Buhari okays ranching, revival of forest reserves to address herdsmen attacks
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has expressed a strong resolve to address the conflicts of herders and farmers in a sustained and lasting manner […]
Banditry
Bandits kill 4, injure 3 in Kaduna communities
Armed bandits have killed two people in Zangon Aya, Igabi local government, one person each in Ungwan Murtala near Yakawada in Giwa and Godogodo in […]
Bandits go ‘gaga’, kill each other in Niger
Bandits terrorising communities in Niger State have now turned against themselves. As a result, they shot each other dead, Vanguard reports. According to report, the […]
Breaking: Bandits free remaining 29 Forestry students
Bandits have released 29 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state. One of the parents, Malam Usman Abdullahi Tumburke revealed this to […]
Zamfara killing of innocent people unacceptable – Buhari
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest killing of tens of people by bandits in Zamfara State, warning that “such wanton disregard […]
Breaking: Bandits demanding N500m before release of remaining Afaka students – Parents
Parents of the kidnapped students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state said they were asked to pay a whopping N500 million ransom […]
Police reforms: Senator Uba Sani’s enduring legacy in view, by Jafaar Bello
Nigeria is bedevilled by lingering insurgency and insecurity in the form of violent crimes such as abductions, farmer-herder conflict, attacks on local communities, revived secessionist […]
Breaking: Identify, flush out bandits, kidnappers, others, Buhari orders Service Chiefs, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the service chiefs and other security and intelligence coordinators of the nation to mark and take out bandits, kidnappers and […]
Masterminds of Boko Haram insurgency sponsoring banditry, kidnapping to fund operations – Fayemi
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaThe chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, said Monday that masterminds of insurgency in the Northeast […]
Bandits kill 13, injure 7, raze 56 houses in Kaduna communities
Gunmen have killed 13 people and injured seven others in series of attacks across communities in Zangon Kataf, Kauru and Chikun local government areas of Kaduna state. […]
Because of bandits, by Dan Agbese
If the 36 states in the country, we have 19 successor states to the Northern Region. That, if you do have some problems with simple […]
Breaking: Gumen unleash attack on Emir of Birnin Gwari’s convoy in Kaduna
Armed bandits Tuesday attacked the convoy of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril Mai Gwari. It was learnt that the monarch’s convoy was […]
Breaking: Again, Bandits invade Kaduna schools, kidnap pupils, teachers
Bandits have kidnapped some pupils and teachers of LEA Primary School in Rema, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. The number of those […]
Tension as Soldiers face Bandits, stop another attack on Kaduna school
Despite 39 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka Kaduna still in captivity, bandits in the early hours of Sunday stormed Government Science Secondary […]
FG’ll never engage mercenaries in fight against insurgency, banditry, NSA says
By Ismaila Chafe The Federal Government says it will not engage mercenaries in the ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes across the […]