Tag: #EndBanditry
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NSCDC DEPLOYS 55,000 OPERATIVES NATIONWIDE FOR FESTIVE SAFETY
Worried about bandits crashing your Christmas vibes? NSCDC just unleashed 55,000 officers across Nigeria to lock down lives, critical assets, and infrastructure—before, during, and after the yuletide rush! Spokesperson Babawale Afolabi dropped the news Tuesday in Abuja, quoting Commandant-General Ahmed Audi: “This massive rollout boosts our security game, curbing festive crime sprees like kidnapping, banditry,…
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TINUBU VOWS TO SMOKE OUT BANDITS AND RESTORE PEACE NATIONWIDE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fired a strong warning to criminals during a memorial for Kogi’s late Prince Abubakar Audu: his government will hunt bandits and terrorists “wherever they hide” until peace returns to every corner of Nigeria. Declaring a State of Emergency on security, Tinubu—via Minister Mohammed Idris—called it a full-scale war on insecurity, backed…
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KOGI HEROES: ARMY RESCUES 21 HOSTAGES IN BLOODY BANDIT HIGHWAY AMBUSH
Troops from 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, alongside Quick Response Units, NSCDC, vigilantes, and hunters, stormed bandits who hit a convoy of six vehicles on Kabba-Obajana road Thursday around 2pm—freeing 21 passengers including Moses Oladimeji, Adele Jacob, the Ajayi couple, 9-day-old Rachael & Deborah Enenche with mum Paulina, and drivers of a Dangote cement truck (900…
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NIGERIAN ARMY INTENSIFIES SEARCH-AND-RESCUE UNDER OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA IN NIGER, KEBBI, AND ZAMFARA
The Nigerian Army said troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have ramped up search-and-rescue efforts for abducted school children in Niger, Kebbi, and Zamfara states. Within the past 24 hours, forces have neutralised terrorists and destroyed their hideouts across the North Central and Northwest regions. In response to the St. Mary’s School abductions in Niger…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU SENDS VP TO KEBBI AFTER SCHOOLGIRLS KIDNAPPING
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State to commiserate with the government and families of the recently kidnapped schoolgirls, assuring them of their safe return. In a statement from Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu also expressed sadness over the abduction and the death of Brig.-Gen. Musa Uba and other…
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NORTHERN STATES GOVERNORS’ FORUM CONDEMNS KEBBI SCHOOL ATTACK, CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has strongly condemned the recent attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi that resulted in the abduction of 25 female students and the reported killing of a school official. Speaking from Gombe, NSGF Chairman and Governor Inuwa Yahaya described…
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PDP CONDEMNS KEBBI SCHOOL ABDUCTION, CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AGAINST INSECURITY
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi, where bandits also killed Vice Principal Hassan Yakubu Makuku. Ini Ememobong, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, described the horrific incident as a stark reminder of Nigeria’s…
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NIGERIAN ARMY RESCUES 21 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS IN KWARA AND KOGI STATES
Brave Nigerian Army troops have successfully rescued 21 kidnapped victims in a major operation against bandits in Kwara and Kogi States. The victims, some held hostage for over four months, were freed through coordinated efforts between the 12 Brigade Lokoja and the 22 Armoured Brigade Ilorin as part of Operation FANSAN YAMA. Led by Major…
