Tag: bandits
Violence across Nigeria killed 4,654, 3,141 kidnapped in 2025; insecurity may worsen, warns Nextier
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Summary of the…
Bandits demand N250m and 20 motorcycles for release of 166 Kaduna church worshippers
The nightmare for families in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has deepened as bandits…
Nigeria’s “repentant” bandits resume attacks in Kaduna, other communities
Residents of Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas issued a distress call, urging authorities to investigate the resurgence…
Befriending bandits. By Suyi Ayodele
The photograph is graphic. The message is obvious. The semiotics are unmistaken. A bandit in military fatigue sits…
Update: “Bandits” kill 50 at a mosque in Nigeria; 60 injured
UPDATE: The death toll from a recent attack (on Tuesday August 19, 2025) by bandits/gunmen on a mosque…
Gunmen kill 27, burn houses in Nigeria’s Plateau State
Gunmen killed 27 people in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, in the latest bout of violence in the restive…
Most bandits are locals, says Katsina Governor
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has revealed that the majority of bandits wreaking havoc in the state are…
Bloodied Christmas as 160+ killed, 300 wounded in attacks in central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages,…
N655 million paid as ransom money in Nigeria’s new gold rush?
N655 million paid as ransom money in Nigeria’s new gold rush? By Kene Obiezu, contributor to USAfricaonline.com As…
Gunmen, bandits kill more than a dozen villagers in Nigeria
Northwest and central Nigeria are a hub of criminal gangs of cattle thieves and those kidnapping for ransom…
Nigeria’s 2023 elections complicated by bandits and terrorists. By Chioma Oleka-Onyewuchi
Nigeria’s 2023 elections complicated by bandits and terrorists. Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based…
USAfrica: Nigeria’s contest of Bandits and Terrorists. By Chidi Amuta
Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine (Houston) - since 1993 At home, political…