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Masari: Telcoms shutdown cut off contact between bandits, informants in Katsina

    Masari: Telcoms shutdown cut off contact between bandits, informants in Katsina

Aminu Masari, Katsina governor, says the measures his administration put in place to tackle banditry in the state are already yielding results. Masari spoke on Tuesday when he received Lai

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Insecurity: Arewa youth council begins orientation for 2.7m northern residents

    Insecurity: Arewa youth council begins orientation for 2.7m northern residents

The Arewa Youths Consultative Council (AYCC) says it has begun orientation for over 2,750,000 youths in the north to curb the rising spate of kidnapping, banditry and insurgency in the

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Police arrest 259 suspects over alleged banditry, kidnapping in Niger

    Police arrest 259 suspects over alleged banditry, kidnapping in Niger

The Niger state police command says it arrested 259 suspects for banditry, kidnapping, culpable homicide and rape in August. Monday Kuryas, commissioner of police in the state, told NAN on

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‘N20k to transport AK-47, N5k for ammunition’ — insider’s account on banditry business in Zamfara

    ‘N20k to transport AK-47, N5k for ammunition’ — insider’s account on banditry business in Zamfara

Murtala Rufa’i, a lecturer at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, says according to a 10-year research he conducted on banditry in Zamfara, people make money from transporting arms. In his

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IDP Chronicles: Niger widows survive on handouts after gruesome killing of their husbands

  IDP Chronicles: Niger widows survive on handouts after gruesome killing of their husbands

In northern Nigeria, repeated attacks by bandits have displaced several families, and women are among the worst hit. With little

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Gani Adams: South-west lost over N3bn as ransom to bandits in four years

  Gani Adams: South-west lost over N3bn as ransom to bandits in four years

Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, says victims of kidnapping in the south-west region lost over N3 billion,

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Kaduna: Schools to remain shut till security agencies say it’s safe to reopen

  Kaduna: Schools to remain shut till security agencies say it’s safe to reopen

The Kaduna government says all primary and secondary schools in the state will remain shut until it is safe to

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Educating the youth will reduce banditry, says Masari

  Educating the youth will reduce banditry, says Masari

Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, says education can serve as a panacea to banditry in the country. The governor

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Police kill ‘notorious bandit’, rescue 11 victims in Zamfara

  Police kill ‘notorious bandit’, rescue 11 victims in Zamfara

The Police command in Zamfara says it has killed a notorious bandit and rescued eleven victims in captivity. Muhammad Shehu,

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Bagudu: Buhari has directed north-west governors to end banditry in the zone

  Bagudu: Buhari has directed north-west governors to end banditry in the zone

Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state, says President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated seven north-west governors, including himself, to end banditry in

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