors of Gombe and Taraba represented by the […]
Yerima meets with Tinubu, calls for dialogue with bandits
By Abdullahi Mohammed, Abuja The former Governor of Zamfara state Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima Monday had a meeting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State […]
My phone conversation with Dangiwa Umar over Tukur Mamu, by Hassan Gimba
My column of last week with the title “Like Mamu, like Abdulsalami and the billion naira firefighter” drew the attention of Colonel Dangiwa Umar (retd). […]
Troops intercept large quantity of ammunition being supplied bandits in Birnin Gwari
In another significant breakthrough, troops of Operation Forest Sanity have intercepted a large quantity of ammunition being conveyed to bandits by a courier around Polewire […]
Arms and the coming anarchy, by Nick Dazang
General T.Y. Danjuma must be saluted for his gift of prescience. Even before the insecurity in the country became pestilential and affected a large swathe […]
Banditry: Mixed reactions as Zamfara okays arms for residents
From Shehu Umar (Gusau), Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos) & Idowu Isamotu (Abuja) Mixed reactions on Sunday trailed the directive of the Zamfara State government for individuals to […]
Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (2), by Hassan Gimba
Sovereignty, this eleven lettered word, is a political concept. The concept defines dominant power. Or the supreme authority. Wikipedia says “it is the defining authority […]
Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (1), by Hassan Gimba
In the book The Impact of Banditry on Nigeria’s Security in the Fourth Republic: An Evaluation of Nigeria’s Northwest by Rosenje, Musharafa Olapeju (PhD) and Adeniyi, Oluwatobi […]
Nigerian Military arrests wanted bandit terrorising Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba communities, others killed
The wanted leader of a notorious gang of bandits terrorising communities in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states, Leggi Jibrin, has been arrested after a gun […]