Niger State

8 LGAs under siege as bandits kill, rape in Niger state

8 LGAs under siege as bandits kill, rape in Niger state

Of the 25 Local Government Areas, LGAs, in Niger State, eight are under the siege of bandits. Bandits invade communities…

5 years ago

We’ve lost over 500 lives to banditry, paid N200m ransom – Niger stakeholders cry out

Niger stakeholders have raised the alarm over the rising wave of insecurity threatening the peace of the state, saying the…

5 years ago

Buhari authorizes deployment of air power against bandits

President Muhammadu Buhari has received assurances that with the harmattan dust gradually easing its hold on the skies, fighter aircraft…

5 years ago

Abducted ACP rescued unhurt, 2 suspects arrested

Musa Rabo abducted over the weekend was Sunday 20th October 2019 rescued unhurt. The officer was successfully rescued in the…

5 years ago

Niger State grants amnesty to suspected bandits

No fewer than 27 suspected bandits have been granted amnesty by the Niger State government. According to the governor, Abubakar…

5 years ago

Bandits sack Niger village

The Niger state Emergency Management Agency says Armed bandits numbering about two hundred have overrun Kokoki village in Shiroro Local…

5 years ago

Scores killed as Boko Haram attack village in Niger community

A night raid blamed on Boko Haram has left a dozen villagers dead in southeastern Niger on the frontier with…

5 years ago

Flood kills 3, sack 500 in Niger communities

Three people have been reported dead in Bosso and Chanchaga local government council of Niger State in an early morning…

5 years ago

Why i killed my father – Suspect

A 40-year-old man, Bisso Aminu has been arrested by the Niger state Police Command for killing his 65-year-old father. The…

5 years ago