Armed men attack village head in Dukku in Gombe, demand N20m ransom

 By: Zagazola Makama 

Gunmen have attacked the residence of a village head in Galumji, Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State, inflicting injuries...

Gunmen abduct five in Shongom LGA, Gombe State

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed men in the early hours of Wednesday abducted five persons during an attack on Dangeza Hamlet in Gwandum Ward, Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe...

Rifle, ammunition, drugs recovered in Katsina border patrol

By: Zagazola Makama 

A border patrol team has recovered a rifle, ammunition, illicit drugs and a motorcycle abandoned by a fleeing suspect near Daddara Village in...

AES Agencies Trail Funds Linking Nigerian Bandit Kingpins, Politicians to Border Arms Procurement

By: Zagazola Makama

Intelligence agencies from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are investigating notorious bandit...

Police arrest five suspects for vandalising NNPC pipelines in Taraba

By; Zagazola Makama

The Taraba State Police Command has arrested five suspects for alleged vandalism of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) pipelines in...

Troops kill four suspected robbers along Jos–Bauchi road

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops on routine patrol have neutralised four suspected armed robbers along the Jos–Bauchi highway, recovering arms and ammunition from...

Security forces  arrest 27 more suspects in raid on bandits’ hideouts in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Benue State Police Command says its tactical teams have arrested 27 additional suspects in ongoing raids on...

Gov. Buni donates 22 patrol vehicles, 40 motorcycles to security agencies in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama 

Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has donated 22 patrol vehicles and 40 motorcycles to security agencies operating in...

The Cruciality of Disarmament in Dialogue with Bandits

By Samuel Aruwan

In a remote village situated within Katsina State, desperate community leaders convened a meeting with notorious bandit kingpins to negotiate for a lasting peace. The bandits...

Police launch manhunt for guard over abduction of toddler in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces in Taraba have launched a manhunt for a security guard accused of abducting a two-year-old boy and demanding...

Police inspector killed at checkpoint in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Police Command in Taraba has confirmed the killing of an officer by unknown hoodlums at a checkpoint in Tella, Gassol Local Government...

Gunmen abduct district head in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

A traditional ruler in Kanam Local Government Area of the state has been confirmed abducted.  

Sources said that  the incident occurred in the...

Gunmen abduct district head in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

A traditional ruler in Kanam Local Government Area of the state has been confirmed abducted.  

Sources said that  the incident occurred in the...

Benue police arrest suspected mastermind of killings in Daudu axis

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested a suspected mastermind behind several killings in Daudu axis of Guma Local Government...

Police arrest three notorious ‘one-chance’ kidnappers in Abuja

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says has arrested three notorious “one-chance” suspects terrorising residents of...

Police confirm suspected bomb explosion in Imo community

By: Zagazola Makama

The Police Command in Imo has confirmed a suspected bomb explosion at Obinwanne community in Njaba Local Government Area.

Sources said that the incident occurred on...

Bandits attack Bayan Dutsi village in Zamfara, injure three, abduct several

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected bandits attacked Bayan Dutsi village in Tofa district of Bungudu Local Government Area, leaving three persons injured and many others feared...

NIGERIAN ARMY SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES 4 SOLDIERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND OTHER JAIL TERMS FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION RAKETEERING IN MAIDUGURI

The Special Court Martial (SCM) convened by the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division...

Niger accuses France of arming terrorists with weapons, drones to destabilise Sahel, Lake Chad

By: Zagazola Makama

Niger’s military leader, President Abdourahmane Tchiani, has accused France of supplying weapons and supporting terrorist groups to...

Troops, vigilantes repel bandits in Mariga, several bandits killed, two civilians killed, one injured

By: Zagazola Makama 

Nigerian troops operating with local vigilantes on Monday engaged bandits in a fierce gun battle at...