Tag: Banditry

Terrorists abduct pregnant woman, 7 others in Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Some unknown terrorists yesterday invaded a community, Lema, in Mando, opposite Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Zaria, Kaduna State, and abducted eight people, who included a pregnant woman and her sick mother. A source in the area, Ali Hoto, said when the bandits invaded the area, they started sporadically shooting. He said the gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have been terrorising the people of the area.  Another resident, Musa Danladi, said they were all afraid to step out of their houses because of gunshots. “They came around 1:am and took…

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Bandits abduct pregnant woman, 7 others in Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Some bandits on Sunday morning at 1:00 am, invaded a community, Lema, in Mando, opposite Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Zaria, Kaduna State, and abducted eight people, who included a pregnant woman and her sick mother. A source in the area, Ali Hoto, said when the bandits invaded the area, they started sporadically shooting. He said the gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have been terrorising the people of the area. Another resident, Musa Danladi, said they were all afraid to step out of their houses because of gunshots. “They came…

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War on Terror: Buhari orders robust military operation to eliminate terrorists, bandits

Aminu Imam

In order to bring lasting peace to the country and the African continent in general, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the armed forces to wipe out terrorists, bandits and other enemies of the country from the surface of the earth with immediate effect. The president, who gave the directive yesterday during the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 44 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, vowed that the masterminds of the recent Kuje Correctional Facility attack and other attacks across the country must not be…

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Niger: 17 officers killed, 4 Chinese abducted as Boko Haram moves to seize Shiroro power station

Aminu Imam

Boko Haram insurgents on a mission to seize the power station in Shiroro, one of Nigeria’s electricity facilities, in Niger State, have killed at least 17 security personnel and abducted four Chinese expatriate workers, according to government officials and local sources. According to government officials and local sources, the attack which occurred on Wednesday evening, left the community devastated, as residents fled the area in droves, in order to avoid being caught in the crossfire. The sources said at least 17 soldiers and police officers were killed, while four Chinese…

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Bandits kill 2, abduct 16 in fresh attack on Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Terrorists have killed a Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Umaru Adamu Jankunu, and another resident of Sabon Gero community in Millennium City, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. This is even as the attackers reportedly abducted no fewer than 16 persons, including medical personnel in the process. The attack, according to a source, happened around 11:39 pm on Tuesday and lasted up to the early hours of yesterday. It was however gathered that six persons among those abducted managed to escape from the abductors. It was…

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Zamfara Insecurity: “Obtain guns for self-defense against bandits”, Govt. orders residents

Aminu Imam

…To shoot motorcyclists at sight Following the resurgence in the activities of bandits in various parts of Zamfara State, the government has directed individuals to obtain guns to defend themselves. The State Government, in an issued press statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, said, “The Government has henceforth directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend themselves against the bandits. “Government has directed the State Commissioner of Police to issue licences to all those who qualify and are wishing to obtain such guns to defend themselves.…

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Bandits cripple farming activities in Bauchi communities

Aminu Imam

Farming activities in Duguri, Gwana and Pali districts, situated in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State have been crippled by gunmen, locally referred to as bandits. It was gathered that the gunmen, who invaded the communities about two weeks ago have forced farmers to stay away from their farms for fear of their safety. Though the Yankari forest in Alkaleri LGA has traditionally been a hideout of criminal elements, the brazenness of the invasion of these farming communities suggests the bandit crisis that has engulfed the neighbouring North-West region,…

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Insecurity: Bandits storm Abuja community, abduct 22 farmers

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, on Thursday, went on a rampage in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), setting ablaze two tractors and abducting 22 farmers in the process. The incident reportedly happened at Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of Abuja. A farmer, who escaped the abduction, told newsmen that the incident happened around 2 pm on Thursday when bandits wielding AK-47 rifles attacked farmers that were cultivating their lands in the Rafin-Daji community, which shares a boundary with the Zago community in Niger State. Both communities are connected through the river…

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Bandits attack Katsina metropolis, abduct residents

Aminu Imam

Unknown terrorists have invaded Rahamawa and Shagari Low-cost Housing areas of Kastina State where they abducted some residents during the attack. A source in Jibia local government area, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday, said the attackers were seen in the broad daylight trekking with their victims to where they packed their motorcycles. However, the number of kidnapped victims is yet to be ascertained. According to the source, there was an exchange of gunfire with security agents, who dispersed the attackers and rescued the victims. He, however, said he was…

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Escalating Insecurity: Military officer’s wife, other residents abducted in fresh Kaduna attack

Aminu Imam

Terrorists have kidnapped the wife of a military officer and six other persons after invading Keke A and Keke B communities in New Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The suspected kidnappers were said to have stormed the area around 11 pm on Tuesday, June 21, and operated for over one hour before security operatives came to engage them in a gun duel. According to reports, a resident of the area said that three persons were kidnapped by the bandits at Keke ‘A’. The source, who is…

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