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Bandits Strike Again, Kill One, Abduct 15 Villagers In Niger Community

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Bandits have a again struck in Niger community killing one person and abducting 15 other villagers. It was learnt that the armed men stormed Batagari Village in the Maikujeri districtRead More

Bandits Raid Niger Market, Kill Three, Abduct 30 Persons

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No fewer than three persons have lost their lives while 30 others were abducted by gun-wielding terrorists, who laid a siege on a market in Manigi District, Mashegu Local GovernmentRead More

Police React To Relocation Of Bandits’ Kingpin, Bello Turji To Kwara State

Notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji
The Kwara State Police Command has said claims that the fleeing Zamfara State bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, has relocated to an unidentified forest in the state, are untrue. Spokesman ofRead More

Bandit Leaders Now In South-West Region – Afenifere Laments Rising Kidnapping On Lagos-Ibadan Road

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The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lamented the spate of insecurity in the country including incessant kidnapping on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, inRead More

Military Personnel Kill Three Terrorists, Rescue Eight Victims In Kaduna

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At least three terrorists have been killed in Kaduna State during military operations in Chikun and Igabi local government areas of the state. This was made known in a statementRead More

Scores Reported Dead In Kebbi As Bandits Attack, Burn Corpses

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Scores of residents have been feared killed in a midnight raid by bandits in Kebbi State, Flavision has learnt. It was gathered that the bandits in their large numbers invadedRead More

Gunmen Abduct Another Traditional Ruler In Plateau

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Gunmen have kidnapped the Da Gwom Rwei of Vwang District in the Jos-South Local Government Area of Plateau State, HRH. Da Gyang Balak Gut. It was gathered that the monarchRead More

Kidnappers In Military Uniform Abduct Two Federal Workers On Lagos-Ibadan Road, Demand N40million

Bandits and kidnappers with their victims
Two staff of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) have been abducted around the Isara axis of Lagos-Ibadan expressway end of Ogun State. The victims were said toRead More

Bandits’ Leader, Turji With 150 Groups In Zamfara Flees To South-West Forest – Federal Lawmaker

Notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji
A federal lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, Suleiman Abubakar Gumi, has said that a notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, who controlled overRead More

Banditry: Katsina Government Reopens Filling Stations, Cattle Markets In Troubled Areas Five Months After Closure

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has ordered the immediate reopening of all filling stations and cattle markets earlier closed as a result of cattle rustling and banditry in theRead More