11 h. ago Banditry: Ganduje decries Kano attack, police tighten Ekiti borders

Ganduje condemns the recent Kano bandit attack, urging proactive security strategies. Meanwhile, Ekiti police tighten borders amid false attack rumors. Read More: https://punchng.com/banditry-ganduje-decries-kano-attack-police-tighten-ekiti-borders/

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19 h. ago Ganduje urges swift government action against bandits attacks in Kano

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned the recent bandit attacks in Shanono read more Ganduje urges swift government action against bandits attacks in Kano

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37 h. ago PICTORIAL: AIG Meets Police Commanders Over Rising Banditry In Kano

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 1, Kano, Ahmed Garba, has convened a high-level security meeting to review the recent spike in bandit attacks in parts of Kano State and streamline joint operations across the zone. The strategic meeting, held on Tuesday at the Zone 1 Headquarters in Kano, brought […]

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3 d. ago Kaduna Government Denies N1bn Payment To Bandits, Threatens Legal Action Against El

The Kaduna State Government has dismissed allegations by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who claimed that the administration of incumbent Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1 billion to bandits. The government described El-Rufai’s comments—made during an interview on Channels Television—as false, politically motivated, and entirely lacking in evidence. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal […]

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4 d. ago Kwara APC elders decry attacks, demand urgent action against banditry

Kwara South APC elders condemn the rising banditry after a church attack, demanding urgent government action to address escalating violence in the region. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-apc-elders-decry-attacks-demand-urgent-action-against-banditry/

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6 d. ago DSS secures conviction in 2012 Kano terrorist attacks, intensifies prosecution of others

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has successfully secured a conviction for Ismaila (aka Mai Tangaran), identified as read more DSS secures conviction in 2012 Kano terrorist attacks, intensifies prosecution of others

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9 d. ago Kano Police Tighten Internal Border Security After Bandit Attacks

The Kano State Police Command has intensified security surveillance across border communities following a strategy review meeting convened by the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, according to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa on Monday. The meeting, held on Monday at the State Police Headquarters in Bompai, Kano, brought […]

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3 w. ago Kano gov orders tightened security in border communities after bandit attacks

Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reacted swiftly to the recent bandit attacks on border communities in the state, which claimed three lives in Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas.

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3 w. ago Tension grips Kano communities as bandits kill three, abduct others

Tension has gripped some local government areas of Kano State following a series of bandit attacks that reportedly left three people dead and many abducted within the past week. The affected areas—Shanono, Bagwai, and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas—have continued to experience repeated incursions of armed bandits despite the deployment of heavily armed security personnel to […]

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3 w. ago Bandit attacks in Kano, other states reignite global concern over Nigeria’s deepening insecurity

Recent arrests of two suspected bandits in Kano State have once again drawn attention to Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and governance read more Bandit attacks in Kano, other states reignite global concern over Nigeria’s deepening insecurity

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