The death toll from the operation to clear armed gangs from Nigeria’s central-northern state of Niger has risen to 200 in just three days, Niger State…
Browsing: Banditry
Armed bandits on Tuesday raided a village in Baringo North and rustled 242 goats. Reports show that gunmen attacked residents during the burial arrangements for Vincent…
The Ondo State Governor and Chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, took a swipe at his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai for criticising the legal approach adopted by the southern governors in handling the open grazing crisis.
The government in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria has imposed a series of bans on some economic activities in a bid to curtail armed criminal gangs carrying…
Nigerian Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Wednesday said the Fulani herdsmen involved in banditry hold weapons to protect themselves and are ready to negotiate. This…
Anti-banditry troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 35 armed bandits and recovered unspecified number lovestock.