Bandits

April 20, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to launch an all-out offensive against bandits across the North West, declaring that the time has come to decisively...

March 30, (THEWILL) — A joyous wedding celebration in Kahir village, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, turned into a night of terror on Sunday after heavily armed bandits stormed the venue, killing at least 13 people, abducting...

February 04, (THEWILL) — Barely five months after a peace agreement was reached, bandits have launched a deadly attack on Doma Community in the Tafoki area of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing scores of residents and...

January 25, (THEWILL) — If there is any evidence against the controversial plan by the Katsina State Government to release 70 suspected and convicted bandits in a swap deal for 1,000 abducted but released victims is foolhardy, here it...

January 05, (THEWILL) — Residents of Kano State have expressed relief following the neutralisation of no fewer than 23 bandits by troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), supported by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma. The...

December 21, (THEWILL) — All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have regained their freedom following the release of the final batch of...

December 15, (THEWILL) — Kogi State was on Sunday thrown into fear and chaos as suspected bandits launched coordinated attacks on an ECWA church and several communities, killing at least one person and abducting dozens of worshippers and...

December 01, (THEWILL) — The kidnapped district head of Bayagan in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, the Ojibara of Bayagan, regained his freedom after local vigilante operatives launched a bold midnight offensive on the...

December 01, (THEWILL) — A routine Sunday worship service at a newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, turned tragic after suspected bandits invaded the premises and abducted the pastor,...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Two people have been confirmed dead after suspected bandits launched an attempted attack on Kiri High School in Aiyetoro Kiri, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State in the early hours of Wednesday. According to reports,...