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…
The Nigerian Air Force has said airstrikes from operatives in Katsina State have decimated notorious criminal hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, the Faskari Local Government Area of the state. The operation, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma in the early hours of Thursday, targeted the fortified camps of…
Three states – Benue, Nasarawa and Ondo – were locked in rage and protests, yesterday, over the killing of no fewer than 28 persons by herdsmen and bandits. A pregnant woman was among 20 persons killed during a farmers/herders’ clash that left scores wounded, houses, motorcycles, and a police operational vehicle set ablaze in Nasarawa…
At least 20 persons were reported dead when some gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked four communities in Akure north LGA of Ondo state on Sunday. According to NAN, the affected communities are Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun. Speaking with journalists in Akure, the capital of Ondo, a resident of one of…
A medical doctor, Lawan Ado, has been arrested by security operatives for treating wounded bandits in Katsina State. Among his patients is a notorious bandit, Usman Modi-Modi on whose head a N50million bounty was placed. Dr Ado allegedly treated the injured bandits in the Safana Local Government Area and other adjoining communities. In a video,…
Infamous bandit kingpin Kachalla Dan Lukuti, known for leading deadly attacks in Zamfara and Katsina states, has reportedly died after suffering from a strange illness that left him barking like a dog before his death. Sources familiar with his activities told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad that…
Following the infiltration of the South-West region by suspected fleeing Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, and Boko Haram terrorists from North-West and North-East, there is uneasy calm in the region. Many, especially in the interiors and border communities, are living in fear over the likely activities of the terrorists. Governor Seyi Makinde of…
The Federal Government has urged the Katsina State Government to support its new ‘Operation Save Corridor North-West,’ with the view to allowing the surrendering bandits to surrender their arms and release all kidnapped victims. The General Officer Commanding, 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto State, Maj.-Gen. Ebikunle Ademola-Ajose made the call when he visited…