banditry
19 Apr
Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
10 Apr
State police,within the purview of Nigeria’s United States-modelled federal and presidential system of government, means a policing model administered at a devolved or sub-national level.
4 Apr
Kaduna State Government has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kajuru Local Council, pointing out that 551 communities across 12 local councils are affected by banditry, while 289,375 IDPs are recorded.
27 Mar
The House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations has applauded the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and other security agencies on the proactive efforts to keep the peace in the polity.
26 Mar
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu over the seeming spike in banditry and related criminal activities in Zamfara. The meeting was described as “closed-door” in a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, who, however, disclosed that Lawal briefed President Tinubu on the security situation in Zamfara,…
22 Mar
I have received a mail in which the writer has expressed curiousity about events of past centuries and those of the present time. He contends that there have always been disasters.
13 Mar
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has pledged his readiness to negotiate with the bandits for the release of kidnap victims in the country, only if the Federal Government gives him the go-ahead.
13 Mar
While efforts are ongoing to rescue about 300 residents abducted from Kariga and Goni Gora communities in Chikun Local Council of Kaduna State, bandits have between Monday night and yesterday morning allegedly kidnapped another 30 persons at Buda Village in Kajuru council area of the state.
5 Mar
Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Audu Dabigi Ali, has been applauded for his commitment to reducing crime and taming terrorism in the state.
21 Feb
The Zamfara State government has issued a statement dispelling rumors of a statewide ban on bread production. The clarification comes after the Bakers' Association in the state announced a halt in production due to a government ban on motorcycles delivering bread to bandit enclaves. Sulaiman Bala Idris, spokesperson to Governor Dauda Lawal, emphasised that the…
21 Feb
Piqued by the security challenges bedeviling the country, President Bola Tinubu recently pledged to establish forest guards to secure the nation’s rainforests.
8 Feb
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