Bandits

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...

July 23, (THEWILL) - Bandits have again attacked the Dansadau community within Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing three persons and abducting seven others. A source in the community told newsmen that the armed bandits attacked the community...

July 13, (THEWILL) - One of the abducted students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, has been released by bandits due to his ill health. Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev....

July 09, (THEWILL) - Bandits have attacked the Komponi Bobi community in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, killing two mobile policemen and two middle-aged women married to the same husband. THEWILL gathered the bandits, riding in 17...