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Troops Kill Notorious Bandit Commander in Katsina Offensive Nigerian Army troops during forest security operation in Kwara

Hussaini Ibrahim May 2, 2026

KATSINA, Nigeria – Nigerian troops have killed four suspected terrorists, including notorious bandit commander Bishir Holami, in...

Kwara Sets Up Security Panel as Bandit Attacks Intensify 38 Kidnapped Kwara Worshippers Reunited With Families After Joint Security Rescue

Chukwu Obinna April 11, 2026

ILORIN, Nigeria – Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq establishes a high-level security committee to tackle rising banditry...

Police Arrest Terror Commanders Over Plateau Deadly Ambush Attack Katsina Police Recover AK-47 Rifles After Foiled Ambush

Chukwu Obinna March 29, 2026

PLATEAU, Nigeria – Plateau Police arrest two suspected terrorist commanders linked to a deadly ambush that killed...

Afenifere Warns Rising Banditry Threatens Security Across South-West Afenifere warns increasing bandit attacks threaten security across South-West Nigeria.

Korede Abdullah March 8, 2026

OYO, Nigeria – The Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere raises alarm over rising banditry across Nigeria’s South-West, urging...

Katsina Police Foil Ambush, Recover Arms in Hotspot Katsina Police Recover AK-47 Rifles After Foiled Ambush

Oluwafunbi Bello November 30, 2025

KATSINA, Nigeria – Police in Katsina State record a major breakthrough against banditry after operatives recover two...

Oluwafunbi Bello November 30, 2025

KOGI, Nigeria – Ejiba community in Yagba West, Kogi State, enters a state of fear after armed...

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