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Kaduna: 27 feared killed, as bandits unleash mayhem in community

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

Gunmen have killed several residents in an attack on Runji community, Zango-Kataf LGA of Kaduna State. The gunmen were said to have invaded the community around 10pm on Saturday and opened fire on the villagers, most of whom were asleep. Some of the victims were said to have been burnt alive as the bandits set houses ablaze. President of the Atyap Community Development Association, (ACDA), Samuel Ache, who confirmed the incident, said 27 people were killed while several others sustained injuries. It was gathered that the local vigilantes in the…

Troops arrest bandits� arms supplier in Kaduna

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Aminu Imam

Troops of ‘Operation Forest Sanity’ have arrested a suspect who specializes in the supply of arms and ammunition to bandits in Kaduna State. The suspect, Aminu Abdullahi was arrested while he was conveying a large quantity of ammunition to bandits around the Polewire area, in Birnin-Gwari local government area of the Kaduna State. According to an issued statement by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the troops followed up on credible intelligence around gunrunning activities in the area, and in the course of diligent checks,…

NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing bandits in Kaduna

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Aminu Imam

Fleeing bandits were reportedly neutralised by airstrikes in Birnin-Gwari local government area in Kaduna State, according to the State Government. According to an issued statement by the State�s commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, �On Wednesday, at 9:44 a.m., �The ministry received a distress call of armed bandits invading Sabon-Layi village in Birnin-Gwari LGA. It was confirmed that the bandits were shooting, rustling cattle, looting properties and committing other heinous crimes, a situation which had residents scampering for safety�. The statement explained that the Air Component of…

Insecurity: FG Okays N495m for installation of railway scanners

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved an N495 million contract yesterday for the purchase and installation of scanners in various railway stations around the nation in an effort to reduce the danger of assaults on the nation�s railway services. At all railway stations, including Kubwa, Idu, Jere, Rigasa, Kaduna, and Kano, the luggage scanners will be deployed. The contract�s price was N495 million, according to the Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, who made the announcement to newsmen following the Council meeting, presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. He…

Troops neutralise 2 bandits in Kaduna

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity on Tuesday said its operatives ambushed and neutralised two bandits in Kaduna state. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya confirmed the incident in a statement in Kaduna. Yahaya said that following a tip off from human intelligence source, troops of operation Forest Sanity, under the 1 Division Nigerian Army, ambushed and successfully neutralised two bandit leaders capturing arms, ammunition and other equipment. According to him, earlier, intelligence source revealed that a bandit leader named Isiya Danwasa intended…

Adamawa: Kidnapper shot dead while receiving N2m ransom �

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Aminu Imam

A kidnapper was shot dead by the Police on Sunday when he and his gang arrived to receive N2 million ransom demanded from relatives of their victims at a spot in a village in Toungo local government area of Adamawa State. Other members of the gang reportedly ran away with gunshot injuries in the operation carried out by the police in collaboration with hunters, Adamawa Police spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated in Yola yesterday. Nguroje added that the two victims of the kidnappers, Suleiman Abdullahi (23), and Ruwa Buba (11),…

Kaduna: Bandits abduct 10 secondary school students

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have abducted no fewer than 10 secondary school students in Kachia local government area of Kaduna State. This was disclosed by the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, the government received preliminary reports from security agencies on the kidnapping of the 10 students. The students, who belong to Government Secondary School, Awon (a Day Secondary School) were kidnapped on Monday. The Commissioner said the exact location of the incident was yet to be ascertained, adding that detailed reports…

Kaduna: Govt. imposes curfew on community, as two killed in gang clash

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Sabon-Garin Nasarawa-Tirkaniya, a suburb within Kaduna metropolis, located in Chikun local government area.� The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, made this known in an issued statement today, in Kaduna. Aruwan revealed that the curfew was imposed in the area following a breakdown of law and order, which led to the killing of two people in a clash by two gang groups. The Commissioner also said security agencies had been directed to enforce the curfew in the area…

Zamfara: Bandits storm federal university, abduct female students

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Aminu Imam

Two female students of the Federal University, Gusau, in Zamfara State have been abducted by armed bandits. The students, it was gathered, were abducted from their hostel in the early hours of yesterday. The kidnappers stormed the hostel in Sabon-Gida, a community opposite the main campus of the university, and succeeded in locking up security guards. The spokesperson of the State�s Police Command, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the incident to newsmen. He said the bandits invaded the rented female hostel located at Sabon-Gida village, in Bungudu local government area of the…

�We can arrest anyone without warrant� � Police

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that its men have the right to apprehend without the issuance of arrest warrant, except in some special cases. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumiyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure in a video posted on the official Twitter page of the Force yesterday. In the video, Adejobi asserted that there�s a difference between Invitation and arrest. �We have two things; a call invitation and arrest. It is not all time we arrest, almost times we send people out to go and invite, police on invitation…