Bandits

Gunmen Attack Kogi Church During Sunday Service, Whisk Away Pastor, Wife, Worshippers

Gunmen have struck again, this time targeting the Cherubim and Seraphim Church at Ejiba in the Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi...

Just In: Bandits Strike Again in Niger: 24 Kidnapped, Blind Man’s Hand Cut Off

A renewed wave of banditry in Niger State’s Erena Local Government Area has resulted in the abduction of 24 people, including a pregnant...

Just In: Kwara Under Siege: Bandits Kidnap Pregnant Woman, Others in Fresh Attack

Kwara State has come under attack again as unidentified gunmen have invaded Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area, kidnapping a pregnant...

Insecurity: Five Northern States Order Total Shutdown of Schools, Hostels, Varsity

A pervasive fear of student abductions by terrorist groups has prompted several state governments in Northern Nigeria to pre-emptively close primary and secondary...

Breaking: Scores of students, staff of Niger catholic school abducted

Just five days after the Kebbi schoolgirls kidnapping, terrorists launched another assault, this time at St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in the...

Terrorists Attack Kwara Church, Kill 3 Worshippers, Abduct Pastor, Others

A deadly attack occurred on Tuesday, November 18, when gunmen killed three people and abducted at least 10 worshippers inside the Christ Apostolic...

Night of Terror: Bandits Invade Sokoto Community, Abduct 9

The Tarah community in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State suffered an attack by armed bandits on the night of Tuesday, November...

Chadian political crisis: FG beefs up security at borders

Nigerian Troops Intensify Onslaught Against Terrorists, Arrest 94 Suspects

The Nigerian military has intensified its operations across the country, neutralizing scores of terrorists, rescuing 67 kidnapped victims, and arresting 94 criminal suspects...

Bandits Strike Again: Kebbi Deputy Speaker Kidnapped

Gunmen, believed to be bandits, reportedly abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammed Samaila Bagudo, on Friday. The...

Deadly Bandits’ Raid in Kwara: Traditional Ruler, 12 Vigilantes Slain

A deadly bandit attack in Kwara State has signaled the group’s growing encroachment into the South. The violence in Oke-Ode town, Ifelodun Local...

Horrific Attack in Edo: 8 NSCDC Officers Killed, Chinese Expatriate Abducted

Gunmen ambushed a team of security personnel on Friday, killing eight officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The attack...

Ribadu Dismisses Ransom Payment to Bandits, Slams El-Rufai’s Claims

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has dismissed allegations by former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai that the federal government is paying...

Breaking: Bandits abduct ex-NYSC DG, retired Brig.-Gen Tsiga, others in Katsina

Bandits have reportedly kidnapped the former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga in Tsiga village in...

Military intensifies search for terrorists amid jihadists’ infiltration

The Defence Headquarters announced on Friday that it has intensified its intelligence-gathering operations to thoroughly investigate terrorists and prevent them from finding safe...

Bandits break into houses, kidnap 20 residents in FCT’s Dawaki

In a new wave of kidnappings in the Federal Capital Territory, no fewer than 20 residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa, have...

Ramadan: Bandits disrupt early morning prayers in mosque, kill man, abduct wife, others in Zamfara

Bandits on Tuesday morning invaded a mosque in Buluku in Zamfara State, killed a man identified as Ashiru Nagoma, and abducted his wife...