Tag Archives: Banditry

Minister of information and orientation, Mohammed Idris has said that controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has been invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country.   Addressing state house correspondents on Monday, March 25, the minister commented on Gumi’s claim of federal government acting …

A newlywed man identified as Sani, was among 21 persons shot dead by bandits in Madaka community, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.   LIB reported that bandits invaded the weekly market in the agrarian community on Thursday, March 21, killing 21 persons, including the village head.   Sani, …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister.   Speaking when he received a delegation of Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden, a highly respected Islamic Movement, at the State House, in Abuja on Tuesday, January 16, President Tinubu said while …

Troubled residents of Tunburku village in Kidandan ward of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday, January 16, staged protest against incessant banditry and security challenges which has been on the rise in the area.    Leader of the protesters, Malam Yusuf Jibrin noted that they are worried …

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has said that illegal mining and banditry are being sponsored by some powerful Nigerians.    Appearing before the House Committee on Solid Minerals to defend the Ministry’s 2024 budget estimate, Alake said powerful Nigerians are behind the insecurity in areas of the country …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has outlined the need for the insecurity bedeviling the country to be tackled.    Speaking on Thursday, June 22, at a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Rev. Fr. Stephen Ojapah, a Catholic Priest, Kukah …

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i has condemned in the strongest terms the killing of two herders by a mob in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident in a statement on …

The dethroned Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State, Abubakar Atiku, has died in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.   Atiku died in a private hospital following a protracted illness.    Recall that the deceased was dethroned along with the Emir of Dansadau, Husaini Umar on April 27, 2021, for allegedly aiding banditry …