Bandit
21 Oct
A bandit arrested by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Abdulrahman Adamu, has confessed that he used his share of ransom money from kidnapped victims to buy liquor and engage with women. Adamu is among eight suspects paraded on Monday by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu. Disu, since his resumption,…
20 Oct
The Katsina State Community Watch Corps have killed Sani Waka Burki and scores of his foot soldiers involved in kidnappings and banditry in the Batsari and Safana councils of the state. This development has brought joy to members of the Arewa New Frontiers, who have expressed happiness over the return of normalcy to 22…
12 Oct
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to defeating banditry and restoring lasting peace in the North-West. During his security engagements in Sokoto State on Friday, October 11, 2024, Dr Matawalle witnessed the handover of critical military assets and received operational briefings on recent successes…
4 Oct
President Bola Tinubu’s stern warning and the unleashing of a 5,000-man force seem not to cut ice on the terrorists, who said they were prepared to die.
24 Sep
In a significant victory for security forces, notorious bandit commander Kachalla Tukur Sharme and a number of his men have been killed in a major military operation in Kaduna State.
29 May
The Niger Republic troops of Operation Faraoutar Bushiya have arrested the notorious armed bandit, Kachalla Baleri. He was apprehended on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Rouga Kowa Gwani in Guidan Roumdji commune and department. Baleri, originally from Shinkafi in Katsina State, has been terrorising the residents in the North West of Zamfara, Sokoto, and the…
7 May
Troops of the Nigerien Armed Forces, in their fight against cross-border banditry, have arrested a notorious Nigerian bandit kingpin known as Kachallah Mai Daji, near the border town of Illela, Niger.
1 Apr
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the National Assembly to investigate the alleged recruitment of a suspected notorious bandit, Muhammadu Sani Dalhatu, popularly known as Abacha
25 Mar
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a bandit after its operatives raided the kidnappers' hideout in Jibi forest bordering Dei-dei in Abuja. Police spokesman Josephine Adeh in a statement disclosed that the arrest took place on Saturday, March 23 at about 6:00 am after a successful operation. Adeh said…
20 Mar
Waking up to a gunman shining a light around his house, Nigerian Yusuf Thomas took his chance to escape when his would-be kidnapper told him to lie still and walked away to make a call. He was lucky. More than 80 residents from his village in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna State were snatched after gunmen marched…
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