Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad, has denied allegations of sponsoring banditry and called on his accusers to provide evidence. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Muhammad defended his decision to engage in dialogue with bandits, a practice he claims was supported by several governors, leading to the recovery of abducted persons and ammunition in Zamfara State.
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Across several states in northern Nigeria, communities are besieged by relentless insecurity, marked by terrorist attacks and rampant banditry. These…
Mr President, the people of Shiroro are not just numbers in a casualty report; they are fathers, mothers, children, and elders whose lives have been shattered by the relentless onslaught of banditry. They do not need to hear more statements of condemnation from Abuja; they need to see tangible efforts to reclaim their security and restore their communities.
This week is yet another terrible one marked by the circulation of a video showing the blood-soaked image of the…
Farmers in Sokoto State remain trapped in a desperate struggle, unable to cultivate their lands due to relentless banditry and floods
On our return trip, my journalistic instinct forced me to find out if the area was as dangerous as we believed. It was hazardous enough, but the farmers negotiated to cultivate their farms.
“What we must do is challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives. But it will take decades to get out of it if all we get out of it. We all know the consequences and the problems,” he said.
Dogo Gide died after sustaining injuries from gunshots during an encounter with the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in Madada forest in Maru local government area of the state on March 12, 2024.
“Sheik Gumi and any other individual are not above the law, if he has suggestions that are good enough and that are constructive enough for the security agencies to take, they will take.
The representative for Shiroro, Rafi, and Munya constituency, Isma’il Modibbo, has strongly condemned the recent banditry attack on lives and…