Bandits

There is palpable fear in Lagos right now. Everyone is talking about the menace of the Okada riders, particularly those of the northern stock. Everywhere you turn in Lagos, you…

The National Broadcasting Commission has ordered television and radio stations in Nigeria not to divulge “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports. The regulator specifically…

Some residents have been abducted in Anguwan Gimbiya area of Kaduna state. A resident of the community who spoke with TheCable said the bandits, who came in large numbers, invaded…

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has suspended the Emir of Zurmi, Atiku Abubakar Muhammad, over his alleged involvement with bandits. The governor has also appointed a senior councillor in the…

The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have killed a marauding bandit with AK-49. It disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Muhammed Jalige, on Thursday night.…

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has described a recent comment by renowned Islamic cleric Sheik Ahmad Gumi, as “irresponsible, reckless, dangerous and incendiary”. The Nation reports Gumi was…

Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have rescued over 20 victims of kidnapping, including 11 women, a truck driver, and an undisclosed number of children abducted by bandits at different locations…

Some prominent leaders of the north-central region have pulled out of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to form a new group known as the North-Central Peoples Forum. The leaders said…

Unknown gunmen on Thursday night killed a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly and kidnapped his two wives and a year-old daughter. Journalists gathered this morning that the…

Armed bandits have attacked Kandawa Village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits, according to a source, killed three persons in the village including the religious leader.…