A suspected leader of bandits, Bello Turji who has been on the security wanted list, has freed over 70 victims in his custody in Zamfara State. The development was made known by the Co-Chairman of the state Committee on Finding Lasting Solutions to Banditry, Dr. Abdullahi Shinkafi on Tuesday. Dr. Abdullahi told Channels Television that […]
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Nasir El-Rufai Governor of Kaduna State has stated that security operatives should “carpet bomb the forests” to wipe out bandits.The governor spoke in a chat with Arise TV on Monday. El-Rufai ascribed the prolonged inability of security operatives to curb banditry in the northwest region to a “lack of enough boots on the ground”. He […]
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Some suspected bandits have attacked Kerawa village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State during the wee hours of Friday and kidnapped not less than twelve persons. Amongst those kidnapped are ten women and two men. A resident in the area who is also a youth leader, Mr. Jamil Kerawa, told DAILY POST on […]
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A district head identified as Alhaji Umaru Bawan Allah has been gunned down in an attack on Gada community in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. According to reports five other persons were killed in the attack which happened in the wee hours of the day. Residents said dozens of armed men stormed the […]
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The Zamfara Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says security operatives have rescued 100 abducted persons from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru LGA of the state. Muhammad Shehu, Zamfara police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in Gusau, the state capital, on Tuesday. Shehu said the rescue was done in collaboration with the state […]
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A notorious foreign bandit and his gang terrorizing Nigeria Northwest have been arrested in Zamfara State. The foreign bandit and his four other accomplices were paraded at the Gusau Police Command on Friday. The spokesman of Zamfara Police Command, Shehu Mohammed stated that the suspects were arrested as a result of the teamwork between the […]
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Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Monday, revealed the reason Nigerians are witnessing a rise in the activities of bandits. Gumi also pointed out that most bandits were in a hurry to make more money before security agents close in on them. Speaking exclusively with DAILY POST, the Islamic cleric said the rush was responsible […]
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Some Armed bandits on Monday killed six persons in three communities in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state. It was reported that the heavily armed bandits opened fire on some persons along the road in the early hours of Monday, April 26. According to Vanguard, a source said the bandits killed four persons in Sayau Kasuwa, […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has pointed out that bandits terrorising Nigeria have lost their rights to life under the constitution and must be wiped out. El-Rufai stated this during a town hall meeting on national security organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture held in Kaduna with the theme:” Setting Benchmark for […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has said the state has become a target for bandits because his government refused to give them money. El-Rufai who spoke on a Channels Television Programme on Sunday April 4, said the recent bandits’ attacks on communities in the state were a result of the government’s decision that it […]
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