Bandits

September 05, (THEWILL) - The Dodo of Wawa in Borgu local government area of Niger State, Dr Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu, has been abducted by suspected bandits. He was abducted from his palace in Wawa town on Saturday night and taken...

September 02, (THEWILL) - Bandits have released five of the 73 abducted students of Government Secondary School, Kaya, Zamfara State. THEWILL reports that the students were kidnapped on Wednesday morning, when armed bandits invaded the School. A former Councilor of Kaya ward, Yahaya...

August 30, (THEWILL) - A fighter jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated armed bandits at a school building in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The jet also conducted air offensives around Zangon Dammaka and Jajaye areas...

August 27, (THEWILL) - About 11 villagers have been killed by bandits, who launched a fresh attack on Dan-Kumeji community in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. A resident of the community, Abdulmumini Sani, who confirmed the incident to newsmen...

August 26, (THEWILL) - The Provost of the Federal College of Education Technical, Gusau, Dr. Umar Bello, has confirmed the receipt of an alleged letter of threat by bandits, saying that the management of the college has put some...

August 20, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Katsina Police Command, have arrested a 40-year old man, suspected to be a bandits’ informant in Faskari Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Spokesperson for the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed...

July 30, (THEWILL) - Operatives  of the Katsina State Police Command have intercepted  a 27-year-old woman, Aisha Nura, with N2.4m being proceeds of arms supplies to bandits. Nura, said to be the wife of a bandit, was arrested on July...

July 26, (THEWILL) - Bandits have reportedly kidnapped two soldiers in Borno State. A top military source, who  confirmed the incident,  said they were kidnapped on  the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, Goni Masari, in Borno. The soldiers were reportedly kidnapped while travelling to...

July 26, (THEWILL) - Over 60 travellers have been abducted by bandits along the Sokoto-Gusau highway. An official of the Sokoto Mass Transit told newsmen that one of their buses was attacked by the bandits. The official who spoke under condition...

July 24, (THEWILL) - The bandits who abducted 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have detained a courier sent to deliver the N30 million demanded  for the release of...