Tag: BANDITS
37-year-old ECWA pastor killed, wife abducted in church raid
Gunmen have killed a 37-year-old pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Chikuba town of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
Reverend...
Bandits abduct students in Katsina school after Buhari’s arrival
Suspected bandits on Friday night invaded Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State and abducted a number of students yet to be ascertained.
This...
50 reportedly killed in Kaduna as bandits raid villages
Bandits have reportedly killed 50 persons in Kerawa,
Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi
Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack...
Troops rescue 3 farmers in Kaduna, kill bandit
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued three villagers abducted from their farms on Wednesday in Maro village along Kaduna-Abuja highway.
The Deputy...
Bandits now release kidnap victims willingly – Zamfara governor
Zamfara State Governor,
Bello Matawalle, has said that bandits now release their kidnap victims
willingly without financial or other conditions.
A statement by the
governor’s spokesman, Yusuf Idris,...
Police release 25 suspected bandits detained by Zamfara vigilantes
Police in Zamfara have facilitated the release of 25 Fulani
herders ‘illegally’ held by local vigilantes in Dansadau Emirate, Maru Local
Government area of the state.
The...
Bandits, kidnappers, others now Nigeria’s commander-in-chief – Bakare
Senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, has
said that bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, killer herdsmen and looters had
become the commander-in-chief of Nigeria.
Bakare, a...
Buhari orders security chiefs to deal ruthlessly with bandits, kidnappers
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to deal ruthlessly with bandits and kidnappers found in any part of the country.
Chief of Defence...
Bandits kill policeman, kidnap four others in Zamfara mining site
Suspected bandits killed one mobile policeman on guard and abducted four others during a raid at a mining site on Wednesday in Zamafara State.
An...
Police kill 104 bandits, arrest 85 in Zamfara
The Nigeria Police Force said it has killed 104 armed bandits during an attack on Mahanga forest in Birnin Mogaji in local government area...