Bandits

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...

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...