(IGP, Olatunji Disu. Photo Credit: Premuim Times) The Nigeria Police Force has mourned 10 officers k!lled during a confrontation with suspected b@ndits in Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State, pledging sustained operations to apprehend fleeing attackers. The Force Public Relations Officer disclosed this on Tuesday following earlier confirmation by the Kebbi State Police…
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday convicted and sentenced the mother and sister of late bandit kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to forty years in prison each. The convicts, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, were found to have passed information through telephone conversations to Battujo in aid of…
“Not every Fulani is a bandit” – Portable condemns ethnic profiling amid insecurity concerns Controversial singer Portable has urged Nigerians to stop labelling all Fulani people as bandits, stressing that criminality should not be linked to an entire ethnic group. The singer said many people wrongly assume that anyone who looks or dresses like a Fulani person…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, says residents of the state should disregard reports of bandit invasion in the state and refrain from spreading unverified information. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Akure by Superintendent Jimoh Adeniken, the agency’s Public Relations Officer (PRO). According to Adeniken, there is…
A 25-year-old fashion designer, Kowiu Oloyede, who was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for spreading a false video claiming bandits had invaded Atan in Ado-Odo/Ota, has admitted that his sole motivation was to gain social media fame inspired by popular Nigerian streamer Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller. The suspect, a resident of Sokoto…
Panic erupted in a community in Oyo State on Tuesday after frightened parents reportedly stormed a primary school and forcefully withdrew their children over rumours of an ongoing bandit attack in a nearby community. SaharaReporters learnt that the incident occurred at Ijeru Baptist Basic School I and III following reports circulating within the area that…
Villagers kill bandit in Zamfara market attack By Zagazola Makama TSAFE (CONVERSEER) – One armed bandit was killed by residents during an attempted robbery in Bilbis village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, while another resident was fatally shot by the fleeing criminals. Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday at about…
A SaharaReporters’ review of the Niger State 2025 budget performance has shown that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago’s administration released no funds to the State Temporary Displaced Persons Agency between January and June 2025, covering the first and second quarters of the year. According to the budget performance report, the agency, which was allocated N6 million…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has affirmed that the armed forces are re‑evaluating their strategies to prevent bandit attacks on communities in Plateau State and other areas under Operation Safe Haven. In a statement, Director of Defence Information Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said the assurance was given during General Musa’s operational…
Residents of Bakori Local Government Area in Katsina State staged a peaceful protest over the weekend in response to ongoing deadly attacks by armed bandits on villages within the area. The demonstrators, made up largely of concerned locals, were demanding urgent intervention from authorities as the frequent attacks have led to multiple deaths, injuries, and…
