Tag: Banditry

Plateau Killing Fields: Bandits on rampage in Kanam, Wase LGAs, kill 78 persons, raze houses

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 78 persons were killed and several others inflicted gunshots injuries when bandits invaded communities in Kanam and Wase local government areas of Plateau State. The incident which occurred on Sunday afternoon lasted for several hours, leaving women, children and the aged displaced from the affected communities. A member of the community, Fanya Ali, who escaped death confirmed the incident, and said the villagers were attacked on Sunday afternoon when they were going about their lawful activities. He said members of the communities cried and wailed as they…

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Terrorists take over 13 Taraba communities, chase away policemen, sleep with housewives

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, locally dubbed bandits, have reportedly taken over at least 13 communities in the Gassol and Karim Lamido local government areas of Taraba State. According to reports, the worst affected by the bandits’ activities is the Kambari community. Kambari village, in the Karim Lamido local government area, is located on the bank of River Benue, which is not far away from the border of Plateau State. The town and other neighbouring villages are also surrounded by thick forests and without access roads, which make it a haven for criminals. The…

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Niger State: In latest attack, terrorists raid community, abduct many

Aminu Imam

Terrorists have abducted a yet-to-be-identified number of residents in Niger State. The terrorists were said to have invaded Daza community, in Munya local government area of the State, where they shot indiscriminately. Many residents have fled the community as a result of the Thursday night attack. A source, Sani Kokki, stated that the terrorists invaded their community in large numbers and were heavily armed with assorted sophisticated weapons. Kokki said that three people were killed during the attack while a yet-to-be-identified number of people were abducted. He added that some…

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Taraba: 3 killed, many abducted as terrorists attack mosque during breaking of fast

Aminu Imam

Terrorists have attacked a mosque while worshippers were breaking their fast on Tuesday, killing three persons. It was learnt that the attackers, numbering about 50, also abducted many worshippers from the mosque and took them to an unknown location. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Baba Juli village, in Bali local government area of Taraba State. The terrorists had sometime last month reportedly attacked the village but were forced to flee after a serious exchange of fire. A resident of the village, who spoke to newsmen but preferred…

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Kaduna Escalating Insecurity: Gunmen attack military base, kill 11 soldiers, 3 vigilantes, 19 injured

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 11 soldiers have been killed in a fresh attack on a military base in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state by suspected gunmen. The gunmen reportedly attacked the base, situated in Polwire village, in large numbers on Monday and engaged the troops in a fierce gun battle. According to reports, the terrorists came on motorcycles and carrying heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades (RPG). The fight was said to have lasted for about two hours before the soldiers were subdued by the terrorists’ superior firepower. According to a military…

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24 hours after IGP’s visit
bandits abduct 22 villagers on Abuja-Kaduna highway

Aminu Imam

Bandits have kidnapped 22 villagers at Unguwar Maji, in Jere village, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, barely 24 hours after the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, visited the highway. Jere, which shares a boundary with Tafa/Sabon-Wuse, in Niger State, is located on the ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna expressway. According to a resident of the district, Shehu Bala, who confirmed the latest abduction yesterday, the incident happened around 11 pm on Sunday. He said the bandits, who came in large numbers and wielding AK-47 rifles, invaded some houses and whisked away 22…

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Kaduna Airport/Train Attacks: Group calls for resignation of Service Chiefs

Aminu Imam

…Gives Buhari 3 days to sack officers or face protest A pro-democracy and human rights group, Nigerian Consultative Forum, (NCF), has called on the Service Chiefs to immediately resign from their positions following their inability to secure lives and property. The group said that security operatives had failed to prevent and pre-empt attacks on the Kaduna airport and Abuja -Kaduna bound train that claimed many lives and injured others in the last two days. The Kaduna-bound train from Abuja was bombed by the terrorists on two successive days: 28 and…

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Terrorists attack Kaduna-Abuja highway a day after Monday’s train bombing, kidnap dozens

Aminu Imam

Few hours after terrorists launched a daring attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, the terrorists yesterday morning returned to the Abuja-Kaduna expressway kidnapping many motorists. According to reports, sporadic gunshots forced drivers and commuters to stop as they awaited the intervention of security forces. The attack occurred barely 24 hours after an Abuja-Kaduna bound train was bombed with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which had almost 1,000 people were on board. Although the State’s Police Command Public Relations Officer could not be reached for comment, a resident confirmed to newsmen that bandits…

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Abuja-Kaduna train attack: “We’ll fight, defeat bandit terrorists” – Osinbajo
Osinbajo on attack

Aminu Imam

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, assured that the Nigerian government will fight and defeat bandits and terrorists. Osinbajo gave the assurance while condemning the banditry attack on a train along the Kaduna-Abuja route. The Vice-President, who expressed sadness over what he described as a terrorist attack on Nigerians, spoke while visiting some victims of the incident at a hospital in Kaduna. Describing the bandits as cowards, Osinbajo said Nigeria would be secured. In a tweet, the Vice President wrote: “I am saddened by another mindless terrorist attack on citizens. “We must,…

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Kaduna Train Attack: ‘Nothing to show Nigerians elected a retired General’ – CSO

Aminu Imam

A Civil Society Organisation, ‘Adopt a Goal Initiative‘, yesterday, condemned in strong terms the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail by terrorists. The group’s coordinator, Dare Ariyo-Atoye, in an interview, decried the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the worsening insecurity in the land and protect the lives and properties of Nigerians. Recall that a group of terrorists on Monday night bombed the Abuja-Kaduna rail and attacked the train filled with passengers. Ariyo-Atoye said, “How many more Nigerians will die because we are led by a tired President who has…

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