banditry

No excuses, you must end banditry, retired Gen. Danjuma tells CDS Musa

A retired Army general and one-time Chief of Army Staff, Theophilus Danjuma, has thrown a big challenge at the Chief of Defence Staff,...

Again, bandits strike in Kastina, hijack open van carrying 55 wedding guests

Again, bandits strike in Kastina, hijack open van carrying 55 wedding guests “The victims were initially over 70, mostly friends to the bride,...

Kidnapping, banditry: Ogun Govt. takes delivery of drones soon

As part of strategic plan to enhance security and assist security agencies in monitoring identified black spots in the state, Ogun Government is...

President Muhammadu Buhari with Service Chiefs' at the Villa

Buhari excited by service chiefs’ resolve to forge durable cooperation to rout out bandits

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is delighted that the newly appointed service chiefs have agreed to forge a durable relationship and cooperation in...

Social disconnect between government and youths, poverty cause of insecurity in Nigeria — Fayemi

Poverty, inequality, social disconnect between the leadership and the youth are causes of insecurity in the country,  the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr...

Alleged missing $1bn arms fund: PDP turns the heat on Buhari Presidency

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to alleged missing $1billion for the purchase of arms to fight terrorism in the country,...

Pres. Buhari’s shoot-on-sight order to rout out bandits illegal, barbaric, says Falana

  A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has described as illegal the shoot-on-sight order slammed on those clutching AK 47 in...

Insurgency, banditry: FG promises full force to rout out criminals

  “I want to assure you categorically and unequivocally, government is going to apply full weight to deal with these criminals until such...

Banditry poses threat to food production in Northwest, alerts  El-Rufai

      Kaduna State Gov. Nasir El-Rufai, says banditry in the Northwest area of the country poses a serious threat to food...

Nigeria more stable, kidnapping, banditry scaled down — IGP

  Nigeria is more stable, banditry has been reduced to the nearest minimum and kidnapping has been reduced significantly, Police I-G Muhammed Adamu,...