At least six people have been killed in an attack by bandits on Tudun Doki village in Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State as Muslims...
Ad Troops conducting clearance patrols have neutralised three bandits along Gonna Rogo-Eka axis of Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. Kaduna State Government said the...
Police officers from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) engaged bandits in a gun duel, which led to the death of one and the arrest of three...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reported successfully neutralizing approximately 29 bandits and rescuing numerous victims of kidnapping, including the daughter of the village head of...
Forty out of the 150 residents abducted from Kuchi community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, have been freed by their captors. The released...
Bandits in the early hours of Tuesday attacked a military base in Tegina, in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Naija News learnt that...
Communities in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna State under the auspices of Kaya Descendants Community Development Association have petitioned the local government chairman over frequent...
The presiding priest of St. Thomas Parish in Zaman Dabo Community, Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh, has been kidnapped by bandits in the Zango Kataf Local Government...
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of five bandits in Kajuru LGA by troops and the recovery of arms and ammunition Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner,...
The Katsina State Police Command has reportedly killed three bandits during a gunfire exchange in Katsina State. Naija News reports that the spokesman for the Command,...
Multiple attacks by armed bandits on several villages in Dutsinma and Safana LGAs of Katsina State have resulted in the death of 30 people, with many...
Bandits, on Thursday, killed 12 villagers and seven policemen in an attack on a Zamfara State community. Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Shehu Dalijan,...
Bandits have killed at least 42 persons in different attacks on many villages in Zamfara and Katsina states. In Zamfara State, 12 people, including seven policemen...
Four residents of Niger State drowned while fleeing from a bandit attack in the Gurmana community of Shiroro Local Government Area. Residents in the community often...
One of the notorious bandits commanders terrorizing the Northwest region of Nigeria, Kachalla Baleri, has boldly refuted the reports that he was captured and killed by...
The Edo State Government has raised the alarm over alleged activities of bandits and terrorists in parts of the state. DAILY POST reports that the Governor...
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a member of the State House of Assembly and a former local government chairman for involvement in banditry. This...
Bandits have kidnapped at least 56 people, including women and children in Kankuru, Adogon-Mallam, and Tungan-Kawo villages in Munya and Shiroro local government areas of Niger...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed the traditional ruler of Gidan Usmanu Village, Auwal Wali. Naija News learnt that Wali was murdered in his residence...
Governor Umaru Dikko Radda of Katsina State has disclosed the arrest of a village head who allegedly colluded with bandits to invade his community for monetary...
A large number of bandits with heavy weapons on Thursday stormed the home of Zamfara State Hajj Commission Chairman, Musa Mallaha, in Gusau, the state capital, and...
In the North West region of Safana in Kastina state, a joint task force reportedly confronted bandits in a fierce gun battle, resulting in the elimination...
At least 11 individuals were reportedly slain in a recent assault by bandits on Unguwar Lamido Village in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State....
The police have confirmed the killing of 11 persons during bandits’ attack in Unguwar Lamido community of Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. While confirming...
Nine people, including 6 vigilantes have been killed by bandits in Kuchi and adjoining communities in Munya LGA of Niger State. Dozens of farmers as well...
The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, says no fewer than 9,300 bandits and insurgents have been killed in the last one year. Badaru also said at...
In a distressing incident, approximately 20 residents of Dawaki, a community located near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory, have been forcefully abducted by bandits. The...
The Nigerian Army has said its troops have arrested six notorious bandits, who have been on its wanted list in Taraba State. The Acting Assistant Director,...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have killed two of the bandits operating in Kuriga village axis, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. Naija News...
A police team deployed to Kuriga in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has neutralised two bandits in the...
Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has commended the Joint Task Force, JTF, troops for their renewed large-scale onslaught against bandits in the State. The military...
Armed bandits have stormed a military camp in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, resulting in the death of five soldiers while 11 others...
No fewer than 49 persons have been reported killed by bandits during a five-day-long operation in Zamfara State. The deceased, according to residents, were killed in...
A tragic incident unfolded in Zamfara State when bandits carried out a series of violent attacks on farming communities, resulting in the loss of over 30...
Bandits have attacked two farming communities in Zamfara State where they killed at least 30 farmers, including a respected Islamic cleric. And elsewhere in Plateau, two...
The lawmaker representing Kaduna South in the national assembly, Senator Sunday Katung, has advocated for the need to hold open trials for bandits causing havoc and...
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Thursday night, invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State. Naija News learned...
Bandits, on Thursday night, stormed the Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTEC, Osara, Okene in Kogi State, and kidnapped some students. According to the News...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed a commander of agro ranger of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Benue State. The...
A commander of the agro-ranger of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, identified as Mike Ode, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits....
A commander of the agro-ranger of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, identified as Mike Ode, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits....
Heavily armed men suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed a soldier in Katsina State. Reports obtained by Naija News on Wednesday revealed that the deceased is...
Terrorists struck Ungwan Dantata in the Gefe community, Kallah Ward of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, on Monday, leaving two dead and 18 abducted. Naija...
The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday arraigned Jamilu Ibrahim, a resident of Zurmi LGA in Zamfara State, before a Federal High Court in Kano for...
Residents of 10 communities in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State have fled their homes due to the activities of bandits in the area. It was learnt...
At least, six persons have been confirmed killed and eight others critically injured when bandits in their large numbers invaded the Ambe Community in the Southern...
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has revealed that the bandits are luring young individuals into criminal activities for as little as N500. Governor Radda shared...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has declared that there will be no leniency for anyone convicted of volunteering information to bandits in the state. Naija News...
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has lamented that bandits are now recruiting Nigerian youths with as low as ₦500. Making this revelation while speaking on Channels...
At least three officials of the Zamfara State-owned Community Protection Guard (CPG) have been killed in a recent attack by armed bandits. Reports obtained by Naija...
At least twenty-four individuals have reportedly lost their lives and numerous others have sustained injuries in a recent assault by bandits in Katsina State. Reports obtained...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has claimed that hundreds of citizens were killed by religious extremists in Nigeria in 2023. The body,...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the sustained deployment of helicopters to provide aerial support for trains travelling the Abuja-Kaduna route. This measure is part...
A tragic incident took place in Sokoto State, where a minimum of nine members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), lost their lives while engaging...
At least nine Civilian Joint Task Force members fighting bandits in Sokoto State have been reportedly killed in an ambush, while an unspecified number sustained varying...
A servant of the Emir of Zamfara, identified as Alhaji Buhari (Shamaki), has appealed to the monarch to intervene for their release from the custody of...
Former Governor of Sokoto state, Attahiru Bafarawa, on Monday spoke on how bandits made him abandon his 10,000 hectares of land in Kaduna State. Speaking to...
Bandits have shot dead a driver, simply identified as Danladi Jobe, and abducted two others along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. A resident resident of Jere, Yahuza Alhassan,...
Three days after soldiers withdrew from the Allawa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, residents said bandits have invaded the area and stole...
Three days after the military authorities withdrew soldiers in Allawa Community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, bandits have raided the community, stealing foodstuffs....
Bandits have attacked the palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Bunu, killing three people and abducting some residents of the town. The bandits,...
Bandits have killed four persons and abducted six persons when they launched simultaneous attacks on Zurmi and Maru local government arears of Zamfara State. The hoodlums...
Bandits on Tuesday invaded the Unguwan Habuja community under the Kakangi ward in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two villagers and abducting...
The Plateau State Government on Monday said bandits terrorising communities in the Wase Local Government Area of the state have surrendered a significant number of AK47...
At least seven notorious bandits have renounced violence and surrendered their AK-47 rifles to security agencies in Plateau State. The Special Adviser to Plateau State Governor...
A tragic incident unfolded on Sunday morning when bandits attacked a market in Tsafe, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State, resulting in...
Six Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly gunned down by bandits at Roro, Karaga and Rumace communities, Bassa Ward, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Naija...
At least two farmers have been killed and an unspecified number of residents kidnapped during attacks by bandits on Karaga and Rumace communities in Bassa Ward,...
Bandits have attacked Maraban Agyaro village of Kakangi Ward along Birnin Gwari -Kakanhi road, reportedly killing four local vigilantes. The bandits also reportedly burnt seven motorcycles...
Bandit terrorists have reportedly killed 23 villagers in Anguwar Danko village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Alhassan Ibrahim Saulawa, the Chief Press Secretary...
Rampaging bandits Wednesday evening invaded the Angwar Danko village in Kakangi Constituency of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State where they abducted a yet-to-be-ascertained...
The remaining students of the Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, who were kidnapped last year by a group of bandits, have regained their freedom. Naija News...
The Nigerian Army Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD), in North-West, has neutralised 12 bandits, and recovered weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, one magazine and...
The Joint Task Force, Northwest Operation Haderin Daji, OPHD troops on April 12th, 2024, dominated Babban Doka, Gobirawar Challi, and Kabaro axis under Maru Local Government...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai, on Saturday, called on Governor Usman Ododo...
A new video has emerged showing bandits in Zamfara State celebrating the recent Eid-el-Fitr festival, highlighting the complex security challenges in the region. The video, disclosed...
A notorious bandits’ kingpin commonly called Dangote has been killed in a gun battle with Kachalla Dankarami’s camp along the Dumbunrun Forest between Batsari and Jibia...
An officer of the Nigeria Police Force has been reportedly killed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by some armed gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. Reports...
A notorious bandit kingpin called ‘Dangote’ has been killed in a gun battle with a rival gang of Kachalla Dankarami along the Dumbunrun Forest between the...
Bandits reportedly killed dozens of vigilantes group known as ‘Yan Sa Kai’ during a fight in the Dogon-Dawa community in Mariga LGA of Niger State. Naija...
Dozens of vigilantes christened as ‘Yan Sa Kai’ reportedly lost their lives in a fight with bandits in Dogon-Dawa community in Mariga LGA of Niger State. ...
Some retired soldiers have warned the Federal Government to desist from rehabilitating and reintegrating some repentant terrorists who have gone through the government’s deradicalisation programme, Operations...
Bandits who kidnapped 61 villagers at Budah Hausa Village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago have killed five of the abductees....
Suspected terrorists who kidnapped about 61 persons at Buda community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago have killed five of the...
Bandits who kidnapped about 61 Kaduna villagers at Budah village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago have killed five of the...
The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Usman Mazadu, has disclosed that banditry has resulted in the displacement of at least 289,375...
The Zamfara State Government has implemented a new curfew along the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto. Naija News understands that this decision was made in...
No fewer than 18 bandits were killed during a raid by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and vigilante groups in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted two students of Federal University in Wukari, Taraba State. Naija News gathered that gunmen stormed a students’ hostel located...
Around thirty children are believed to have been abducted in a recent attack by suspected bandits in Kasai, a village located in the Batsari Local Government...
Bandits have killed a businessman and abducted his wife and neighbour in Buluku quarters, Gusau, capital of Zamfara state. Buluku is a community located behind the...
A group of armed bandits reportedly intercepted a luxury bus heading to Abakaliki over the weekend, robbed all passengers, and then set the vehicle on fire....
The Police Command in Benue State has neutralised two notorious bandits in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and recovered arms. This was contained...
Bandits recently attacked and killed Sheikh Ahmad Rufa’i, the Chief Imam of the Central Mosque in Keita village in Zamfara State. Just a few weeks ago,...
The Chief Imam of the Central Mosque in Keita village, Sheikh Ahmad Rufa’i, has been tragically killed by bandits. A resident of the community, Ibrahim Musa...
A notorious bandits’ leader in the North West region of the country, Dogo Gide, has been reportedly killed. Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad made this known...