Criminal gangs who operate in central and northwest Nigeria maintain camps in a vast forest straddling Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna and Niger states, and were declared terrorists by Nigeria's government in January.
17 people including 5 police officers were killed in an attack by armed men in the Katsina province, North-west Nigeria, police and local representative confirmed Thursday. Wednesday evening, some 300 bandits riding bikes attacked a police station near the Gatakawa village.
A 52-year-old man has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Bauchi State for allegedly kidnapping and