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  Seven persons including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer have been feared killed in a bandit attack on five communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Ten other persons were kidnapped with seven motorcycles stolen and military vehicles burnt down in the attack carried out from Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday morning. The communities include Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa and Kokki all in Shiroro council. Locals told Channels Television that the bandits as early as 2:00am on Thursday stormed the camp of the Joint Security Task Force comp...

Armed Bandits have allegedly killed seven persons including five Military Officers in latest attacks on communities in Shiroro Local Government of Niger state. They were also said to have abducted over ten  persons, stole seven motorcycles and burnt down Military vehicles among others in attacks they unleashed yesterday and early morning of today, 2am that led the villagers confused and scampering for safety . The communities include Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa and Kokki  in Shiroro council. TVC learnt that at 2am today, the Bandits stormed the camp of the Joint Security Task Force compri...

The communities attacked by the bandits are Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa and Kokki in Shiroro council. Daily Trust gathered that the bandits stormed the camp of the Joint Security Task Force comprising of the Army, Police, Civil Defence and Vigilantes at Allawa and opened fire on them. An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was also killed in the attack while many security personnel sustained injuries. Residents said the bandits attacked Manta, Gurmana and Bassa villages on Wednesday, where they killed one Alhaji Sale in Madalla community and kidnapped four people...

Peace committee members led by Kayode Oladele on a fact-finding mission at Asa on the Nigeria-Benin Republic border in Yewa North Local Council br The issue of insecurity ravaging Nigeria has manifested in several forms, the most poignant being the conflict between herders and farmers in some parts of the country. Whereas the clashes between nomadic herders and natives of agrarian communities continue to make headlines, efforts by relevant authorities to provide mutually acceptable mediation mechanisms and find a lasting solution to the recurring hostilities have rarely gained traction in t...

Kunle Abdul-Azeez The issue of insecurity ravaging Nigeria has manifested in several forms, the most poignant being the conflict between herders and farmers in some parts of the country. Whereas the clashes between nomadic herders and natives of agrarian communities continued to make headlines, efforts by relevant authorities to provide mutually acceptable mediation mechanisms and find a lasting solution to the recurring hostilities have rarely gained traction in the media. In the midst of the national malady, Ogun State has also had its ugly share. In recent weeks, some parts of Yewa axis of...