Tag: Banditry

Zamfara: Bandits kidnap 36 women, kill 3 in ?auran-Namoda LGA

Aminu Imam

Armed bandits have abducted about 50 villagers among them 36 women in Magizawa village of ?auran-Namoda local government area of Zamfara State. The bandits, who attacked the village on Sunday, also killed three persons including a member of a vigilante group and injured five others. A resident of the village, who pleaded for anonymity, said the bandits arrived at the village in the night when many residents had retired to bed. He explained that immediately they entered the village, they began to shoot sporadically into the air, thereby scaring the…

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Katsina: Bandits attack military camp, loot homes, destroy vehicles, others

Aminu Imam

A bandit gang, armed with sophisticated weapons including AK-47 rifles, has attacked a joint military camp at Nahuta village, in Batsari local government area of Katsina State. A security source attached to the camp said that the attack was carried out at about 11:30 pm yesterday. The hoodlums reportedly destroyed vehicles and some valuables during the assault. Although no life was lost, the source explained that the personnel attached to the camp succeeded in repelling the attack even though the bandits outnumbered them. “The bandits outnumbered us; but we invaded…

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“Police, others refusing to track kidnappers, bandits with NIN-SIM data” – Pantami

Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has blamed the Nigeria Police and other security agencies for failing to utilise data generated from the National Identity Number (NIN) linked to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in tracking kidnappers and curbing other crimes involving the use of a phone. Recall that in 2020, former President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime ordered SIMs to be linked to the NIN of every citizen.  Nigerians who failed to link their SIM to NIN had their lines disconnected. Media aide to ex-President Buhari, in…

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Kaduna Insecurity: “Bandits raping wives of my subjects” – Monarch raises alarm

Aminu Imam

…As bandits kill 4 captives Pioneer ruler of Dnata chiefdom located in Tafa town, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, Chief Bitrus James, has lamented that bandits have sacked territorial communities under his rulership. James, who disclosed this during an interview with newsmen, cried out that the activities of bandits have restrained his subjects from farming. The monarch’s community was carved out of Kagarko by the immediate-past Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, in 2022. He cited six communities – Gadunda, Kwakulu, Jida, Isa, Kuyeri and Mpape that are currently sacked by bandits.…

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Katsina: Rampaging bandits in shooting spree kill village head, 2 sons, 6 others in Jibia LGA

Aminu Imam

Rampaging armed bandits embarked on a shooting spree at the Kukar Babangida community, Jibia local government area of Katsina State, early yesterday morning, leaving the village head, Magajin-Zauren Katsina, Haruna Ubale, two of his sons, and six other people dead. According to the State’s Police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the armed bandits also burnt five vehicles before they left the village. He said in an interview that the bandits, who were armed to the teeth with AK-47 rifles stormed the village at about 1:30 a.m. yesterday. “Suspected bandits attacked Kukar…

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“We can no longer sleep” – NBA  cry out over insecurity in Bwari, environs

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Bwari, FCT, has expressed concern over the escalating levels of insecurity in the area council and its surrounding areas. Chairman of the Bwari branch of the NBA (Cradle Bar), Paul Daudu, who made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, said the association is deeply concerned about the escalating levels of insecurity in Bwari and its surrounding areas. According to him, it is disheartening to witness the erosion of peace in the area and the constant threat faced by its residents on a daily basis. He…

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Abuja Rising Insecurity: Bandits demand N60m for 6 abducted children

Aminu Imam

Bandits, who kidnapped an FCT resident, one Mansour Al-Kadriyar and his six children, have reportedly contacted the family, demanding N60 million as ransom payment. The victims were abducted on Tuesday night, in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). His brother, Alhaji AbdulFatai, who led policemen to foil their abduction, was shot dead by the bandits. Also, two among the three injured policemen hit by bullets during the fire exchange had reportedly died. It was also gathered that the bandits later freed the father to go and…

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Kaduna: Uba Sani vows swift justice against bandits in wake of recent attacks

Aminu Imam

In the wake of brutal and heart-wrenching assaults on various areas across Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna has vehemently pledged an unyielding pursuit of swift justice against the perpetrators behind the recent spate of bandit attacks. In a wave of ruthless assaults, bandits reportedly struck multiple areas within Kaduna State, leaving a grim aftermath of casualties, abductions, and injuries. The Dokan Karji general area of Kauru LGA and other spots in Gefe general area of Kajuru LGA fell victim to these appalling attacks, resulting in tragic…

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Kaduna: 17 dead, 58 kidnapped, as terrorists invade three communities

Aminu Imam

Daredevil terrorists have again struck Kaduna, as no fewer than 17 people were killed, while 58 were feared kidnapped after they invaded three communities at Dawaki Ward, in Kauru local government area of the State. According to a former Councillor of the Ward, Aminu Khalid, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, the gunmen operated for about 6 hours, which affected the three villages of Ungwan-Sako, Kunkurai, and Dokan-Kaji. According to him, some of the locals were able to rescue 20 villagers in a gun duel, but 9 villagers lost…

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Terror Attacks: Residents flee, as bandits strike Abuja, Niger border’s communities

Aminu Imam

Following the constant wave of terror attacks on some communities in Tafa local government area of Niger State, which shares a boundary with the nation’s capital, Abuja, residents of the area have now been displaced as they fled their homes, seeking refuge in urban centres of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Garam, which shares a boundary with Kuduru, another troubled community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, has been under severe attacks from bandits since December 24, 2023. The raging attacks yesterday also spread to Zuma community, in the…

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