LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 21 persons are feared dead, with 37 others abducted as heavily armed terrorists launched an attack on Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Thousands of residents also fled their homes after the second attack on the community in a week. According to an eyewitness, the…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 12 people have been killed, including a father and his two sons who were burnt alive, after heavily armed bandits launched a deadly midnight attack on Lajinge village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident reportedly lasted for about four hours without any security intervention,…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- Gunmen have turned Garin Idi the hometown of Sokoto State deputy governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir to ATM after collecting N600,000 part payment of a N1.6 million ransom initial demand, they insisted on collecting the balance N1m in two days or continue abduction of the indigenes. A resident who spoke on…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says reports alleging that its officers were fraternising with armed bandits in Katsina state are false and misleading. The claims arose from a viral video that appeared to show police officers greeting armed men on motorcycles. Anietie Iniedu, force public relations officer (FPRO), said in a statement…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Confusion has trailed the abduction of a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, alongside two other persons in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that Fabiyi was abducted alongside a driver and another associate while reportedly travelling to deliver ransom and other items…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-No fewer than 39 elders of Magamin Diddi village in Magami/Faru ward of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, were kidnapped during a reconciliation meeting with Jammo, a notorious bandit kingpin operating in Muntsira Forest in Maradun. While 50 of the elders were initially kidnapped by the bandits, 11 were released…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bandit leader linked to the abduction of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar Batsari and his wife has reportedly demanded a prisoner exchange for their release. The incident occurred along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, where the retired officer and his wife were taken…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWRANGERS)-Six schoolchildren, their driver and two others abducted by suspected bandits on the Akwando-Kachia Road in Kaduna State have regained their freedom after spending 36 days in captivity. LEADERSHIP recalls that the victims were kidnapped on April 26, 2026, when suspected bandits attacked a vehicle conveying schoolchildren from Akwando village to…
