banditry

Governor Aminu Masari has banned all commercial phone charging points in some local governments in Katsina state as part of measures to tackle banditry in the North-West state. He issued the ban on Monday at Katsina Government House…

Five notorious suspects involved in banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and illegal possession of firearms have been arrested by the police in Zamfara state. They were paraded by the Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara, Shehu…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Saturday, condemned the killing of three of the students kidnapped at Greenfield University, Kaduna State, describing the incident as barbaric. The President in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba…

Troops of Nigerian Army have foiled another attempt by bandits to abduct students at Government Science Secondary school in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a stern warning to terrorists and bandits targeting schools, saying the country will not allow the destruction of the school system. The president gave the warning in a statement by his Senior…

Three students were reportedly kidnapped from a Community Secondary School (Day school) in Runka town, Safana Local government area of Katsina State on Tuesday, it has emerged.   According to Vanguard, a resident of area said gunmen…

As Niger state rejoices over the return of the abductees of Government Science College in Kagara, bandits once again struck in the district, killing four people and abducting 25 others. According to PremiumTimes, the attacks were in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday condemned the abduction of over 300 students from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara State as inhumane and totally unacceptable and sent out a strong warning to bandits and their…

Zamfara Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro has disclosed that about 317 girls were abducted from Government Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State by unknown gunmen in the early hours of today February 26. MDB earlier…

Many Nigerians have expressed disappointment at the Federal Government over the recent spike in kidnapping in the country following the abduction of hundreds of female students from a secondary school in Zamfara state. MDB earlier…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has lend his voice to the growing call for the decentralisation of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country. The governor made his position known while speaking at a…