FG bans mining activities at site where bandits killed 12 miners in Niger state
The federal government has placed a ban on mining activities in the Unguwar Magro Village, Niger State where 12 miners ...
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Security: Helicopters providing aerial support for Abuja-Kaduna train passengers – Police
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the sustained deployment of helicopters to provide aerial support for trains travelling the ...
Nigeria’s weapon import falls to N4.9 billion in Q1 2022 despite rising insecurity
Nigeria over the years has been embattled by various insurgent forces, including Boko Haram, bandits, killer herdsmen and kidnappers...
FG says Boko Haram joined forces with bandits in Kaduna attacks
Preliminary report showed that there was a collaboration between the bandits and Boko Haram terrorists, who were dislodged from the ...
Insecurity: Katsina bans vigilante groups over extra-judicial killings and looting
The Katsina State Government has announced a ban on the activities of security volunteer groups (Yan Sa Kai) across the ...
Banditry: 1,192 persons were killed by banditry in 2021, 3,348 people kidnapped- Kaduna State
The Kaduna state government revealed that for the year 2021, 1,192 persons were killed by banditry and violent attacks in ...
FG releases official gazette proscribing bandits as terrorists
The federal government of Nigeria has officially released its official gazette proscribing bandit groups in Nigeria as terrorists. This was ...
Insecurity: 109 anti-aircraft ammunition recovered from bandits in Katsina in 2021
Coming two months after Nairametrics reported that the Federal Government denied it paid N20 million to retrieve an anti-aircraft missile ...
Insecurity: President Buhari condemns increased bandits killings in Kaduna
President Muhammadu Buhari publicly condemned the killings by bandits in Kaduna state over the week, vowing to crush the activities ...
Insecurity: Court grants FG’s request to declare bandits as terrorists
The Federal Government through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, ...
