Tag: Bandits
Farmers in Northern Nigeria forced to pay tax to bandits
Farmers in some parts of Northern Nigeria must pay taxes to bandits before they are allowed to farm on their farmlands or harvest their crops. [...]
Women, children killed as gunmen raid Kaduna villages again
Thirty-three people, including women and children, have been killed in fresh attacks on five communities in Zangon Kataf local government area o [...]
Female soldier raped by bandits appeals dismissal
The Nigerian Army has dismissed a soldier for getting pregnant after she was raped by suspected bandits while travelling to Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The r [...]
Bandits kill lawyer, abduct his wife, son in Kaduna
Haro Gandu, a lawyer with the Kaduna state ministry of justice, has been killed while his wife and son were abducted. The incident occurred on Sunday [...]
Women strip naked to protest incessant killings in Southern Kaduna
Hundreds of women from Southern Kaduna state, yesterday, July 23, took to the streets naked to protest the incessant killings recorded in the area. So [...]
15 soldiers feared killed in Katsina ambush
Bandits have reportedly killed three officers and 12 soldiers in an ambush in Faskari, Katsina State on Saturday, ThePunch is reporting.
Bodies of [...]
Rifle for cow: Zamfara offers repentant bandits compensation
The governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle has offered armed bandits in the state two cows in exchange of each AK47 rifle surrendered, TheCable is [...]
I will never grant amnesty to bandits again – Masari vow
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has vowed never to grant amnesty to bandits again, saying his government was betrayed on two occasions by bandits [...]
22 killed as bandits attack village in Sokoto
Twenty-two people were on Wednesday killed by bandits that attacked Dangara village in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Confirmi [...]
50 bodies recovered as gunmen attack villages in Kaduna
At least 50 bodies have reportedly been recovered from attacks in villages across Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, TheCable is reporting.
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