Tag: Banditry

One killed, as bandits abduct Zamfara monarch, 5 others

Aminu Imam

Bandits have reportedly abducted the district head of Ruwan-Rana, in Bukkuyum local government area of Zamfara State, Magaji Makau and five others. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Musa told newsmen that the bandits, who rode into Ruwan-Rana town in the early hours of Saturday, killed one person during the attack. They reportedly arrived in the town around 3 a.m., began shooting sporadically and later went from house to house, where they abducted the district head and five other prominent persons. It was alleged that they killed one person who…

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Katsina: Bandits invade community, kill policeman, lecturer, 7 others

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have attacked ?anmusa town, the headquarters of ?anmusa local government area of Katsina State, killing nine residents. A resident of the town, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the gunmen attacked the town around 8 pm on Sunday, October 22, 2023, and operated for hours, killing nine people, including a policeman. He explained that the bandits also kidnapped yet to be ascertained number of people and wounded several others. “The attackers conducted house to house raid, where they carted away valuables. As I speak to you, there…

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Zamfara: 75 schools in bandits-occupied territories remain shut as others resume

Aminu Imam

Schools in Zamfara State have resumed for the 2023–2024 academic session as 75 schools in the red zone remained closed amid palpable fears of kidnappings and banditry. According to reports, the resumption of both public and private schools in the State comes a few days after the abduction of female students of the Federal University, Gusau, and construction workers. The abduction of students in boarding and day schools in the State occasioned the closure of most schools. About 75 schools have not been reopened due to insecurity, especially in the…

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Katsina: Security Officers Deployed by Governor Ra??a Can Compete With Military Forces – House of Assembly member, Kuraye

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam The Community Watch Corps inaugurated by Katsina State government under the State governor, Dikko Umar Ra??a, to complement efforts of conventional security agencies in the fight against banditry in the State, have been described as more effective than the existing security forces, from the Army to the Police and other officials. Recall that the State Government, last week deployed 1,466 newly-trained community watch corps officers to seven frontline local government areas of the State to tackle security challenges along with conventional security operatives. Member of the Katsina State…

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Insecurity: “Option of dialoguing with bandits discarded by FG” – Defence Minister

Aminu Imam

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has declared that the option of dialogue with bandits was no longer an option open to the Federal government in tackling insecurity in the country and other emerging security crisis. The minister, who made the disclosure yesterday, when he received a European Union (EU) delegation, led by the Ambassador of the EU to Nigeria and ECOWAS at the Ship House, said the decision was taken following experiences of past as many States have tried it and it failed. This is just as the Minister…

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Katsina Insecurity: Radda launches ‘State Community Watch Corps’

Aminu Imam

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has launched the ‘Katsina State Community Watch Corps‘, which will complement efforts by security agencies to curb armed banditry and kidnapping in the State. At a graduation ceremony to commission the first batch of 1,456 trainees that will serve in the Corps, Governor Radda said the trainees were drilled by military and police officers in the art of intelligence-gathering and combat to enable them face the bandits. The State government also handed over 68 Hilux vehicles and motorcycles to members of the Community Watch…

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Kaduna: Insecurity worsens, as bandits kidnap 30 farmers

Aminu Imam

Bandits have kidnapped 30 farmers in Chikuri village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, as insecurity continues to worsen across the country. The incident reportedly happened on according to a resident of the community, Dogara Peter, who claimed that two of the victims were his mother and sister. He also claimed that the victims had been kidnapped while they were working on Maikudi’s farms. Peter bemoaned the fact that this was the third kidnapping of a member of his family, highlighting the severe financial harm it had caused.…

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CDS vows to go after bandits, terrorists

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa, has said that the military will flush out bandits and terrorists from the country. The CDS made the commitment on Friday in Kaduna when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at government house. He said, “for terrorists and bandits, it’s just a matter of time. We are coming after them and we are going to get them to leave the country completely.” According to him, “we are re-assessing our theatres of operation to make them more robust…

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Insecurity: Bandits kill 6 in fresh attack on Southern Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Not fewer than six people were reportedly killed on Tuesday night by bandits, who attacked Takanai community, Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. A community leader, Samson Markus, said yesterday, that the bandits invaded the community “when it was least expected” after a hiatus. He added that six people were killed including two minors, in the attack that happened around 7pm. According to Markus, residents were going about their normal activities when the bandits invaded the community with guns blazing. “The bandits came around 7 pm when we least expected…

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Katsina: “Defend yourselves against bandits” – Cleric tells communities 

Aminu Imam

A Katsina-based cleric, Sheikh Musa Ibrahim Faskari, has advised communities ravaged by banditry to take up arms and defend themselves. In a Friday sermon that went viral on social media, the Islamic scholar said Islam encouraged people who were being attacked and killed to take arms and defend themselves. According to him, communities were allowed to take up arms in order to defend five things: religion, lives, wealth, dignity and family. He further said, “We have seen how our towns and villages are full with security agents; but we are…

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