Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly killed one person and abducted three passengers travelling in an 18-seater bus along the Okene-Lokoja Road. The incident occurred on Monday at about 3pm in Aku village, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the Toyota bus (Reg. No. Benue DAP 325 LG) was…
Eight members of Anambra vigilante group who molested and stripped a female youth corper have been arrested, dismissed and handed over to police for prosecution. The Anambra State government disclosed this on Wednesday. A viral video has shown the moment armed men believed to be operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi — also known as the…
The Katsina government said no fewer than 100 personnel of the state-owned security outfit, Community Watch Corps, have been killed by armed bandits. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Muazu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said more than 30 police officers have also paid the ultimate price, and several…
A devastating ambush by heavily armed bandits has left over 70 vigilantes dead in a tragic incident near Kukawa, Plateau State, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The vigilantes, part of a local security outfit, were en route to suspected bandit hideouts in the rugged terrain of the region when they were attacked, according to local…
Me Dada It was a tragic end for two notorious Fulani bandit leaders, Kacalla Maijikka and Me Dada, as they were killed by local vigilante members who stormed their hideouts in Garagi village of Mayanchi district in Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, on Thursday. In the attack, Me Dada who had carved a niche…
A suspected bandits enabler has confessed to aiding some bandits with food items and petrol in Kastina state. The 50-year-old man identified as Bashar Abubakar said he helped bandits by supplying them with essential items including fuel and food. The suspect, who hails from Gwarzo town in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, was…
Sa’idu Gambo, a vigilante fighter from Katsina State, has expressed frustration fighting bandits in the state, while raising concerns about the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) effectiveness in combating banditry in northern communities. In an interview with News Central TV, Gambo shared his experience and frustrations while defending his village against repeated bandit attacks. Initially skeptical…
Palpable fear now grips residents, including both private and commercial motorists plying the Minna-Kontagora route in Niger State over movements of hundreds of suspected terrorists on motorcycles in the area. The suspected bandits, on motorcycles and each carrying one or two passengers armed with sophisticated weapons, were seen crossing the Kontagora to Minna highway between…
A deadly confrontation between local vigilantes and suspected Lakurawa bandits in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State has claimed the lives of 11 vigilantes, with several others still unaccounted for. The clash, which erupted on Friday, initially left two people dead, but the death toll later climbed to 11 after nine additional bodies were…
A vigilante operating at Dei-Dei community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mujahid Ibrahim (32), has reportedly shot himself while trailing a suspect in the area. Abuja Metro learnt that the bullets from his rifle injured him around his feet, with at least seven cartridges extracted from his body. He was…
