Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has alleged that foreign intelligence agencies are involved in supplying weapons to armed bandits operating in Nigeria, claiming that the United States and other foreign interests could be backing the criminal groups.
Suspected bandits have killed five police officers after opening fire on a convoy conveying police personnel from Sokoto State to Zamfara State for a special duty assignment.
Nigeria’s security forces are confronting renewed attacks by terrorists and armed bandits in parts of the North, with troops recording a major battlefield success against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State while communities in Sokoto State came under attack from armed bandits.
More than 80 people have reportedly been abducted in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Niger and Zamfara states, highlighting the continuing threat posed by armed criminal gangs to farming communities across northern Nigeria.
According to the report, while the total ransom demanded by kidnappers declined from ₦48 billion in the previous period to ₦22.9 billion under review, actual ransom payments increased sharply from ₦2.56 billion to ₦7.78 billion.
Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza regains freedom after spending one week in the custody of bandits, bringing relief to the Kebbi State judiciary and residents.
Family confirms judge's safe return, thanks the judiciary, security agencies, and the people of...
July 8 (THEWILL) — The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), on Wednesday, directed troops engaged in counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations to shoot terrorists and bandits on sight without waiting for further authorisation, declaring that the Federal Government...
June 22 (THEWILL) — Security agencies recorded significant operational successes in Ondo and Kaduna states over the weekend, thwarting kidnapping attempts, rescuing victims, neutralising suspected bandits, recovering rustled livestock and restoring public order in troubled communities.
In Ondo State, the...
June 13, (THEWILL) — Fresh fears over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis heightened on Saturday after the Katsina State Police Command disclosed that armed bandits launched another attack on the Katsina-Kankara highway, abducting 11 passengers travelling in a commercial...
June 10, (THEWILL) — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping and violent crime, killing two suspected bandits, arresting two others, and rescuing five abducted residents during a coordinated...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
