Search Result for: Banditry
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Foreigners Behind Killing Of 12 Miners In Niger, Funding Of Bandits – Alake
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has disclosed that foreigners were behind the killing of 12 people at a mining site...
Northern Group To Join #EndBadGovernance Protest
The Northern Comrades Movement of Nigeria (NCMN) has said it will be joining the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest starting on August 1st. The group,...
Insecurity: Nigerian Senate Rejects Proposal To Ensure Defence Funds Are Spent Correctly
During a plenary session on July 3, 2024, members of the National Assembly rejected a motion urging the Senate Committee on Army and...
ECOWAS To Terminate $500M Projects In Mali, Niger, And Burkina Faso Over Decision To Leave ECOWAS
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has warned that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
Insecurity: Bandits Kill University Deputy VC; Boko Haram Abducts High Court Judge, Wife
Bandits have killed Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The incident occurred while...