Sen. Kabiru Barkiya representing Kastina Central has on Thursday said that the incessant banditry in the state would fizzle out soon. Daily Times reports that Kastina state Governor, Aminu Bello Masari had last week in Abuja at the Presidential Villa, expressed concern to President Muhamnadu Buhari that nine out of the 34 local government areas […]
The Police Commissioner in Niger, Mr Adamu Usman, has urged the people of the state to support the police with reliable and credible information in the ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the area. Usman made the call on Thursday while addressing mobile police officers and vigilance groups deployed to fight bandits […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again decried the failure of the Buhari administration to contain the incessant killings of vulnerable Nigerians by insurgents and bandits in Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Kogi, Taraba states and other parts of the country. PDP asserted that the APC government is facing the consequences of importing election mercenaries […]
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has expressed grief over the high spate of banditry in the Northwest. El-Rufai told State House correspondents on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that his visit was to find a lasting solution to the problem. He said, however, that Nigerian security agencies have been doing their best to […]
The Jam’iyyatu Ansariddeen (Attijjaniyya) (JAA), an Islamic organisation has urged the federal government to review the nation’s security response system to curtail killings, kidnappings and destruction of properties by bandits in Kaduna and Katsina states. National Secretary of the group, Sayyidi Yahaya, made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Yahaya said that […]
Abuja – The Senate on Tuesday at plenary commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his recent directive to launch a military offensive against bandits in Katsina State. The commendation came against the backdrop of a motion considered on the need to integrate adjoining states of Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kebbi and Sokoto. The motion was sponsored by […]
Residents of some communities in Katsina state troubled by recent armed banditry and kidnapping have urged the federal and state governments to take urgent measures to end the attacks. The concerned residents made the appeal in separate interviews in Katsina on Saturday. The appeal followed recent series of attacks at some villages in Faskari, Sabuwa, […]
The Osun state House of Assembly has passed into law the bill prohibiting kidnapping, banditry and ritual killings in the state. The bill was read for the third time by the committee of the whole having passed through two other stages to correct identified grey areas of bill. Speaker of the state House of Assembly, […]
Chairman of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Alhaji Garba Randagi, has lauded the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its efforts against cattle rustling and banditry in the area. Randagi, who gave the commendation on Tuesday in Kaduna, noted that the council has witnessed improved security with the coming of the air force, […]
In pursuance of their unwavering resolve and commitment to wiping out terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and other sundry crimes across the nation, the gallant troops of the Nigerian Army continue to decimate terrorists and other criminal elements across the various theatres of operations nationwide. This was contained in a press release by […]
The Nasarawa state House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Witness Protection Bill to give witnesses the boldness, confidence and protection to testify in court. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced the passage of the bill at plenary after the Majority Leader, Alhaji Tanko Tunga (APC/Awe North) moved a motion for the passage […]
Birnin Kebbi – Kebbi Government says it will continue to support families of soldiers engaged in various security operations including fight against banditry and insurgency in the state. Gov. Atiku Bagudu made this known while addressing Muslim faithful at the Duku Barrack’s Juma’at Mosque, Birnin Kebbi on Friday. The governor observed the Friday prayer at […]
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency to tackle insecurity, especially kidnapping, terrorism, armed robbery and banditry in the country. Director, Administration of NSCIA, Yusuf Nwoha, made the call on while speaking at a news conference on the state of the nation in […]
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has reiterated the Army’s readiness to wipe out every form of criminality threatening the sovereignty of the country. He assured that the Counter Insurgency operations in the North East and indeed other ongoing operations against the county’s common enemies across the country are still on […]
Abuja – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says if border closure is sustained for the next two years, issue of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping will be totally eradicated. Patronise locally made products, Buhari tells Nigerians, declares Lagos Trade Fair open Emefiele stated this at the first Convocation Lecture […]
A former Member of the House of Representatives and APDA Guberrnortorial candidate in Zamfara state, Hon. Sani Takori has attributed the rising cases of banditry in the state to the frequent absconding of government officials at the state and local government level. Speaking in an interview in Gusau, Zamfara state capital, Takori said that, government […]
The Defence Headquarters has assured that Zamfara State will be freed from banditry following the campaign mounted by “Operation Sharan Daji” that has resulted in the arrest of over 50 notorious armed bandits in the last one month. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim, who disclosed this on Friday at a press […]