News as it breaks
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have rescued Mrs. Abubakar, the wife of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, during a fierce gun battle with armed bandits in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. Military sources disclosed that the rescue operation was carried out under Operation CLEAN SWEEP III following intelligence-driven…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has rejected, calls for the state government to negotiate with bandits responsible for the abduction of teachers and students during a coordinated attack on communities in Oriire Local Government Area. Instead, lawmakers urged security agencies to intensify rescue operations to secure the release…
No fewer than eleven persons have been killed following a reprisal attack by suspected bandits on Jeka da Kolo and Kwalgoro villages in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Katsina State Police Command confirmed that the attack occurred when the armed assailants reportedly regrouped and stormed the…
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,…
