Tag: Bandits
Residents Flee As Suspected Herdsmen Launch Fresh Attack On Benue Community
Several persons have been feared killed and many houses set ablaze in Benue State following a fresh wave of violent attacks allegedly carried out by suspected armed herdsmen in the early hours of Saturday. Reports have it that several communities in Tombo Mbaya, located in Buruku Local Government Area, as well as neighboring Mbachoughu and…
JUST IN: Bandits Kill 14 Ondo Farmers in Fresh Attack
Suspected bandits attacked four communities in Akure North LGA of Ondo State, killing at least 14 local farmers, Peoples Gazette has learned. The affected communities—Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor, and Ademekun—are primarily inhabited by farmers. A police source in the area confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that the assailants raided the communities at midnight…
Terrorists, Bandits Now Rape Our Women, Zamfara Indigene Laments
Banditry in rural Zamfara State has escalated, with criminals now targeting married women and girls for rape within their own homes. This disturbing trend coincided with the apprehension of suspected bandits by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the 176 Guards Battalion of the Nigerian Army, who revealed having sponsors during interrogation….