Tag: Banditry

Banditry: 13,500 Katsina residents have fled to Niger Republic – Masari

Aminu Imam

Katsina Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said 13,500 residents of Jibia community have fled the state and relocated to the neighbouring Niger Republic. He said the development forced the Government to approve N100 million for the rehabilitation of Shinfida village, the most devastated community in Jibia. Masari spoke, yesterday, when Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, arrived in the area for a meeting with the state’s delegates for the forthcoming APC presidential primary. “Currently, we are spending over N100 million to rehabilitate Shinfida village which was sacked and burnt by bandits…

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Kaduna: Police arrest gunrunner who supplies arms to terrorists

Aminu Imam

…Recover AK-47 rifle, others A gunrunner who specialises in supplying arms and ammunition to bandits terrorising Kaduna State has been nabbed. The arrest was made by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command. According to the Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who released a statement on Wednesday, the suspect, Rilwanu Abdullahi, was arrested by operatives attached to the Zaria Command, acting on a tip-off. According to Jalige, items recovered from the suspect included an AK-47 rifle and 600 rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition concealed inside the…

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Bandits kill seven people, abduct traditional ruler in Kano

Aminu Imam

No fewer than seven persons were killed by suspected bandits at Karfi community, in Takai local government area of Kano State. Residents said the gunmen also abducted the head of the community and injured three others. The State’s Police Command spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, told newsmen that security operatives were dispatched to the area and are trailing the criminals. A journalist, Sale Hussaini, told reporters yesterday that the gun-wielding persons launched the attack on Saturday around 11 p.m. and went straight to the residence of the traditional ruler, identified as Abdul-Hayatu…

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Bandits kill 1, abduct 20 in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Bandits, said to be in their large numbers have invaded Kurmin Sata village, a few kilometers from the Millennium City in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, killing one person and abducting no fewer than 20 others to an unknown destination. According to one of the heads of the Joint Task Force (JTF) within the communities, who pleaded anonymity, the bandits attacked the community around 12:16 am on Saturday. According to him, among the 20 persons initially abducted, four persons escaped from the abductors, who invaded the community with…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train attack: Police arrest councillor for supplying arms to bandits in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a serving councillor caught in possession of an AK-47 rifle in the Giwa local government area of the State. According to reports, the suspect, Abdulrahman Adamu, who is a serving councillor in the Soba local government area of the State, was arrested by the operatives of ‘Operation Puff Adder II’ attached to the Kaduna Police Command during a routine patrol along Galadimawa Road. While giving an account of how the suspect was arrested, the spokesperson of the Command said police officers succeeded in intercepting…

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Banditry: Buhari welcomes relative calm in North-West

Aminu Imam

…Lauds security agencies President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the security agencies for the incessant onslaught against terrorists and bandits, particularly in the North-West region of the country. The President made this known in an issued statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, yesterday in Abuja. He lauded them for not showing any let-up as they continued to achieve positive outcomes based on their current operational trajectory in the zone and saluted the efforts of the armed forces in tackling the deadly activities of the bandits, particularly in Zamfara State, which…

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Bandits kill over 50 in fresh Zamfara attack

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 56 people were killed on Friday afternoon when bandits attacked three villages in the area, residents of Bakura local government area of Zamfara State have said. According to a former councilor, who preferred anonymity, the gunmen attacked Sabon-Garin Damri, one of the villages, around 2:30 p.m. He said, “I was in the main town when the bandits entered Sabon-Garin Damri. We suddenly saw people running towards us. Then we started hearing sporadic gunshots. I was miraculously saved”. He said the bandits carried out what appears to be…

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Insecurity: “We have evidence Nigerian soldiers work with bandits, terrorists” – CDS Irabor

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), Lucky Irabor, says there is evidence that Nigerian soldiers are colluding with bandits and terrorists to wreak havoc on the country. According to reports, the CDS cited several incidents of soldiers arrested in connection with the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorists, including the arrest of a soldier who conspired with a known terrorist informant, Babagana Kura, in Bama, Borno State. In the letter, CDS said recent happenings reveal an increase in cases of aiding and abetting by personnel, saying, “This development was…

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End of Ramadan Lecture: ‘Free abducted Kaduna-Abuja train passengers’, Sheikh Gumi appeal to terrorists

Aminu Imam

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has appealed to the terrorists who abducted some passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train on March 28, 2022, to free them “in the name of God”. This comes after the cleric had formed an advocacy group aimed at championing the rights of Fulani herders. Gumi announced the creation of a group, to be known as ‘Nomadic Rights Concern’, during his Ramadan sermon at the Sultan Bello Mosque, in Kaduna. According to him, it will bring attention to the abuses and violations of the rights of Fulani…

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Insecurity: “Kill as many bandits, kidnappers this Sallah” – COAS charges troops

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has felicitated with troops of the Nigerian Army on the occasion of this year’s Eid-il-Fitr celebration and directed them to eliminate as many bandits, kidnappers and terrorists as possible and recover as many weapons and ammunition from criminal elements. This was contained in an statement to newsmen in Abuja by the Director of Nigerian Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Ben Nwachukwu. According to the statement, in the goodwill message to personnel across all Nigerian Army formations and units, the COASespecially…

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