Tag: bandits
Whole sections of Nigeria, giant of West Africa, under the control of “bandits”
On the road that winds through the rain-green countryside in northern Nigeria, there is a fragile improvement these days: security force checkpoints have restored a trickle of traffic on this…
Armed bandits kill 15 people in a mosque in northwestern Nigeria
The attack in the Bukkuyum local government area took place during Friday prayers at the central Jumu’at mosque in the town of Ruwan Jema, three residents told Reuters. “The armed…
In northwestern Nigeria, the army struggles to counter the “bandits”
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Nigeria announces killing “over 78 bandits” in airstrikes
The strikes took place in Zamfara State (north-west). The Nigerian Air Force has announced that it has killed at least 78 members of criminal groups, dubbed “Bandits” by the authorities…