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NAF destroys 10 armed bandits’ camps in 4 N’West states

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2020 0

Chief of Air Staff (CoAS), Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed 10 bandits’ camps in four states in the North-West zone in the ongoing ‘Operation Wutar Daji’. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina when he inspected the operations which had been on for

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Troops raid bandits’ hide-out in Benue, kill 1, recover arms

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2020 0

The Defence Headquarters says troops of ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’ on June 20, conducted a raid on suspected bandits hide-out at Ginde in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said the troops, operating under ‘Operation Accord’ acted following reports of

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Bandits kill 18 in fresh attack on Katsina community – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

The Police Command in Katsina state on Wednesday said that Monday’s attack by bandits has led to the death of 18 people in Kadisau Village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state. Gambo Isah, the command’s Public Relations Officer confirmed this while fielding questions from journalists in Katsina. Isah said that the armed bandits numbering […]

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Kaduna won’t allow bandits disrupt farming season

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2020 0

Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna state on Monday, assured farmers that the government would not allow bandits to disrupt farming activities anywhere in the state. The governor gave the assurance during the roll out of seed distribution for farmers for the 2020 planting season by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, in Kaduna. “We are going […]

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70 bandits killed in Kachia forest

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2020 0

Abuja – The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the newly-launched Operation Accord on Friday killed Friday no fewer than 70 armed bandits and cattle rustlers in Kashia Forest in Kaduna State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Enenche said the success was recorded […]

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Army launch ‘Operation Accord’ to flush out bandits, others

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2020 0

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has launched “Operation Accord” in response to widespread lamentation against incessant criminal activities of bandits and militia groups in the north -west and north -central geopolitical zones. The operation will be replicated for synergy in order to simultaneously conduct same operation within the joint operation areas from June 1-30,

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Bandits kill district head, injure security guard In Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2020 0

The District Head of Yantumaki, Abu Atiku, has been killed by bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Katsina, Gambo Isah, who confirmed this said the 60-year-old traditional ruler was shot by the bandits who attacked his residence on Sunday morning. He explained that the assailants, who […]

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Sokoto: How bandits attacked us- Sabon Birni residents

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2020 0

…Tambuwal updates Buhari on massacre Residents of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have narrated how they were attacked by bandits. Recall that dozens of people in the council area were killed by bandits in separate attacks on Sunday and Wednesday with some residents alleging that the death toll has reached 70. According […]

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Senate commends Buhari over military action against bandits in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

.Wants operations extended to Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended by the Senate for the military offensive against bandits in Katsina state. The commendation came against the backdrop of a motion considered on Tuesday, on the need to integrate and extend the military offensive to adjoining Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kebbi and […]

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Just in: Bandits kill 15, injure 5 in Kaduna community

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Kaduna – The Police Command in Kaduna State on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons by suspected bandits in Gonar Rogo village in Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of the State. The Police, in a statement issued in Kaduna by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, vowed to apprehend the […]

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Pro- Buhari group hails Military for consistent assault on Boko Haram, bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has hailedthe  Nigerian troops for their bravery, gallantry, and determination in taking out bandits and terrorists in the North-East and Zamfara State. According to the group, the troops’ sustained efforts in successfully tracking down and smoking out terrorists from their hideouts are quite heartwarming. The BMO in a statement

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IDPs in Niger raise alarm over strange aircrafts, seek help

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2020 0

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in four camps in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state have raised alarm over the presence of strange aircraft flying over the camps before bandits’ attacks and have called on the state government to intervene, According to the Director of Social Development in Shiroro Local Government, Musan Adullahi, a strange […]

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Airstrike kills scores of armed bandits in Niger

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

Abuja – Defence Headquarters on Tuesday announced that the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki, on April 19, killed  several armed bandits at Maguga in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, announced this in a statement in Abuja. Enenche said the operation, which was conducted in support […]

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Shiroro youths issue 2-week ultimatum to Niger to stop banditry

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

Youths from Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state have expressed displeasure over the nonchalant attitude of the state government towards their continuous calls for help over the incessant attacks by bandits. The youths, who stormed the Correspondents Chapel secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Minna on Monday, spoke through their co- […]

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Troops overrun bandits, release kidnapped victims in Zamfara – DHO

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

…Recover rustled animals The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji deployed in Zamfara State has continued to close in on the bandits in the state. It also stated that troops have also neutralised many of such criminals as well as released kidnapped victims from their holds, in the last one week. The […]

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Zamfara okays full onslaught by military against bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2020 0

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has revealed that his government has resolved with the military to resume full onslaught against unrepentant bandits in the state.  This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailni Bappa and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in […]

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Niger youths want FG, State to flush out bandits in LG

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

Concerned Shiroro Youths in Niger state on Wednesday urged the federal and state governments to beef up security in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Co-convener Concerned Shiroro Youths, Malam Bello Ibrahim, made this known while briefing newsmen in Minna. Bello said that the measure would checkmate the activities of suspected bandits. “The insecurity […]

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Zamfara re-strategizes with military to halt resurgence of banditry

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2020 0

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state says the state government has reviewed its strategies with the military in the fight against armed bandits in the state. The governor stated this in a statewide broadcast on Monday night, urging citizens in the state not to panic over the resurgence of banditry in the midst of the […]

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Bandits kidnap three JAMB candidates, baby in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

Armed bandits terrorising the Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna state have kidnapped three candidates after writing their 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Kaduna. The bandits in the attack which happened on the Kaduna -Birnin Gwari Road on Saturday, also killed one Ibrahim Idris, the driver of a former House of Representatives member, Adamu Shekarau.

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Army intensifies onslaught against bandits, kidnappers

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

Nigerian Army says it has recently stepped up anti-banditry operations in the north-central and western parts of the country to protect lives and properties. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Iliyasu noted that armed bandits, kidnappers and other sundry criminals were finding it […]