Bandits Kill Two, Abduct Several in Fresh Attack on Sokoto’s Bargaja Village Amid Escalating Turji Terror
Bandits have killed two people and abducted several others during an attack on Bargaja village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. DSP Ahmed Rufai, the State Command Police Public Relations Officer explained that gunmen allegedly loyal to bandit leader Bello Turji were suspected to have carried out the attack. Truth Live News learnt that […]
#EpkomaCrisis: Police Dismiss Fire Rumours, Says ‘No police Station was Burnt by Hoodlums’
The Edo State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that hoodlums set a police station ablaze in Ekpoma, describing the information as false and misleading. This was made known on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who said no police station or facility was touched by fire, […]
Mass Killing Of Christians: US Delegation To Brief Trump After Fact-Finding Mission To Nigeria
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Riley Moore-led United States congressional delegation is to brief President Donald Trump after a fact-finding visit to Nigeria over allegations of widespread killings, especially against the christian faith. The five-man team, which arrived in Nigeria on Sunday, spent days in Benue State and met with internally displaced persons (IDPs), survivors of […]
JUST IN: Bandits Intercept 18-Seater Bus, Abduct All Passengers on Osokoko–Obajana Road, Kogi State
Gunmen on Thursday afternoon ambushed two commercial buses along the Osokoko–Obajana highway in Kogi State, successfully abducting every passenger from one 18-seater bus while the second vehicle escaped. Eyewitnesses said the bandits struck suddenly, blocking the road and forcing one bus to a halt. Nigerian Army personnel arrived minutes later, exchanged fire with the […]
One Killed, Two Teens Abducted as Bandits Strike in Niger State
Armed bandits have killed one resident and abducted two teenagers early Wednesday morning in a brazen attack on Unguwan-Zuru village in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. According to sources cited by Zagazola Makama, the bandits, arriving in large numbers, shot and killed Danjuma Gambo, a 45-year-old resident and also kidnapped two 15-year-old […]
Bandits Gun Down Two Miners in Zamfara
Suspected armed bandits have gunned down at least two miners in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on September 18 around 7:45 a.m. when a group of armed bandits, riding motorcycles, stormed toward Barikin Daji and opened fire on illegal miners from Zugu District of Bukkuyum LGA. According to sources, the attackers fled […]
Bandit Kingpin Ado Aleru Kills Seven Fighters in Zamfara For Alleged Betrayal
Notorious bandit leader Ado Aleru has executed seven of his own fighters in Zamfara State, accusing them of betrayal and unauthorized criminal activities that threatened his iron-fisted control. Sources close to the bandit camp revealed that the killings occurred across remote villages of Takulawa, Turba, Bamamu, and the Yamma forest axis. Aleru, long feared […]
Gangs Ambush, Kill Two Rival Notorious Bandits in Zamfara
Two notorious kingpins, Kachalla Mai Hidima and Kachalla Bingil, were killed in a brutal ambush by rival gangs in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attack happened along the Mai Kogo–Mai Aya Aya axis within the Dansadau district on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Sources confirmed that unidentified assailants launched a surprise assault, […]
Zamfara Residents Storm Bandits’ Hideout, Free Hostages
Residents of Bimasa town in Tureta Local Government Area, Zamfara State, took matters into their own hands, storming a bandits’ den to rescue kidnapped community members. The daring operation, which unfolded in the dense forest hideouts of the attackers, resulted in the neutralization of several bandits and the safe recovery of hostages. Sources told […]
Troops Foil Boko Haram Ambush in Borno, Kill 13 Terrorists
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai decisively repelled an ambush by Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Wednesday, eliminating 13 insurgents along the Gubio–Damasak road in Mobbar Local Government Area, Borno. The attack targeted a military convoy escorting vital humanitarian supplies to Damasak. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, […]