Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has stated that poverty and economic marginalisation are fundamental factors contributing to insecurity in northern Nigeria. Sani cautioned that if...
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Governor Dauda Lawal to publicly reveal the identities of banditry victims who have received...
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has confirmed that 60 bandits were killed when they invaded Mansur Village in Alkaleri Local Government Area. Naija News...
A 50-year-old individual named Birish has been taken into custody by the Katsina Community Watch Corps on charges of serving as an informant and logistics provider...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has said the war against banditry is being won by security agencies. Naija News reports that Governor Lawal said...
The federal government has urged media professionals to avoid providing excessive attention to terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements that threaten the nation’s peace and security....
At least 11 individuals were reportedly killed in a series of coordinated assaults by armed bandits targeting three communities in Sokoto State. The sad development was...
Armed assailants executed a lethal attack on Illela-Baraya Village within the Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State late on Friday, resulting in the deaths of...
Armed bandits have reportedly killed five traders and injured seven others in a fresh attack at Yanriwa Market in the Kwande local government area of Benue...
A notorious bandit leader, Harisu Babba Yauni, was killed along with ten of his men during a violent clash with a rival group. Naija News reports...
Armed criminal gangs have imposed a hefty ₦60 million levy on around 12 villages in Zamfara State, alleging that the residents collaborated with the Nigerian military...
Security personnel in Katsina State successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt, eliminating five suspected bandits and seizing seven motorcycles during a coordinated operation involving the police, the...
At least six people have been killed and around 59 others abducted in separate attacks across various communities in Katsina State. The most recent attack occurred...
The Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has extended his condolences to the families of those who fell victim to a recent bandit attack in Yola...
The Katsina State command of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a notorious armed bandit and alleged kidnap leader, Abubakar Umar, commonly referred to as Abu...
Approximately 90 armed bandits reportedly stormed Tozai, a village in the Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, on motorcycles on Monday, March 31, 2025. It...
In an astonishing development, bandits terrorizing communities in Nigeria have been recorded on videotape, holding Eid prayers for the just-concluded 2025 Ramadan fast. According to counter-insurgency...
Three infamous bandit leaders terrorizing communities in Zamfara State have reportedly experienced a decline in their mental health, resulting in disorder among their armed followers. Security...
Armed assailants suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed six members of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), commonly referred to as Askarawa, along with...
The Benue State command of the Nigeria Police Force has reported the elimination of 12 bandits who were causing unrest in the Buruku Local Government Area...