Tag: Banditry

Bandit leader, Turji on the run, as military raids camp, kills son 

Aminu Imam
Turji on the run

Combined ground and air troops under ‘Operation Fansan Yanma’, have escalated their offensive against the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji in Zamfara State. Recent coordinated military strikes have dismantled key hideouts in Fakai, a stronghold in Shinkafi local government area, where Turji and his associates have long operated. This comes after a series of successful missions that resulted in the destruction of multiple bandit camps in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Among the camps targeted were Zangon Dan Gwandi, Zangon Tsaika, Zangon Kagara, and a school…

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Insecurity: “Northern Govs. lack willpower to fight banditry”, Says Retired General

Aminu Imam
Retired General

A retired military General, Ishola Williams has criticised Northern Nigeria’s political and military leaders for failing to tackle terrorism and banditry effectively.  In a published interview at the weekend, General Williams decried the worsening security situation, highlighting the increasing dominance of bandits and terrorists across large swathes of the region.  He accused governors of inaction, citing their inability to address issues like the Almajiri system and collusion with bandits, as evidenced by the turbaning of notorious leader Bello Turji. He noted that the problem has escalated beyond mere terrorism, and…

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Bandits attack Kaduna Gov.’s aide convoy, injure driver, Police officer

Aminu Imam
Kaduna bandits attack

Special Assistant on Political Affairs to the Kaduna State governor, Hon. Rachael Averik, narrowly survived an ambush by suspected bandits in Southern Kaduna. According to reports, the attack occurred  on Thursday, between Tsauni Majidadi and Gani villages  in Sanga local government area, as Averik was returning to Gwantu.  It was gathered that she had attended a condolence visit and commissioned a hospital built by Muhammad Umar Numbu, in Arak Chiefdom earlier in the day.  The gunmen reportedly opened fire on her convoy, leading to a fierce gun battle between the…

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Zamfara: Soldiers arrest Turji’s female ammunition courier 

Aminu Imam
Turji’s female courier

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF) North-West, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma‘, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau, Zamfara State, yesterday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu was arrested on December 28 alongside her accomplice, a motorcyclist, Ahmed Husaini, in Badarawa area of the Shinkafi LGA of the State. She was found in possession of 764 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 6 magazines…

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Kaduna: Bandits snatch Christmas food items in Kachia

Aminu Imam
Bandits snatch

Bandits have stolen food and drinks from a man riding a motorcycle in the Gidan Abe community, located in the Kachia local government area of Kaduna State. According to a community leader, who confirmed the incident to newsmen yesterday, the event occurred on Saturday, around 5:23om, as the man was on his way to Gidan Abe village after purchasing a bag of rice, drinks, and condiments for Christmas at Katari. A group of bandits on motorcycles reportedly blocked his path and seized the items. According to the community leader, the…

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Zamfara: Bandits invade community, abduct over 50

Aminu Imam
Zamfara Bandits

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits terrorising Nigerias north-west region, have again unleashed terror on residents of Zamfara State. At least fifty persons were abducted when the rampaging bandits attacked Gidan-Goga, in Maradun local government area of the State. According to a resident, the armed non-State actors abducted over 50 women and children during the attack on Kakin Dawa village. The enclave was invaded at about 1:30 am on Sunday with the bandits bearing sophisticated arm, a local told newsmen. It was gathered that the bandits abducted  the victims, which included…

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Insecurity: Gunmen kill 9, abduct others in Sokoto

Aminu Imam
Sokoto banditry

An attack by gunmen on ?an Tudu village in Sabon-Birni local government area of Sokoto State has left nine people dead. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers struck on Monday, shooting sporadically and killing nine people on the spot. One person was injured and taken to the hospital, while several women were abducted. The people of ?an-Tudu village in Lajinge, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, eastern Sokoto, are currently mourning the loss of nine lives to a recent attack by gunmen. A survivor of the attack said that the villagers had…

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30 killed in fresh attacks on Benue communities

Aminu Imam
Benue fresh attack

No fewer than 30 people have been killed in several communities across two local government areas LGAs of Benue State. According to reports, many rural communities of Kastina-Ala and Logo LGAs respectively came under invasion on Sunday, and in the early hours of Monday. Locals said already 10 corpses were recovered in the Kastina-Ala while 20 bodies were picked up in Logo area, bringing the total number of deaths to 30. Commenting on the incident, a community leader in Logo, Chief Joseph Anawah, said, There was attack on Azege settlement…

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Sokoto: ‘Bandit Turji collects N6m ransom from community’ - Security Consultant

Aminu Imam
Sokoto Turji collects

Armed bandit leader, Jiya Turji, has reportedly received a ransom payment of N6 million from residents of Sardauna village in Sabon-Birni local government area of Sokoto State. This was posted by  a security consultant, Zagazola Makama, on his handle, who was giving an update on the activities of Turji. According  to Makama, Intelligence sources disclosed that the payment was made by the villagers to secure the release of five of their community members who had been abducted by the gang led by Turji during an earlier attack. According to locals,…

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Kaduna: NSCDC repels bandits ambush, kills 50

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Kaduna NSCDC repels

A special squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised 59 bandits who ambushed them in Kaduna State. The attack occurred shortly after the squad concluded a patrol of the national grid installation in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. It was learnt that the ambush happened at around 3:40 p.m. in the Farin-Kasa area of Chikun local government area. The squad, comprising nine officers and 71 operatives from the Commandant General Special Intelligence Squad (CG SIS), the Federal Capital Territory Command, and the Kaduna State…

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