Gunmen have killed a Divisional Police Officer, Umar Dakin, in an attack at Nasko village in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. Witnesses in the community told reporters that six other persons were also killed along with the DPO in the attack by bandits. Reports say the bandits in their hundreds, who rode on motorcycles, first…
Armed bandits operating in Zamfara State have imposed levies on people in nine communities, which they must pay to avoid being attacked. Reports say the terrorists operating from Gando forest in Bukkuyum Local Government Area made the demands in letters written in Hausa language, which they sent to the communities. Each of the communities were demanded to…
Thirteen people have been killed in an attack by suspected bandits in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The police spokesperson in the state, Wasiu Abiodun said thirteen persons were killed and not thirty-seven as reported in some quarters. Abiodun said the bandits attacked villagers who were harvesting crops on their farm in Nakundna village in…
The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have killed two suspected bandits in Riheyi village within Fatika district of Giwa Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, made this known in a statement. He said the incident happened while the operatives were on confidence-building patrol within the same district…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two of its members for alleged involvement in banditry. The suspended lawmakers are Yusuf Anka and Ibrahim Bakura, who represent Anka State Consultancy and Bakura State Constituency. Both lawmakers are to stay suspended for three months pending the outcome of an investigation of the allegation against them.
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has banned the operation of all commercial phone charging points in the state. Governor Masari said the decision is part of efforts to check the activities of bandits who have been terrorizing the state, and kidnapping people for money. Speaking during an interview on TV monitored in Lagos, Governor Masari said…