Bandit
Gov Bagudu sympathises with victims of bandits attack, flood victims
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, this Friday embarked on a sympathy visit to Zuggu village in Andarai District of Maiyama local government and Yar Besse village of Shanga local government . The governor was at Zuggu village to commiserate with the community over the recent bandits attack in the village during which […]
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Insecurity: We’ll Flush Out Bandits, Informants, Says Tambuwal
By Sadeeq Muhammad Umar Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Wednesday warned marauders and their collaborators to stay clear of the state or they will face the full wrath of the law once apprehended. Gov. Tambuwal, who cut short an official trip midnight Tuesday to address the reported influx of suspected bandits […]
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Language that Bandits understand
By Mahmud Jega Just like when he used the uncommon phrase “dots in a circle,” President Muhammadu Buhari has popularized another phrase this year, which is speaking to criminals and other enemies of the state “in a language that they understand.” Many Nigerians scoffed at this latter phrase, saying it was an empty boast […]
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Of students theft, banditry and the Negotiating Government
By Usman Abdullahi Koli From Chibok in Borno to Dapchi in Yobe, to Kankara in Katsina, Kagara in Niger and Jangebe in Zamfara, thousands of school pupils have been stolen. This act is carried out by known non-state actors who mostly negotiated and subsequently fetched out millions from governments. In Nigeria, more often than […]
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INSECURITY: President Buhari orders special focus on resurgent banditry in Zamfara State
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State. A statement signed by the Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu revealed. “In a directive to the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the President ordered that there […]
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Buhari, Banditry and the North
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Recently, Nigeria has been trending on both local and international media over ceaseless kidnappings, banditry, robbery and other criminalities in the Country. According to BBC Hausa Service report, 16 people were killed on the Abuja–Kaduna Expressway while 18 people were kidnapped last week in Zamfara State. Who is safe? 12 […]
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