Tag: bandits

Bandits have abducted Bitrus Jayawa and his wife, Martha Bitrus, from a farm in Katambi community in Kachia local government area of Kaduna state. The incident reportedly occurred around 9:12am on Monday while the couple were clearing their farm ahead of cultivation. Markus Iliya, a resident of Katambi...

Bandits have killed five forest guards during a fresh attack on Nuku village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Friday. The bandits invaded the community at about 3 am and began shooting sporadically, causing panic as they unleashed violence on the settlement. A source told DAILY POST that

The Kogi State Police Command has dismissed widespread rumours alleging that bandits invaded Zango, Crusher and Felele communities in Lokoja. The command described the claims as “fake news” aimed at causing panic among residents and destabilising the state. In a statement on Thursday, Naziru Bello Kankarofi, commissioner of police in Kogi, warned individuals circulating the

ERUKU, Nigeria — An attack on a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church in the Eruku community of Kwara State on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, left multiple worshippers dead and an unconfirmed number abducted, in an incident partly captured during a livestreamed service. The church, located in Oke Isegun in Ekiti Local Government Area near the

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have raided Zhidi, a community neighbouring Dei-Dei town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but located in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. According to daily trust, the attackers abducted a businessman, Muhammad Shuaibu, along with his two daughters, a 200-level university student and her younger sister. A member

However, residents quickly mobilised to confront the attackers, killing one of them while the rest managed to flee the scene. Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a prominent businessman, Alhaji Sani Sabo, in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. A source familiar with the incident told SaharaReporters on Monday morning that the assailants stormed the

The Department of State Services (DSS) along with the military has successfully neutralized approximately 45 bandits near Kuchi town in the Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. Naija News reports that this operation, conducted discreetly, represents yet another achievement in the ongoing campaigns against banditry in the region...

Bandits have killed SP Kazeem Raheem, a Divisional Police Officer in Maru town, headquarters of Maru local government area of Zamfara state. Raheem was killed alongside a yet to be identified police sergeant and a vigilante. A resident, who craved for anonymity, told Daily Trust that the criminals had invaded the town to Kidnap a