No fewer than thirty-five kidnapped victims of Banga village in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State were said to have been slaughtered by bandits for failure to pay N35 million ransom. An indigene of the village, Sani Suleiman, disclosed this in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online on Sunday, stating that bandits had kidnapped…
Suspected armed bandits have reportedly killed 15 people and injured several others in the Kwallajiya community in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The fresh armed attack, according to findings by our correspondent, occurred on Tuesday. Local sources confirmed that the gunmen stormed the village in the early hours, opening fire indiscriminately on residents….
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed that a group of armed bandits attacked a Mobile Police Post in Makuku in the Zuru Local Government Area of the state, and made away with some rifles. The Director of Security at the Cabinet Office, Abdulrahman Zagga, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday. According to Zagga, the mobile…
The gruesome killing of a local farmer, Rabiat Atere, by suspected armed bandits at Oka Akoko, in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has sparked outrage. Atere was reportedly attacked on her farm in Oka on Monday evening. The deceased, who hailed from Uba in Oka-Akoko, was said to have invested heavily…
The Nigerian Army High Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of 17 gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injury during the Niger terrorist attack. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia…
The Katsina State Agency for Mass Education has announced plans to commence literacy classes for repentant bandits, as part of a broader initiative to reintegrate them into society and sustain ongoing peace efforts in the state. The programme, according to the Executive Director of the agency, Bilkisu Muhammad Kakai, will offer both Islamic and Western…
Bandits terrorising North West residents have fed newborn twins to dogs, according to Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, the lawmaker representing Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji federal constituency of Zamfara State. In a chat with newsmen on Wednesday, Jaji said the victim was abducted from a community in Zamfara while pregnant. He said while she was…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed widespread claims that a helicopter seen landing in a remote area in a viral video was delivering food or arms to bandits. The video, which recently circulated across social media platforms, shows a white helicopter landing in a bushy terrain surrounded by several individuals. In a statement on…
No fewer than 11 local vigilante members have been confirmed dead following a fierce gun battle with heavily armed bandits and unconfirmed numbers of vigilantes in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. PUNCH Online learnt that the tensed standoff between these two parties occurred on Friday, when members of the community-based vigilante group intercepted…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a bandit attack on a church camp in Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa, has left three worshippers dead. The bandits attacked the camp of the Divine Majesty Worship Ministry in the town last Monday. Ramhan Nansel, Nasarawa police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to TheCable on Sunday. Nansel said the church housed…