No fewer than nine members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have been killed as they confronted armed bandits in Sokoto State. DAILY POST gathered that many of the Civilian Joint Task Force members sustained various degrees of injuries during the incident. It was also learnt that three CJTF members were abducted by the […]
Bandits kill three, abduct eight in fresh Kaduna attacks
Travellers kill bandit, seize AK-47 rifles in Zamfara
A bandit was killed by a courageous family of a bride-to-be and a group of passengers when they thwarted a kidnapping attempt in Zamfara State. Reports have it that the incident unfolded when the family of the bride-to-be and other travellers were ambushed by bandit terrorists along the Talata Mafara-Gusau highway. The bride’s family planned […]
Bandits kill 3, kidnap 7 in Kaduna communities
Bandits on Tuesday killed three persons in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two people were killed when the assailants attacked a community near Anguwar Tanko Dogon Sarki settlement under the Kakangi constituency of Birnin Gwari LGA around 9:00 am, according to residents. The bandits also attacked Rafin Gora village, located two […]
Bandits kill PDP Secretary in Tsafe, Zamfara
Gunmen believed to be armed bandits have killed one Musa Ille, the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits shot Musa dead in front of his residence in Tsafe town on Monday evening. The late Musa Ille was a grassroot politician who contributed immensely to […]
Military neutralizes scores of bandits, recovers arms in Zamfara
The Joint Task Force, Northwest Operation Haderin Daji, OPHD troops on April 12th, 2024, dominated Babban Doka, Gobirawar Challi, and Kabaro axis under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, engaging the terrorists in a heavy gun duel. This was disclosed by the Information officer of OPHD, Lieutenant Suleiman Omale in a statement issued to […]
Bandits attack: We’re not noise makers – Okai fires back at Gov Ododo
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai, on Saturday, called on Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State to stop playing politics with security. Okai described Ododo as a ‘rookie governor’ due to his failure to visit the Omala community where bandits killed at […]
Death toll rises in Kogi attack
Kaduna: Bandits kill 5, release 51 others after 3 weeks of captivity
Suspected terrorists who kidnapped about 61 persons at Buda community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State three weeks ago have killed five of the victims. Fifty-one other victims were released on Tuesday by their abductors after a ransom payment. DAILY POST gathered that five victims were not released as the bandits demanded additional […]
Bandits reportedly kidnap 30 children in Katsina
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped at least 30 children at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Channels Television reports that Batsari is one of several security frontline local government areas in the State where activities of bandits, and other criminal elements have been on the increase almost daily. At the time […]