Tag: Bandits
Breaking: Seven of 317 kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls regain freedom
Seven out of the 317 schoolgirls kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara have regained their freedom, a source from the tow [...]
Bandits brought into Nigeria by politicians who wanted Jonathan out at all cost – Mailafia
Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says bandits were brought into Nigeria in 2015 by powerful people who w [...]
Not all bandits are criminals, some are good citizens – Zamfara gov, Matawalle
The governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle says not all bandits are criminals.
Matawalle said some of the “bandits” took the law into their o [...]
Just in: Niger State shuts all boarding schools following attack by bandits
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the bandit ravaged areas of the sta [...]
Nigerian behind Kankara school children abduction surrenders — Report
A Nigerian criminal gang leader behind the kidnapping of hundreds of school children in northwest Katsina state in December has surrendered to autho [...]
Lai Mohammed reveals difference between IPOB and bandits
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has explained why bandits cannot be proscribed in Nigeria, despite the havoc they have continue [...]
Bandits kill 18 abduct some married women in Kaduna
A day after gunmen killed Danleeman Isah, the chief Imam of Kwaran Rafi in Igabi local government area of the state, for always speaking out against i [...]
Insecurity: Zamfara gov, Bello Matawalle denies sponsoring bandits
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says he finds it insulting for the ruling All Progressives Congress to accuse him of sponsoring bandits in hi [...]
North, worst place to live in Nigeria, bandits operate freely – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said that the n [...]
Bandits kidnap Imam, 17 worshippers at Zamfara mosque
Bandits on motorcycles on Sunday attacked a Jumuat mosque and abducted the imam and 17 other worshippers in a community in Zamfara State on Friday Nov [...]