News as it breaks
The Nigeria Police Force in Sokoto State has confirmed that one person was killed and five others abducted during a bandit attack on Mallamawar Yari village in Gawakuke ward of Rabah Local Government Area. The attack occurred when armed men stormed the community, sending residents fleeing for safety. …
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed at least 45 suspected bandits during a fierce gun battle in Katsina State, but the operation also claimed the lives of an Army captain and two other soldiers. The incident occurred in Danmusa Local Government Area following an operation based on credible…
Fresh violence has erupted in Riyom Local Government Area as armed bandits carried out coordinated attacks on Jol community and Dorowa Babuje in the Rob District, killing at least 10 residents, local leaders have confirmed. The National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYMA), Barrister Solomon Dalyop, disclosed the…
At least 20 people have been killed and several properties destroyed following a deadly attack by armed bandits in Doma Community, Tafoki area of Faskari Local Government Area, Katsina State. The fresh assault, which occurred barely five months after a peace agreement in the area, left many residents homeless as…
Suspected bandits have launched another deadly attack in Niger State, killing an elderly woman, abducting five residents and razing a church and police station ablaze in Agwara Local Government Area. The assailants reportedly stormed Agwara community, setting ablaze the United Missionary Church of Africa (UMCA) before overpowering security operatives and…
Suspected bandits invaded a suburb of Igbaja in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting no fewer than seven residents and leaving the area gripped by fear. The attack disrupted the calm and peace of the agrarian community as armed men reportedly the area in large numbers, firing…
Zamfara Police Confirm Killing of Five Officers, Neutralization of Bandits in Ambush Attack The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the death of five police officers following an ambush by armed bandits along the Gusau–Funtua Federal Highway. In a statement released on Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar,…
Tragedy struck in Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau State, as over 70 vigilantes were reportedly killed during a violent confrontation with armed bandits on Tuesday afternoon. According to residents, the incident occurred around 2:00 p.m., when a large contingent of vigilante members from neighbouring Wase…
Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Amnesty International, the Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and the House of Representatives condemned the…
Several people, including a soldier, were reportedly killed by suspected bandits in separate attacks in Kwande and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State. The attacks, according to locals, happened between Saturday and Sunday in the Udedeku community of Maav-Ya, Mkoonmom District of Mbaikyor Council Ward, Turan Jato-Aka and Ochumekwu…
