Bandits

November 20, (THEWILL) - Men suspected to be bandits on Thursday killed two officers of the Katsina State Police Command. The deceased officers, ASP Yakubu Joshua, attached to 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Katsina and Sgt Zaharadeen Yuguda, attached to...

November 16, (THEWILL) - Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has established a school for herdsmen in one of the grazing reserves in Kaduna state. The cleric, who has been in the vanguard of granting amnesty to bandits, said the...

November 15, (THEWILL) - Armed bandits  on Monday invaded communities in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits who razed down houses, also kidnapped unspecified number of villagers. THEWILL learnt that the villages already overun by the bandits included...

November 13, (THEWILL) - At least nine persons have been killed by bandits in Tungar Ruwa Village in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The gunmen also rustled livestock, broke into shops and carted away foodstuff among other valuables. Local...

November 10, (THEWILL) - Armed men attacked a team of policemen in Zonai village in Magami district, Zamfara state, killing at least seven officers. The incident occurred on Monday night along Magani-Gusau road where patrol teams have been deployed to...

November 04, (THEWILL) - Suspected  bandits on Thursday attacked Haske Dabara community,  at Agwan Gwari Kwamba in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The Commissioner of Police in the state,  Monday Kuryas, who confirmed  the incident in a chat...

November 04, (THEWILL) - Suspected bandits who abducted staff members of the University of Abuja, have demanded N300 million ransom to release the victims. THEWILL recalls that the bandits invaded the staff quarters of the institution on Tuesday morning and...

November 02, (THEWILL) - Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reiterated his call for bandits to be granted amnesty. Gumi said bandits were ready to lay down their arms, hence the Federal Government should grant them amnesty. He explained that...

November 01, (THEWILL) - A former Nigerian lawmaker, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the 8th Assembly, Shehu Sani has demanded for bandits to be declared as federal civil servants. Sani made the suggestion mocking the federal government’s refusal to declare...

October 30, (THEWILL) - At least 20 security operatives have been reportedly killed in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State by a group led by notorious bandit leader, Turji. THEWILL gathered that the security operatives, who were mostly personnel...