Armed bandits
27 Feb 2021
Actually, to be precise, it is a go-between bandits and Nigerians, not government per say. I am concerned that Nigerians are bearing the brunt of this insecurity.
20 Jan 2021
Armed bandits have killed four people in Igabi and Giwa councils of Kaduna State. They also kidnapped a professor in Wusasa Community, Zaria. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, stated yesterday that security operatives reported the incidents on Monday evening.
18 Nov 2020
Armed bandits have killed the District Head of Gidan Zaki, Haruna Kuye and his son, Destiny in a fresh attack on Southern Kaduna, a development that has generated further tension in the area.
5 Oct 2020
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Thunder Strike on Sunday eliminated two bandits and wounded many others in an encounter on Abuja-Kaduna highway.
7 Sep 2020
Again, armed bandits yesterday attacked Adara community in Kajuru Council of Kaduna State, killing three natives and taking seven hostage. This was amid efforts by the state government to promote peace among the natives and the Fulani in the southern part of Kaduna.
4 Sep 2020
Security operatives comprising of military and the police personnel, on Friday, successfully repelled armed bandit who opened fire on motorists plying the Kaduna-Abuja Road.
10 Jul 2020
There is a possibility that bands of fleeing terrorists from the North East are migrating to the North West and North Central zones with sophisticated weapons and turning to armed bandits...
17 Apr 2020
Armed bandits have invaded Karaukarau village in Giwa Council of Kaduna State and kidnapped three nursing mothers.
26 Jan 2020
No fewer than 50 heavily armed bandits, Friday night, invaded Juji community in Chikun Local Council of Kaduna State.The gunmen allegedly abducted the wife, children and security..
5 Dec 2019
Armed bandits have killed nine people in a raid on a village in central Nigeria's Niger state which has been struggling with attacks by criminal gangs, officials and locals said Thursday.
12 Oct 2019
No fewer than 39 armed bandits were said neutralises by soldiers in two different operations in Zamfara this week, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
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