Banditry Archives - Page 26 of 71

Kaduna: Troops Kill 5 bandits, recover arms, ammunition

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 Aminu Imam

Troops of One Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army have neutralised five bandits during a clearance operation in Chikun local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of One Division, Lieutenant-Colonel Musa Yahaya, in an issued statement on Friday, said the troops operating in Chikun LGA conducted a clearance operation. The troops was reportedly carried out the operation along Kanti-Tantatu Road in Kubusu Forest and Kaso Hills general area to incapacitate the bandits and create an enabling environment for economic activities and legitimate businesses…

Bandits attack Taraba village, �kill 15�

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 Aminu Imam

At least 15 people have been reportedly killed as bandits unleashed terror on Garin-Baka village, in Ardo-Kola local government area of Taraba State. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about 60, came into the village around 7.30pm on Friday and fire gunshots into different directions. Houses on were reportedly set ablaze, while cows were rustled and shops, warehouses looted. According to a resident, Yakubu Garba, when the attackers came, many of the villagers were praying inside a mosque. He stated further that the prayer was halted and there was pandemonium…

Niger: Military launches attack on bandits� hideout, �kills scores� in airstrikes

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Aminu Imam

Barely 24 hours after gunmen killed a major and four soldiers in an ambush attacks in Igu village, Munya local government area of Niger State, the Nigerian Air Force has carried out a major offensive against bandits, killing �scores� of them in multiple airstrikes on their hideout. The airstrikes were carried out on the bandits� hideout on Friday afternoon, in Camace, in Kazai Ward, Tsohon Kabula village, all in Munya local government area of the State, when the bandits were said to be regrouping after the killing of the major…

Zamfara: Troops neutralise several bandits, recover rocket launcher, destroy camps�

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

Troops of Joint Taskforce of North-West ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ have neutralised several bandits following a clearance operation around Kagara, Gidan Fadama, Gangara, Tseika, Malamawa and Zango Kamarawa general areas, in Talatan-Mafara and Shinkafi local government areas of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the troops, on Tuesday and Wednesday, embarked on clearance operations on several bandits� camps in these areas, engaged the terrorists in fierce gun battle, killed several bandits and destroyed their camps and hideouts. The troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ also recovered one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one…

Bandits kill Pastor�s son, abduct 3 others in Kaduna

March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 Aminu Imam

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have killed the son of a village pastor and abducted his wife in Kaduna State. According to reports, the bandits attacked Karimbu-Kahugu community in the lere local government area of Kaduna State yesterday morning. �A Baptist resident pastor�s son was killed. They also took away the wife and three others�, a source said. Although the spokesman of the Police Command in Kaduna State could not be reached for comments, the chairman of Kahugu National Development Associations, Peter Mukaddas, said they are mourning the deceased. According…

Insecurity: Bandits block Minna-Abuja road, gun down DPO, other officers

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Aminu Imam

Bandits, operating in Niger State, have carried out a series of attacks this weekend, leading to the deaths of Mukhtar Sabiu, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Paiko, Headquarters of Paikoro local government area (LGA) of Niger State, and four other Police officers. The victims were reportedly shot dead along Kwakuti village, Minna-Suleja road, on Saturday. Combined teams of Police from Gawu-Babangida Division and Paiko Division, the military, and vigilante members were drafted to the scene, and the hoodlums were engaged in a gun duel and repelled, with scores of them…

Bandits behead eight in fresh Benue attack

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have attacked Abagana community, opposite the Abagana Internally-Displaced People (IDP)’s camp in Makurdi, Benue State, and reportedly beheaded eight people. According to the report, the killers beheaded and took away the heads of the victims, including an entire family of six. Eight other persons were wounded, with three of them in critical condition. The attack, which took place on Thursday night when the community had retired for the night, is the second in two years, in an attempt to hit the Abagana IDP camp, where hundreds of internally-displaced…

Nigerian troops engage terrorists in shootout near Abuja � Official�

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

Troops of 177 Guards Battalion, in conjunction with troops of ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’, have raided and neutralised two bandits in their enclaves in Idu, Chikara, along the boundaries of Toto local government area of Nasarawa State, Abaji, FCT, and Koton-Karfe, in Kogi State. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations for the Guards Brigade, Godfrey Abakpa, in an issued statement on Friday said the operations were conducted in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Nasarawa State. Abakpa said the troops subdued the bandits with superior firepower and neutralised…

IPOB hoodlums set Police station ablaze in Anambra

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

Some yet-to-be-identified persons have burnt down the Umuchu Police Station, along the Umuchu-Achina road, in Aguata local government area of Anambra State. According to sources, the hoodlums stormed the place at about 3am yesterday and set the facility on fire. It was gathered that the station was recently renovated by members of the Umuchu Improvement Union, having been destroyed by protesters during the #EndSARS protest in 2020. The community leaders, according to the source, had renovated the station and its adjourning infrastructure and upgraded it to fit the status of…

Kogi: DSS nabs masterminds of explosion at Ohinoyi Palace in Okene

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it has arrested the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack, which occurred on 29th December, 2022, near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State during the visit of the President to commission some projects. According to an issued statement by the DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, signed by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, “The Service arrested AbdulMumin Ibrahim Otaru (a.k.a Abu Mikdad) and one of his associates, Sa�idu Suleiman on 3rd…