LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-About 16 members of same family were burnt to death by bandits who invaded Bakali village in Fatika District, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, it was learnt invaded the community on Tuesday around 4:00pm and set fire on many bags of grains, vehicles and motorcycles in the village….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to show Nigerians the casualties of bandits it recently claimed to have killed in Kaduna State. Mr Sani made the request on Thursday while reacting to the claim of the Police that over 250 bandits were killed during an…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits suspected to be herdsmen have sacked 10 communities in Chikun and Brinin Gwari local Government Areas of Kaduna State. About 35 persons have been allegedly killed by the bandits while about 58 persons have also been abducted. The bandits, who have established communication links with the relatives of the abducted, were…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been abducted by bandits at the Dan-Bedi Checkpoint located along Mallamawa Danbedi axis in Jibia, Katsina, a border town with the Republic of Niger. Some residents in the area told Channels Television that the Customs officers were abducted on Wednesday morning along with an…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chief Superintendent of Immigration has been arrested for allegedly supplying bandits with ammunition in Sokoto. The officer whose name was not disclosed was said to be indicted in a confessional statement of some bandits arrested recently. The suspect was said to be in charge of one of the local governments hitherto…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected armed bandits have killed two soldiers at Dogon Dawa village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two civilians including a youth leader were also killed by the assailants during a siege that lasted several hours on Thursday. The One Division of the Nigerian Army has yet to confirm…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have released a Korean medical doctor, who had been in captivity for seven months. The doctor had been working at the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State when he was abducted. Also released were 250 people, who are from different parts of the state as well as neighbouring states. Briefing…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)Muslim cleric Abubakar Abdullahi who risked his own life to save some Christians in Jos has been honoured with US International Religious Freedom Award. The 83-year-old Imam hid over 200 Christians from suspected bandits in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, during June 2018 clashes. He hid the Christian his…