Community leaders in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State have signed a peace agreement with bandits, raising hopes of an end to years of violence in the area.
The deal was reached on Thursday at Wurma forest, a known...
At least 62 kidnapped victims have regained freedom after the Nigerian military bombed bandits’ hideouts in Danmusa LGA of Katsina State.
The captives, held for over a month, fled when their abductors abandoned camp during Saturday’s air raid near the...
Safana Local Government Area in Katsina State has entered a peace deal with armed bandits, joining Jibia, Batsari, and Danmusa in similar agreements aimed at restoring calm.
The meeting took place at the edge of Gemi Forest in Runka town,...
Troops of the Nigerian Army and Air Force have killed several armed bandits in Makakkari Forest, Zamfara State.
The coordinated attack, part of Operation Fasin Yamma, targeted over 400 fighters led by notorious commanders. According to military officials, the operation also...
Farmers in Dan Isa district of Kaura Namoda LGA, Zamfara State, say they paid N800,000 each across 35 villages—totalling over N56 million—just to be allowed by bandits to farm this rainy season.
The Ward Head, Malam Hassan Yarima, told Daily...
Residents of Ya-Bawa, Maburya, Ragada, Kura’a, and Kumbashi in Mariga LGA, Niger State, fled their homes on Monday following fresh attacks by armed bandits.
In Rijau, the attackers reportedly stormed the town around 2pm and kidnapped several people. Witnesses said...
Governor Dikko Radda says over 90% of bandits operating in Katsina are not outsiders but locals known to their communities.
“They are our people. We know their parents and where they come from,” he said on Tuesday.
The governor stressed that...
At least 70 vigilantes were feared dead after suspected bandits ambushed their team in Wase LGA of Plateau State on Sunday.
Locals said the vigilantes, drawn from Plateau and Taraba, entered the forest to confront armed gangs but were overwhelmed....
At least six people, including five vigilantes and a police officer, were killed in a gunfight between security forces and bandits in Gada Woro, near Gbugbu, Edu LGA of Kwara State.
The clash followed a string of abductions over the...
The Sokoto State Government says it is open to dialogue with bandits ready to surrender and embrace peace. In a statement, Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s adviser on security, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd), said meaningful engagement can help end violence in...
