Tag: Banditry
Suspected Bandits Raid Security Post in Kwara, Cart Away Gun Truck
ILORIN, Nigeria (FN), Suspected bandits killed at least three soldiers in a pre‑dawn attack on a joint security post in Kemanji community, Kaiama Local...
Defence Chief Oluyede Orders Troops to Intensify Fight Against Bandits
GUSAU, Nigeria (FN), Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has urged troops to intensify operations against bandits in the country’s North‑West, declaring...
Six Killed, Eight Injured in Fresh Plateau Attacks
JOS, Nigeria (FN), At least six people were killed and eight others injured in fresh attacks in Plateau State, authorities said Sunday, underscoring the...
Zamfara Governor’s Chief of Staff Survives Gunmen Ambush
GUSAU, Nigeria (FN), The Chief of Staff to Zamfara State Governor, Moukhtar Lugga, narrowly escaped death Thursday evening when gunmen ambushed his convoy along...
“Government Says 130 Freed, Diocese Says 165 Missing Nigerians Ask: Who...
Nigerian authorities announced Sunday the release of 130 abducted schoolchildren and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Niger State, declaring that “not...
Teacher killed and 25 girls Abducted in Gunbattle at Nigerian School...
Armed men stormed a girls’ secondary school in northwestern Nigeria early Monday, killing a teacher and abducting at least 25 students after a gunbattle...
