banditry
13 Feb
Zamfara State has been selected as the North-West headquarters for Operation Safe Corridor, a federal initiative aimed at disarming, de-radicalising, and reintegrating repentant bandits. Speaking at the official handover of the facility designated for the programme, Governor Dauda Lawal reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to eliminating banditry in the region. He stressed that while security forces…
12 Feb
Nigeria experienced a staggering 20,472 fatalities and injuries resulting from 5,291 separate incidents of violence between 2020 and 2024. Presenting its annual violent conflict report for 2025, Nextier—a non-governmental organisation—said its Violent Conflicts Database revealed that Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of terrorism and 1,306 bandit attacks in 2024. Nextier Managing Partner, Dr Ndubuisi Nwokolo, stated…
11 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated his administration’s firm stance against negotiating with bandits operating in the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bal Idris, clarified that Lawal had been misquoted in an exclusive interview with the BBC Hausa Service over the weekend. He accused certain media platforms of…
11 Feb
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, has refuted recent allegations of financial mismanagement and misappropriation.
9 Feb
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against banditry and terrorism
29 Jan
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for intercepting an arms shipment bound for Zamfara State. The DSS on Tuesday displayed the seized weapons and ammunition to the Governor at the Government House in Gusau. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the weapons comprised…
29 Jan
Pervasive incidents of kidnapping, including the recent one involving the now-rescued Mrs. Folashade Odumosu continue to heighten fears and uncertainties across Nigeria’s urban centres as well as in the hinterlands.
26 Jan
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Sunday, called for continued and intensified efforts in the fight against terrorism and banditry across Nigeria. The group urged governments, security agencies, and community leaders to prioritise long-term strategies aimed at restoring peace and stability. In a statement, the National Coordinator of CNG, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, emphasized…
24 Jan
Sir: Bandits have focused attention on gold and lithium mining in Zamfara and Niger states. In the banditry-affected north-west and central areas, solid minerals cartel, loose criminal networks engaged in illegal gold, lithium mining and which have ties to foreign actors and facilitate trafficking.
23 Jan
Rather than be reactive, security agents should endeavour to be proactive in tackling the menace of banditry and kidnapping in the country. This is the position of the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during a sympathy visit on Thursday to Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago. Ganduje, in…
12 Jan
The Zamfara State Government has lauded the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its decisive airstrikes targeting bandits in Zurmi and Maradun Local Government Areas, even as it mourns the loss of civilians caught in the crossfire. Governor Dauda Lawal, through his spokesperson Sulaiman Bala Idris, issued a statement on Sunday expressing deep condolences to the families…
11 Jan
At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state, police said late on Friday. A convoy of government militia returning from paying condolences to the family of a dead colleague came under fire from bandits in Baure, a village in the Safana district, Katsina police spokesman…
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