Scores of Bandits Killed in Gun Duel with Security Agencies in Niger

Bandits kill at least 70 security volunteers in Nigeria ambush

BAUCHI, Nigeria - Bandits killed at least 70 community security volunteers in an ambush in violence-ridden Plateau state in central Nigeria, residents and a volunteer leader said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Scores of bandits killed in gun duel with security agencies in Niger

70 KILLED IN ATTACK BY BANDITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

Wed 09 July 2025: At least 70 people were killed and many others injured as bandits ambushed local vigilantes on Monday in Kanam local government area of Plateau state, north-central Nigeria. According to local media, most of the victims were vigilantes invited from different communities to address incessant attacks by bandits in Kanam. Aliyu Baffa, […]

70 Killed, Plateau Vigilante Group Unites to Fight Bandits — Akelicious

A vigilante leader in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, Abdullahi Hussaini, has vowed they would not surrender in the fight against bandits and kidnappers despite the recent loss of many members.  recalls that on Monday, over 70 vigilantes were killed in an ambush in the Kukawa community in Kanam and Bunyun village in Wase. It was gathered that hundreds of vigilantes had grouped to track down bandits in their hideouts due to the rampa…

Bloodbath in Plateau as Bandits Kill Over 70 Vigilantes

No fewer than 70 vigilantes have been killed in a clash with bandits at Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. Residents of the communities said that the clash happened Monday at about 2pm when hundreds of vigilantes from Wase Local Government Area were ambushed while on their way