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Kogi Suspends Mining Activities Over Heightened Banditry

As a result of increasing banditry in Kogi state, the government has suspended all mining activities with immediate effect. The decision was taken...

Police Adamawa Three Arrested
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Police Arrest Zamfara Assembly Member, Former LGA Chairman Over Banditry

The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested several high-profile persons, including a member of the State House of Assembly and a former local...

Sheik Gumi
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FG invites Gumi for questioning, over comments on banditry and insecurity

The Nigerian government has invited  Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi for questioning regarding his recent comments on the activities of bandits within the country....

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Tinubu Condemns Kidnapping, Banditry, to Tackle it with Massive Education

President Bola Tinubu has denounced the recent surge in kidnappings and bandit attacks, labelling the development as “disturbing, ungodly, and sinister.”  Addressing the...

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Flavour’s ‘Game Changer’ Featured In Igbo Wedding Scene On Power Book II: Ghost Series

Flavour’s hit song Game Changer was featured in episode 8 of Power Book II: Ghost, marking a significant moment for Nigerian culture on...

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Ghana: Organised Labour Declares Nationwide Strike Over Government Inaction On Illegal Mining

Organised Labour in Ghana has announced a nationwide strike starting on October 10, 2024, to push the government to address the issue of...

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Tinubu Yet To Order Investigation Into Matawalle’s Alleged Sponsorship Of Bandits

It’s been over a week since the incumbent governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, alleged that his predecessor and current Minister of State...

Police Human Rights Lawyer
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Seven Security Personnel Killed in Bandits’ Ambush on Zamfara Highway

On Thursday, three soldiers of the Nigerian Army and four personnel of the Nigeria Police Force were killed while repelling an attack by...

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Armed Bandits Block Gusau-Funtua Highway in Zamfara, Kidnap Several Travellers

Armed bandits, in the early hours of Thursday, launched a deadly attack along the Gusau-Funtua highway, abducting an unspecified number of travellers, authorities...

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Bandit Leader Bello Turji Snatches Armoured Personnel Carrier from Nigerian Army

Notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji and his gang have reportedly seized an Armoured Personnel Carrier and a high level of ammunition from the...

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Bandits Abduct Over 150 People, Steal 1,000 Cows in Gobir

Bandits have abducted over 150 people and stolen more than 1,000 cattle in several villages within the Gobir Emirate of Sokoto State, as...

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Security Forces Arrest 18 Gunmen Linked to Notorious Bandit Bello Turji in Sokoto  

Nigerian security forces have arrested 18 gunmen associated with notorious bandit leader Bello Turji near the Nigeria-Niger border in Sokoto State. The arrests...