Seven people kidnapped by armed bandits in Gidan-Bijimi, Bwari Area Council, have been freed after their families paid a N2 million ransom. The victims, six young women and a 15-year-old boy, were abd...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on political and community leaders in the South-West to drop party politics and focus on protecting the region from rising security threats. Speaking ...
The Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, said that armed bandits terrorising communities across Nigeria often act out of revenge and do not attack without provocation. Speaking on Trust TV ...
Armed bandits attacked farmers in Sarkin Bajaga village, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Wednesday, killing one person and kidnapping several others. According to Linda Ikeji Blog, the...
Amidst rising speculations that some state governments in Nigeria’s Northwest are engaging in talks with bandits to achieve peace, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, and Kaduna governments have all rubbi...
Suspected bandits have remained on the rampage in Sokoto State, killing three fishermen in an early morning attack on Tuesday in Sanyinna Community, Tangaza Local Government Area. The victims, accordi...
Armed bandits have adopted a new stealth strategy to successfully abduct former NYSC Director-General, Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd.), from his residence last week, avoiding confrontation wit...
Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested a 50-year-old informant, Ado Haruna, for conspiring with bandits to kidnap his nephew, Alhaji Bashiru...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has defended his administration’s decision to negotiate with bandits, emphasizing that preserving human lives is paramount. The governor explained that only thos...
Residents of Batsari Local Government Area in Katsina State have expressed strong reservations about a recent peace deal brokered with notorious bandit leaders, including Abu Radde and Umar Black. Fac...