Tag: Banditry

Kaduna: Panic, as bandits kidnap 2 journalists, family members and 78yr-old ex-NLC President

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Kaduna bandits

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have abducted two Nigerian journalists and their family members in Kaduna State. The armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna and raided houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and that of Blueprint newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, their wives and children . Alabelewe is also the current chairman of the correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council. One of the victims’ family members, Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, said…

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Katsina: Terrorists release fresh video of abducted women, children

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Katsina bandits

…Names next community to attack Terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have released a video showing women and children they abducted from Maidabino town in the ?anmusa local government area of Katsina State. The terrorists had on June 22, ransacked Maidabino, the third largest town in ?anmusa, where they killed about nine people and abducted 50 others, mostly women and children. Reports said the attackers operated for several hours unchallenged due to their large number, as they were said to be on reprisal mission. During the attack, over 10 houses, 15…

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Kidnapping, Banditry resurgence: Afenifere raises National Security alarm

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Afenifere on insecurity

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised an alarm over the resurgence of kidnapping, banditry, attacks on security officers and continuous herders and farmers clashes. The organisation, in a press statement issued yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, recalled that reports of kidnapping for ransom, killings, attacks on security officers as well as clashes between herders and farmers became more rampant in the last few days. According to Afenifere, “There’s no doubt that the Government appreciates the need to prevent terrorism, as exemplified by the…

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Katsina: Terrorists ambush security convoy, kill 5 Police officers

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Katsina terrorists ambush

Suspected terrorists have killed five Mobile Police officers in an ambush in Jibia local government area of Katsina State. According to residents, the attack occurred Sunday morning, as the officers travelled to Jibia, the LGA headquarters, from their base in Zandam village. Four of the officers reportedly died at the scene of the attack, which occurred around 6 a.m., while the other died while receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina. The State’s Police Command spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, was unable to confirm the incident as of the time of…

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Insecurity: Panic, as bandits kill one, kidnap 4 in Abuja community

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FCT kidnap

At least, four persons were reportedly kidnapped, and one other killed when bandits yesterday renewed their onslaught on Bwari Area Council in the nation’s capital. The incident happened in the Guto area of Bwari. The attack, which began around 12:30am on the fringes of Guto and Piyawe communities, dovetailed into Tudun-Fulani and Sabon-Gari areas, both in the headquarters of Bwari Area Council. Eyewitnesses claim that two separate groups had invaded the Area Council, with kidnappers numbering over 30, surrounded the communities shooting sporadically and forcing their way into people’s homes.…

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Insecurity: Zamfara community jubilant, as terror kingpin relocates to their area

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Zamfara community

…Praise him in new song?Residents of Magami, in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State are celebrating the relocation of Dogo Gi?e, a terrorism kingpin rumoured to have been killed in March, to their area. Gi?e was allegedly involved in the abduction of students from a public school in Kuriga, Kaduna State. He was reported to have been killed in a gunfight with soldiers deployed to rescue the pupils. Reports stated that the troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ wounded Gi?e in Madada forest, in Maru local government area of Zamfara…

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‘Nigeria must tackle banditry, terrorism to reduce food price hike’– Tinubu

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Asiwaju on foodstuff

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria must find a way to tackle banditry, terrorism and bad roads to address food price hikes. The presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, in an issued statement yesterday, said President Tinubu made this known when he met with the delegation of the National Assembly in Lagos. Tinubu stressed that 60-70 percent of food is damaged in Nigeria due to bad roads, banditry and terrorism. He said, “We must find a way to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers can bring out food from…

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“Take war to terrorists” – Shehu of Borno urges security agencies

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Shehu of Borno

Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Umar-Ibn Garbai al-Amin El-Kanemi, has told the military and other security agencies fighting insurgency in the North East to take the war to the doorsteps of the terrorists. El-Kanemi said that it was the only way to restore civil authority in communities controlled by the terrorists, noting that Guzamala LGA of Borno State, where there had been no civilian presence for many years, was in dire need of such attention. He urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the military authorities to eradicate the remnants of…

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Insecurity: Bandits raid Abuja nightclub, kill DJ

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Abuja raid

An unspecified number of robbers killed a nightclub early Saturday morning, when they stormed and robbed a nightclub, Volcano, in Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja. FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, reacting to the incident, said officers were not promptly notified, but said investigations had commenced to uncover details of the crime. She told newsmen that the heist, estimated to have taken place around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, was only brought to their attention around 5:30 a.m. even though the nightclub was only minutes from a nearby police station. Ms. Adeh expressed deep…

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Plateau: ‘Bandits still occupying over 151 communities’ – Indigenous Communities

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Plateau attack

A coalition of ethnic communities under the aegis of the Atakar, Berom, Irigwe, Mwaghavwul and Ron Youths Associations, in conjunction with the Coalition if Plateau indigenous youth bodies, has raised an alarm over the forceful displacement and annexation of 151 indigenous hamlets, villages and communities, as well as land-grabbing in Plateau State. Chairman of Indigenous Youths, Paul Dekete, while addressing a press conference alongside other tribal leaders, which was held in Jos yesterday, expressed disappointment over the low level of response by Governments over the years over their plight. The…

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