Tag: Banditry

Katsina: Terrorists abduct, kill Gov.’s ‘chief cook’ after collecting N5m ransom

Aminu Imam

The Chief Cook to Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has reportedly been killed by terrorists after being kidnapped a few days ago in Katsina, the State capital. The cook, one Lawal Kambarawa, was reportedly kidnapped on his farm while supervising the harvesting of his farm produce. One of his sons, Ahmed Lawal, who spoke to newsmen yesterday in Katsina, said that their father was kidnapped and killed by the bandits. He said, “Our father was kidnapped on his farm along Katsina-Jibia international road leading to the Niger Republic. He…

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Kaduna-Abuja Highway: Terrorists open fire on vehicle, abduct pregnant woman, teenage daughter

Aminu Imam

A pregnant woman and her teenage daughter have been abducted by terrorists at Akilibu village, located along Kaduna-Abuja highway. The incident reportedly occurred around 8:30 pm on Saturday. The terrorists were said to have went straight to a local farm manager’ house to abduct the victims. It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the house with the intention of abducting the woman’s husband but he was not at home at the time of their arrival. A neighbour of the victims, who didn’t want to be named, said the housewife, identified…

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Katsina: Bandits abduct 39 children, demand N30m as ransom

Aminu Imam

Some terrorists on Sunday abducted over 40 persons, including 39 children working on a farm in Faskari local government area of Katsina State. Three days after the abduction, the terrorists are now demanding N30 million as ransom. They also stated that they wanted to have a dialogue with the owner of the farm where the victims were abducted and vowed not to release the captives until either of the demands are met. The victims are from different villages in Faskari and Funtua local government areas of the State. It was…

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Kaduna Insecurity: ‘How poor women hand their daughters to bandits in exchange for cash’ – Commissioner

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State Commissioner for Human services and Social development, Hafsat Baba, says it is important to address the issue of women giving their daughters to bandits for money. Baba said this on Wednesday, at the 22nd meeting of the National Council on Women Affairs, which was held in Abuja. Speaking as a panellist on girl child development and school safety, the Commissioner said parents who offer their daughters as house-helps and hawkers are contributing to the rate of out-of-school girls in the country. According to the data from the United…

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Insecurity: Bandits abduct 8 residents in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have abducted eight people in two local government areas of Kaduna State. The attackers reportedly invaded Autan-Kuli village, in Yakawada ward of Giwa local government area and abducted six people. A resident of the area, who preferred to be anonymous, said, “The bandits invaded the village around 2pm on Thursday, shooting sporadically in the air. “They however succeeded in abducting six people: Usman mai-Unguwa, Mashakuru Audu, Umma Nasiru, Hauwa Nasiru, Jamilu Umar, and Sunusi Bashari”. In a similar development, two people were abducted in Hayin-Malam, in Jama’a ward…

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Kidnappers demand N550m for abducted passengers on Nasarawa-Benue Border

Aminu Imam

Gunmen who kidnapped 11 passengers on Friday along the Nasarawa-Benue borders have reportedly demanded N50m ransom for each of the victims. Recall that the passengers boarded a bus in Jos, Plateau State, and were heading for Onitsha, Anambra State, when they were attacked. It was learnt that the kidnappers first contacted the transport company and demanded N50m ransom for each of the abducted passengers. The hoodlums were said to have later called the families of the victims to demand the money. Some of the families told our correspondent that they…

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Banditry: “Self-defence approach by communities yielding results” – N’West residents 

Aminu Imam

Residents of some States in the North-West region have said that governments’ approach of encouraging people to defend themselves in the fight against bandits is yielding the desired result. In their responses to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey, they said this bold approach, which entailed enormous sacrifice by residents, had forced bandits to soft-pedal in their nefarious activities. According to them, the hoodlums have realised that the battle is no longer between security agents and bandits, but now involved the ‘people’ as active participants in the fight. In…

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Bandits abduct three, open fire on 2 in Katsina

Aminu Imam

…6 terrorists reportedly killed as ISWAP, Boko Haram clash in Borno Two people were reportedly killed and three others were kidnapped yesterday, when suspected kidnappers reportedly opened fire on two Katsina households. The bandits were allegedly operating out of the forest in Katsina State’s Jibiya local government area, according to a local citizen, Yusufu Musa, who raised the alert about the event. Recall that suspected bandits a few days ago attacked and kidnapped a businessman in the same area. He was killed despite a N4 million ransom in the Kafur…

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Kaduna-Abuja Road: Troops eliminate scores of terrorists, rescue kidnapped victims

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army’s ‘Operation Whirl Punch’ says it has killed scores of armed bandits in a location off the Kaduna-Abuja highway. In an issued statement by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said, “The troops, acting on credible intelligence, carried out aggressive fighting patrols to the Abasiya-Amale area, situated east of Polewire, in Kachia LGA, where they engaged the bandits. The statement noted that in a fierce battle, the troops overpowered the bandits and subsequently destroyed their hideouts. “Troops are still combing the general area at…

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Niger: Terrorists kill 2; abduct Doctor, nurses, patients, 20 others in State hospital

Aminu Imam

At least two persons were shot dead while many were abducted when bandits broke into AbdulSalami Abubakar General Hospital, Gulu, Lapai local government area of Niger State, on Monday night. While the identities of those killed had not been ascertained as of press time, it has been confirmed that among those abducted were a medical doctor, a pharmacist, nurses as well as patients and their relations. It was gathered that among the hospital staff abducted were Head, Clinical Services simply identified as Dr. John, Head of Haematology, Usman Zabbo, and…

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