Bandits

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...

September 16, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, abducted a pastor along with thirty worshippers following an attack on churches in the Bakinpah-Maro community, in the Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, on Sunday. Former chairman of Kajuru...

September 09, (THEWILL) – Two nurses and an unspecified number of patients have been abducted by suspected bandits who invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday. Musa Alhassan, one of...

June 10, (THEWILL) - A Coalition of Community-based Organisations in Zamfara state has urged the Zamfara state government to increase cooperation with the Federal Government in tackling security challenges in the State. The Coalition leader and Chairman of the Zamfara...