Tag: banditry
Ex-Zamfara Gov, Yari, Blames Gold Miners For Insecurity
Abdulaziz Yari, a former Zamfara State Governor has accused illegal gold miners over the spate of banditry and other...
Bala Mohammed Vows To End Banditry, Logging In Yankari
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor has vowed to end the activities of bandits and wood loggers who terrorise the...
Banditry: Katsina Restricts Motorcycle, Tricycle Movements in 19 LGAs
The Katsina State government has banned movement of motorcycles and tricycles during night hours in 19 local government areas...
31 Killed, 8 injured, Over 30 Kidnapped within a Week in Nigeria — Report
At least 31 people were reported dead as three sustained various degrees of injuries and 31 others kidnapped in...
Over 1,680 School Children Kidnapped in 9 Years, North-West Records 70%
Save the Children International (SCI), has disclosed that over 1,680 school children have been kidnapped in Nigeria since the 2014 abduction of 276...
Zamfara Lawyer, Other Locals Murdered by Bandits
Ahmad Abubakar, a Zamfara-based lawyer was killed on Wednesday alongside other locals by bandits terrorizing the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported...
Collapsed Niger Bridge Puts Residents of Banditry-ravaged Communities in Tight Corner
Last Tuesday, the Farin-Doki-Erena bridge in the banditry-ravaged Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State collapsed when a borehole-drilling...
Zamfara Community Where Bandits Deny Locals Access to Farms
Many farmers in Dan Sadau village, Maru local area of Zamfara State have been denied access to their farms.
According...