Bandits

December 27, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped over 20 women, following attacks in 15 villages in the Gusau environ. According to a BBC Hausa report, some locals in Geba and Gidan Kaura villages, and others in communities...

December 23, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a Mosque at Tella town in Gassol local government area of Taraba State. THEWILL gathered that the attack which was carried out on Wednesday evening while worship was ongoing...

December 22, (THEWILL) - Suspected bandits have attacked a convoy of over 10 motorists and abducted scores of travellers along Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Highway A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity told newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday that scores of...

December 11, (THEWILL) - Suspected bandits have killed a pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) parish, Narayi, in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Rev. Dauda Bature. Rev. Bature was kidnapped along with his wife on the...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has declared that he will no longer take part in negotiations with bandits following their declaration as terrorists by the Nigerian government. Gumi, in a recent interview with Premium Times, said he...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has again reiterated his call for residents of the state to defend themselves against bandits. Masari spoke when he performed the groundbreaking of the N5.8 billion Kofar Kaura and Kofar...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Bandits have released the Head boy of Bethel Baptist High School students, who had vowed never to leave the kidnappers’ until all the abducted students regain their freedom. However, the Head boy became seriously ill and...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Bandits who abducted a police orderly during an attack on former governorship aspirant in Zamfara, Sagir Hamidu, along Kaduna – Abuja expressway last Sunday, have demanded N200m as ransom for his release. The bandits, who issued...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has outlawed the activities of some groups linked to banditry and declared their activities as acts of terrorism. The ruling followed an ex-parte motion filed by Mohammed Abubakar, the Director...

November 22, (THEWILL) - Bandits on Sunday night attacked Barawa community, in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. A residence source told newsmen that the bandits stormed the community which is barely 10 kilometres from Katsina metropolis around 9pm, shooting sporadically...