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‘We’ve spent over N200m to tackle banditry’ — Zamfara community seeks government intervention

    ‘We’ve spent over N200m to tackle banditry’ — Zamfara community seeks government intervention

Residents of Nahuche community in Zamfara have asked the state government to intervene over the continuous attacks on the area by bandits. Members of the community, on Sunday, marched in

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Niger governor: It’s time to declare full-scale war against bandits… massacres must stop

    Niger governor: It’s time to declare full-scale war against bandits… massacres must stop

Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger, says it is time for a “full-fledged war” to be declared against bandits since they have been proscribed as terrorists. Bello said this on Friday,

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Army chief: Terrorists thrive on publicity… media should deny them coverage

    Army chief: Terrorists thrive on publicity… media should deny them coverage

Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, says bandits and insurgents thrive on publicity, and as such, should be denied of it. The army chief said the media plays a key

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Air Force rescues 26 travellers kidnapped in Kaduna

    Air Force rescues 26 travellers kidnapped in Kaduna

Operatives of the special forces team of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have rescued 26 persons kidnapped along the Birnin Gwari-Kaduna road. The victims were rescued on Wednesday when the

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Matawalle: Zamfara forests have become fortress for bandits

  Matawalle: Zamfara forests have become fortress for bandits

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says forests in the state have become “fortresses” for bandits. The governor spoke on Wednesday

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Troops foil attack on Kaduna community, kill five bandits

  Troops foil attack on Kaduna community, kill five bandits

Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs in Kaduna, says five bandits were killed during an attempt to

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Irabor: With bandits now declared terrorists, we’ll give them bloody nose

  Irabor: With bandits now declared terrorists, we’ll give them bloody nose

Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says the official declaration of bandits as terrorists will enable the armed forces to

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TIMELINE: Condemn, appeal, threaten — chronicling Buhari’s responses to major bandit attacks

  TIMELINE: Condemn, appeal, threaten — chronicling Buhari’s responses to major bandit attacks

In recent years, bandit attacks have become rampant, with gunmen often unleashing terror on several states across the country. Given

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30 abducted FGC Kebbi students freed — after 7 months in captivity

  30 abducted FGC Kebbi students freed — after 7 months in captivity

The Kebbi state government says 30 students and a teacher of the Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, abducted by

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‘We’ll smoke out the criminals’ — Buhari talks tough on Zamfara killings

  ‘We’ll smoke out the criminals’ — Buhari talks tough on Zamfara killings

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will “smoke out” the bandits who killed over 200 residents of Zamfara communities. TheCable

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