Bandits Archives - Page 7 of 16

Sep

11

2023

In a Plateau community, unidentified attackers kill 10 people and hurt one.

MetroBandits, Crime, Insecurity, Metro, Plateau State, Security

In the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State's Kulben Community, unidentified gunmen have killed 10 people and injured one. The event happened on Sunday night, a member of the community named Mr. Jerry Datim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, the state's capital. ''At around 8:40 last night, some gunmen assaulted the Kulben village, killing 10 people and injuring one. ''Criminals entered the village and began sporadically firing. People began to flee for their lives, but some were killed by the gunfire; their bodies were later discovered. We notified the security staff, but by…

Aug

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lawmaker condemns kidnapping spree as gunmen kidnap 2 in Bauchi

NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Gunmen, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Two people have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in the Gumau neighborhood of the Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Before stealing the victims away in the early hours of Saturday, the gunmen allegedly fired warning shots into the air to frighten the locals. In response to the occurrence, Hon. Dabo Ismail Haruna, who represents the Toro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, denounced the most recent kidnapping. After a break, he claimed the bandits had returned to terrorize villages by kidnapping people repeatedly for ransom. However, he promised his constituents that legislative action would be taken to…

Jul

17

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

IPOB Accuses Nigerian Govt., Security Agencies of Sponsoring Sit-At-Home In Southeast.

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBandits, Biafra, Emma Powerful, Freedom, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Opinion, Police, UGM

IPOB PRESS RELEASE,15/07/2023. ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMISSIONER AND FULANI SECURITY IN EBONYI ARE GENOCIDISTS HELPING THE NIGERIA MURDEROUS AGENDA IN BIAFRA LAND - IPOB. The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, led by Ezigbote Nwa Chineke, Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu KANU, has been drawn to the hate-filled statement from Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderemi Adeoye, of the Nigeria Police command in Awka , who has killed innocent IPOB members and Igbo citizens to stop the incessant sit-at-home orders by the Agent provocateur, Simon Ekpa. IPOB, as a responsible movement, has issued numerous press releases disassociating ourselves from…

Jun

11

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Police announce arrest of wanted Bandits’ informant in Abuja

NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Police, Security

…arrest Kuje Prison Escapee, and 11 others for Armed Robbery, possession of illegal firearms …Recover 3 AK47 rifles, 32 live ammunition, 6 locally made firearms Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorizing the FCT and its environs. The suspect, Mohammed Hamza a.k.a Auta, 25yrs old, was arrested by the anti-Kidnapping unit of the Command at the Mongoro Forest. Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh said: “The suspect, who has been on the wanted list of the Command, is being held for his…

May

23

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Plateau: Youths opt for self-defense over incessant killings

Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionBandits, Crime, Herdsmen, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Plateau State, Security

The Plateau State Youth Council (PYC), on Monday, called on the citizens to urgently defend themselves against continuous attacks and killings in various villages in the state. In a peaceful protest held at the Federal Secretariat junction, Jos, by the youths, they noted that the recent attacks in some villages in Mangu Local Government Area of the state led to the loss of over 100 people, and property worth millions of naira destroyed. Sunday Adas, the chairman of PYC who led the protest, expressed concerns over killings in the state, saying, “We believe that our people and communities now know…