Gumi is wrong. War can end banditry
The widely disseminated statement by Kaduna-based Muslim cleric Dr. Ahmed Gumi titled “War has never been a solution anywhere anytime” ...
Tag: Banditry
Why military clampdown will not end banditry – Security expert
Dr. Kabir Adamu, a Security Risk Management and Intelligence Specialist gives explains why the military offensive in Zamfara and other ...
Banditry: Katsina shuts 2 major roads, animal markets
Governor Aminu Bello Masari has banned motorists from plying two major roads linking the state with Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi ...
Niger governor wants joint security operations to tackle banditry
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has called for joint security operations among the states affected by banditry towards ending ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Northern governors neglect nomadic schools despite raging banditry
Nomadic schools have remained moribund in most parts of northern Nigeria as state governors deprive them of funds for infrastructure, ...
INVESTIGATION: The 39 LGAs controlled by bandit kingpins in 6 states
They have carved out their areas of operation across six states of Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger and most recently ...
Protesting youths shut Katsina highway over rising banditry
Angry youth in Danmusa local government area of Katsina State have barricaded Katsina-Funtua highway over rising cases of banditry in ...
Kaduna seeks more troops to fight bandits
Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe has called on the Nigerian Army to deploy more troops to Kaduna ...
Villagers aiding bandits must be fished out – Tambuwal
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal says the fight against banditry can only succeed with the support of all residents. ...
INVESTIGATION: Nigerians paid N604m to kidnappers in 46 abductions
More than half a billion naira has been paid to kidnappers as ransom in at least 46 abductions in the ...