bandit – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:39:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png bandit – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Bandits Use Pre-Registered SIMs to Evade NIN-SIM Tracking, Heightening Security Concerns https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-use-pre-registered-sims-to-evade-nin-sim-tracking-heightening-security-concerns/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-use-pre-registered-sims-to-evade-nin-sim-tracking-heightening-security-concerns/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:39:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=392873 In a worrying trend, bandits and criminal syndicates in Nigeria have reportedly been exploiting pre-registered SIM cards to circumvent the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM registration requirements, a major security initiative aimed at combating crime and improving traceability. This discovery has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the NIN-SIM integration in tracking criminals, as these pre-registered [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-use-pre-registered-sims-to-evade-nin-sim-tracking-heightening-security-concerns/feed/ 0 Amotekun Corps Arrests Suspected Bandit Agent Supplying Food in Ekiti Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/amotekun-corps-arrests-suspected-bandit-agent-supplying-food-in-ekiti-forest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amotekun-corps-arrests-suspected-bandit-agent-supplying-food-in-ekiti-forest/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390918 A man identified as Musa Abdulai, suspected to be a supplier of food to bandits in Ekiti State, has been arrested by operatives of the Amotekun Corps. According to a press release obtained by Newsmen from the Head of Communications of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps, Officer Adeleye Abiodun, the 35-year-old suspect, an indigene of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amotekun-corps-arrests-suspected-bandit-agent-supplying-food-in-ekiti-forest/feed/ 0 Rival Bandit Groups Clash in Zamfara, Leaving Many Feared Killed https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-bandit-groups-clash-in-zamfara-leaving-many-feared-killed/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-bandit-groups-clash-in-zamfara-leaving-many-feared-killed/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:13:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371841 In a disturbing development, reports have emerged of a violent clash between rival bandit groups in Zamfara State, resulting in a significant number of casualties. The incident underscores the persistent security challenges faced by the region and the urgent need for effective measures to address the escalating violence. The Infosride delves into the details of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-bandit-groups-clash-in-zamfara-leaving-many-feared-killed/feed/ 0 Declare bandits as terrorists – Court tells FG https://www.theinfostride.com/declare-bandits-as-terrorists-court-tells-fg/ https://www.theinfostride.com/declare-bandits-as-terrorists-court-tells-fg/#respond Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:51:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313734 The Federal Government through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, said a court has granted the FG’s request to label bandits groups as terrorist organisations. This was established in a statement by Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/declare-bandits-as-terrorists-court-tells-fg/feed/ 0 Bandits Burns Police Van After Killing at Least 12 Residents in Zamfara Village https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-burns-police-van-after-killing-at-least-12-residents-in-zamfara-village/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-burns-police-van-after-killing-at-least-12-residents-in-zamfara-village/#respond Fri, 15 Oct 2021 22:04:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310503 A bandit invasion on Sakajiki village in Kaura Namoda Emirate in Zamfara State has claimed the lives of at least 12 persons. On Friday, Mohammed Shehu, the Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, verified the event. He claimed that if the police agents stationed in the area had not responded quickly enough, the incident’s casualties [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-burns-police-van-after-killing-at-least-12-residents-in-zamfara-village/feed/ 0 Unknown Gunmen strike again, kidnap 9 people in Suleja https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:30:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303037 Unknown gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday, have again reportedly stormed Anguwar Kwankwashe in Suleja, Niger state. The assailants entered the community around 1:35 am on Tuesday, August 4, 2021; shooting sporadically and causing mayhem. The assailants eventually abducted nine people. Two persons, however, reportedly escaped from the kidnappers while they were being led [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/feed/ 0 Bandits Attack General Hospital In Zamfara, Kidnap Health Worker https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-attack-general-hospital-in-zamfara-kidnap-health-worker/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-attack-general-hospital-in-zamfara-kidnap-health-worker/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 22:41:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302857 Armed bandits have attacked a General Hospital within the Dansadau community in the Maru local government area of Zamfara State. The attack which took place in the early hours of Friday led to the abduction of a health worker and one other individual. Confirming the attack, the chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Zamfara State [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-attack-general-hospital-in-zamfara-kidnap-health-worker/feed/ 0 Police Parade Student Posing As Bandit Leader, Others In Zamfara https://www.theinfostride.com/police-parade-student-posing-as-bandit-leader-others-in-zamfara/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-parade-student-posing-as-bandit-leader-others-in-zamfara/#respond Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:19:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299507 The Zamfara State Police Command has paraded suspects in connection with banditry and other related crimes in the state. One of those arrested is said to be a Senior Secondary School student of the Federal Government College, Anka, who allegedly posed as a bandit leader and demanded the sum of ₦3 million from the principal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-parade-student-posing-as-bandit-leader-others-in-zamfara/feed/ 0 Police Kill One Bandit, Parade Eleven Other Suspected Criminals In Katsina https://www.theinfostride.com/police-kill-one-bandit-parade-eleven-other-suspected-criminals-in-katsina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-kill-one-bandit-parade-eleven-other-suspected-criminals-in-katsina/#respond Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:16:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298652 One bandit has been killed and eleven suspects arrested in connection with banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and rape in Katsina State. Katsina State Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah while parading the suspects before the command headquarters in Katsina on Friday highlighted five different cases in relation to the recent achievements made by the command in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-kill-one-bandit-parade-eleven-other-suspected-criminals-in-katsina/feed/ 0 Bandits Kill Five, Raze Church Building In Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kill-five-raze-church-building-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kill-five-raze-church-building-in-kaduna/#respond Sat, 05 Jun 2021 15:44:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296086 Bandits have attacked communities in Igabi and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State killing five persons and leaving two others injured. A church building belonging to the Assemblies of God church and one house was burnt by the attackers during the operation. This was confirmed by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kill-five-raze-church-building-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Gunmen Attacks Travellers, Abducts 18 in Gusau Road https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-attacks-travellers-abducts-18-in-gusau-road/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-attacks-travellers-abducts-18-in-gusau-road/#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 04:44:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=294601 Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted 18 travellers while on transit along the troubled Dansadau – Gusau Road. Police authorities in Zamfara State confirmed the abduction on Wednesday via its spokesperson, Shehu Mohammed, adding that the State Police Command dispatched a search and rescue team to ensure the rescue of the kidnapped victims He [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-attacks-travellers-abducts-18-in-gusau-road/feed/ 0 Six Killed in Fresh Kaduna Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/six-killed-in-fresh-k/ https://www.theinfostride.com/six-killed-in-fresh-k/#respond Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:54:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286314 Six persons have been killed by bandits during fresh village attacks in Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State. This latest killing took place barely 24 hours after attacks by bandits in Zango Kataf and Chikun LGAs left 10 people dead. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/six-killed-in-fresh-k/feed/ 0 One Killed,7 Injured as Suspected Smugglers Clash With Custom Officers in Ogun https://www.theinfostride.com/one-killed7-injured-as-suspected-smugglers-clash-with-custom-officers-in-ogun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/one-killed7-injured-as-suspected-smugglers-clash-with-custom-officers-in-ogun/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:26:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283687 One person has been confirmed dead while seven others sustained injuries when operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service clashed with suspected smugglers along Sagamu Interchange/Abeokuta expressway in Ogun State. Among those who sustained bullet, injuries are three Customs officers and a soldier. It was gathered that the rice traders who were conveying imported rice to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/one-killed7-injured-as-suspected-smugglers-clash-with-custom-officers-in-ogun/feed/ 0 Army Troops Rescues 4 Abducted, Kills Bandits and Burns Camp https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-rescues-4-abducted-kills-bandits-and-burns-camp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-rescues-4-abducted-kills-bandits-and-burns-camp/#respond Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:42:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283372 Troops of Operation Thunder Strike on Friday rescue kidnapped victims including two women who were abducted while on their way to the farm. The women were rescued at Gwari village of Gwagwada District in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. According to the operational feedback from the troops to the Kaduna State Government, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-rescues-4-abducted-kills-bandits-and-burns-camp/feed/ 0 Nigeria Air Force Troop Kills Bandits in Kaduna During Air Operation https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-air-force-troop-kills-bandits-in-kaduna-during-air-operation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-air-force-troop-kills-bandits-in-kaduna-during-air-operation/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:41:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283241 Troops of the Nigerian Military have killed several bandits during various operations in the camps of the bandits in four local government areas of Kaduna state, the state government said on Thursday. The latest success is coming just one day after the Army deployed 300 female soldiers to the Abuja-Kaduna highway. According to a statement [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-air-force-troop-kills-bandits-in-kaduna-during-air-operation/feed/ 0 Gunmen Kills 5 in Niger State LGA Fresh Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-5-in-niger-state-lga-fresh-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-5-in-niger-state-lga-fresh-attack/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:03:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=282758 At least five persons have been killed by bandits in Kaffin-Koro and adjoining villages in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. Not less than ten persons were also said to have been injured by the gunmen. Villages attacked include, Kubi, Kudami, Abolo, Gwajau and Zonkolo respectively. A resident of Kaffin-Koro, Ishaya Azaido revealed that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-5-in-niger-state-lga-fresh-attack/feed/ 0 Rival Bandits Clash leaves Notorious Bandit Dead,others injured https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-bandits-clash-leaves-notorious-bandit-deadothers-injured/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-bandits-clash-leaves-notorious-bandit-deadothers-injured/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 22:00:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279901 Security agencies in Kaduna State have confirmed the killing of a notorious bandit, Nasiru Kachalla, in a clash between his gang and a rival group of bandits. Kachalla had been on the run for masterminding several criminal acts, including kidnappings, killings, cattle rustling, and banditry in parts of the state. The Kaduna State Commissioner for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-bandits-clash-leaves-notorious-bandit-deadothers-injured/feed/ 0 Mob Kills Five Bandits in Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/mob-kills-five-bandits-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/mob-kills-five-bandits-in-kaduna/#respond Fri, 25 Dec 2020 20:44:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279524 A mob of angry villagers has killed five bandits and one other knocked down in Sanga and Lere Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State, security agencies have reported on Friday. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident noted that it occurred on Thursday. Two of [...]

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