Tag: Banditry

Nasarawa: Rampaging herdsmen kill pastor, 37 others

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 38 residents of Takalafia and Gwanja communities, in the Karu local government area of Nasarawa State, have been reportedly killed by herdsmen, who stormed the area recently. The Pastor-in-charge of the Evangelical Church Winning All in the area, Rev. Daniel Danbeki, and 37 others were gruesomely murdered by the assailants during the attack which lasted from 9 pm on Thursday night till the early hours of Friday. However, a mass burial was held on Saturday for the victims of the attack, which included women and children. The…

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Kaduna: Bandits attack church during service, abduct 40

Aminu Imam

…As Gunmen kidnap Emir’s wife, 9 children, loot shops About 40 people were on Sunday abducted by gunmen during a church service at Bege Baptist Church, Madala, along Buruku Baringi road, Kaduna, in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna State chapter, Rev. John Joseph Hayab confirmed the incident yesterday. He said, “The worshippers were in the Sunday service around 9:30 am when they heard gunshots very close to the church. The gunmen attacked the church and went away with 40 worshippers”. He…

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Bandits abduct 29 in Abuja community

Aminu Imam

Bandits on Tuesday night, abducted at least 29 persons during an attack in the Kwali Area Council of the nation’s capital, Abuja. According to reports, kidnappers have consistently targeted the city’s outliers but often make incursions into parts of Kubwa and Pyakasa, which are closer to the main city. Bwari, Kuje, Gwagwalada, Kwali and Abani Area Councils are often the worst-hit, with the Abuja Municipal Area Council, (AMAC) also occasionally targeted by bandits. However, on Tuesday night, the bandits were said to have stormed Yewuti village; the hometown of the…

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Bayelsa: Gunmen abduct NPC official, demand N500m ransom 

Aminu Imam

Some gunmen have kidnapped the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo. She was said to have been abducted on Sunday evening, around the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in Emohua local government area of Rivers State. Izonfuo was travelling to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, from a trip to Brass local government area of Bayelsa State when the hoodlums struck at about 6:30pm. It was learnt that kidnappers intercepted the NPC federal commissioner’s vehicle and whisked her away with her…

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

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…

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Troops arrest bandits’ arms supplier in Kaduna

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,…

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NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing bandits in Kaduna

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…

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Kaduna: Bandits abduct 10 secondary school students

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…

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

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…

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Scores feared killed, as gunmen attack communities in Kogi

Aminu Imam

Scores have been feared killed after gunmen on Sunday invaded communities in Oganenigu Ward of Dekina local government area (LGA) of Kogi State. Sources say the invaders stormed the communities shooting sporadically, and burning hundreds of houses in the early morning raid. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Oganenigu Ward chairman, James Adah, was among those killed in the attack. Many residents are said to have fled the communities in the wake of the assault even as it remains unclear what the reason behind the invasion…

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