Banditry

Rekpene Bassey If corruption were merely the occasional theft of public funds by dishonest officials, Nigeria’s challenge, though serious, would be comparatively straightforward. The law would identify offenders, the courts …

The Arbiter Hassan Gimba This piece was first published in May 2022. It remains as pertinent today as it was then, given the worsening insecurity currently facing the country. In …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto Residents of Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Friday staged a massive protest following fresh bandit attacks that reportedly left several people dead, displaced …

Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, DIG Suleiman Mohammad Abdul, has called for stronger collaboration between security agencies and communities, warning …

The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC–RFT Global), Nigeria Chapter, has expressed deep concern over the escalating wave of banditry and insecurity across the country, calling on …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has on Thursday declared that sustained security operations in Sokoto State are beginning to yield tangible results, signaling gradual success in the …

Kogi State Government has announced the interception of 21 underage children allegedly trafficked into the state in what authorities suspect to be a covert recruitment operation for banditry training. According …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify efforts to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other criminal activities across the country, emphasizing that Nigerians expect results, …

Musa Na-Allah, Sokoto The wave of banditry sweeping through Sokoto State has escalated to alarming levels, with armed groups now controlling 16 out of the state’s 23 local government areas. …

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Kaduna State Government of sponsoring the recent attack on defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party …