Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has again defended bandits terrorising northern Nigeria, claiming they are on “revenge missions” rather […]
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Troops Kill 19 Bandits After Foiling Attack In Kano
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, under the Nigerian Army’s 3 Brigade, have stopped an attack on some […]
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Bandits Kill 10, Injure Many, Kidnap Several In Kwara
Bandits on Sunday morning killed no fewer than ten people, including a village head (Baale), in Oke-Ode area of Ifelodun […]
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FLASH: Bandits Kill Eight, Injured 20 Others In Southern Kaduna Attack
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that armed bandits launched a deadly assault on Wake village in the Kachia Local Government Area of […]
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FLASH: Residents Retaliate, Kill Bandit After Murder Of Popular Businessman In Lafia
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have shot dead a prominent businessman, Alhaji Sani Sabo, in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa […]
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Seven Killed, Eight Injured In Fresh Bandits Attack In Kaduna
Seven persons have been killed while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries following an overnight attack on Angwan Rimi […]
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FLASH: Bandits Invade Sokoto Mosque, Kill One, Kidnap Worshippers
A fresh wave of violence has struck Sokoto State as armed bandits launched a deadly attack on worshippers in Marnona […]
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Bandits Attack Kwara Police Station, Kill Senior Officer, Loot Market
Armed bandits numbering about 200 stormed Babanla town in Kwara state on motorbikes at around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, killing […]
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Bandits Kill 35 In Zamfara Over Failure To Pay Ransom
No fewer than thirty-five kidnapped victims of Banga village in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State were said to […]
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FLASH: 15 Feared Killed In Sokoto Bandit Attack
Suspected armed bandits have reportedly killed 15 people and injured several others in the Kwallajiya community in Tangaza Local Government […]
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