Bandits

May 05, (THEWILL) – At least ten (10) persons, including members of a vigilante group in Mansur, Gwana district of Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State, have been killed by bandits who also rustled cattle. The spokesperson of...

April 25, (THEWILL) – The abducted Parish Priest of St. Gerald Quasi Parish, Kurmin Risga in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Fr Ibrahim Amos, has regained freedom from his abductors. Rev. Fr Amos was kidnapped from...

April 22, (THEWILL) – A notorious bandit group has reportedly imposed a N60 million levy on 12 communities in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A traditional leader in one of the communities, Sani Usman, told BBC Hausa...

March 24, (THEWILL) – At least 10 people, including six security personnel of the Zamfara state Community Protection Guards (CPG) and four vigilante groups, popularly known as ‘Yan Sakai’ have been killed by armed bandits in an ambush in...

February 06, (THEWILL) – A former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) has been abducted along with several others by bandits who attacked the Tiga community in the Bakori local government area...

January 16, (THEWILL) – On Tuesday, heavily armed bandits attacked the Kankara General Hospital in Kankara, Katsina state. A press statement by the Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Sadiq Aliyu, said the bandits, wielding AK-47 rifles, stormed...

December 03, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a former member of the House of Representatives, Dr Joseph Haruna Kigbu. THEWILL gathered that the assailants fatally shot the police escort who attempted to resist the abduction. Although the...

October 11, (THEWILL) – Minister of State Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has appealed to community leaders to support the fight against bandits' activities within the Northwest states. He made the appeal while embarking on an assessment tour of...

October 04, (THEWILL) – Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Friday, invaded the Dan-Ali community in Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. Residents told newsmen that the bandits have, in the last week, prevented farmers from accessing their...

October 03, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said his administration has had enough of the activities of terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers causing insecurity in the country, warning them to surrender to government forces or face death. Speaking on...