Tag: Banditry

‘Terrorists came in bus, abducted VIPs from business class’ – Train attack survivor

Aminu Imam

…Railway mgt disregarded our advice on night movement, technology – Union Survivors of the bombed Abuja-Kaduna bound train have given a vivid view of how terrorists operated on the train, saying that the terrorists came with a bus and abducted VIPs from the business class of the train. Recall that the train was attacked on Monday by terrorists, with some passengers reported killed and others abducted at about 8. pm. However, according to a survivor, who did not want his name mentioned in print, “The terrorists had access to the…

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Bandits storm Kaduna Airport, kill staff

Aminu Imam

…As explosion injures two in Igabi LGA Bandits stormed Kaduna airport yesterday and stopped an aircraft from taking off. It was gathered that the aircraft was scheduled for Lagos yesterday, when the hoodlums stormed the runaway forcing the officials of the airline and passengers to run for safety. According to a source, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) was also shot and killed by the bandits. Even though news about the shooting of the airport staff is still scanty but it was…

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Just In! Bandits storm Kaduna Airport, stop aircraft from taking off

Aminu Imam

Bandits have repeatedly stormed Kaduna airport on Saturday and stopped an aircraft from taking off. It was gathered that the aircraft was scheduled for Lagos on Saturday, when the hoodlums stormed the runaway forcing the officials of the airline and passengers to run for safety. According to a source, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) was also shot and killed by the bandits. Even though news about the shooting of the airport staff is still scanty but it was learnt that the…

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Kaduna boils again; 50 feared dead, church burnt as bandits attack

Aminu Imam

At least 50 people have been feared killed while an unspecified number of persons abducted as bandits attack nine communities in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State. The State’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident. He, however, noted that the command was yet to compile the actual number of deaths recorded during the invasion. ASP Jalige further said, “We’re still waiting for the full details of the incident from the Divisional Police Officer, Giwa, and the Area Commander, Zaria”. A member of the Vigilante…

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Insecurity: CAN calls for self defence as bandit-terrorists kill 53, kidnap scores, burn houses in Kaduna, Zamfara

Aminu Imam

…As 24-hour curfew is imposed on affected areas The Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has called on the people of the State to defend themselves in the face of what it described as the government’s failure to defend the citizens against attackers. The call followed Sunday’s reported attack on Agban Kagoro, Kaura local government area of Kaduna State, where about 23 people were killed and several houses burnt. In an issued statement signed by its State Chairman, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, CAN lamented that Kaduna…

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Kaduna Escalating Insecurity: El-Rufa’i declares curfew in 2 LGAs as bandits kill 15

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i has declared a 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas. The declaration followed the reported attack on Southern Kaduna communities by gunmen attack on Sunday night. No fewer than 15 persons were said to have been killed during the attack in Kaura alone. A source from Kaura reported the gunmen attacked Agban Kagoro, Kaura local government area of the State and killed about 15 people. The source could not however ascertain the number of people injured and houses razed. The source said: “I…

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Insecurity: ‘Rescue Nigeria’s forest, estate from kidnappers’, Terrorists, Forestry Assoc. appeals to Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Chairman Board of Trustees of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN) Chief James Bola Odebiyi and the President of the association, Ahmad Rufa’i Ibrahim, have called on the federal government to rescue Nigeria’s forest estate from the hands of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. They also advised the Government to embark on aggressive tree planting to reduce the impact of global warming on the country due to the deleterious effects of deforestation. Speaking on the International Day of Forests, days after concluding its 43rd annual conference, the duo noted that…

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Bandits kill village head, 23 others in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Marauding bandits have killed no fewer than 24 people, including the village head and three other traditional title-holders, in an early Sunday morning attack in Ganar Kiyawa, a village in Bukkuyum local government area of Zamfara State. Bandits from the Gando forest in Bukkuyum and Anka local government areas have been attacking residents since January. Some attacks on several villages in the two areas early this year that left 200 people dead. In February, the terrorists collected N12 million from residents of Gana and Nasarawa Burkullu, before they released 26…

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Bandits have displaced 700,000 people in Zamfara – Govt.

Aminu Imam

The Zamfara State government said that over seven hundred thousand people are currently displaced from their homes due to banditry and are now taking refuge in various Internally-Displaced Persons (IDP) camps across the State. The State’s commissioner for information, Ibrahim Dosara, while addressing newsmen at a briefing in Kaduna State, said each of the 14 local government areas of the State currently has emergency relief desk officers shouldering the responsibilities of assisting the IDPs in their respective councils. Dosara further noted that the Humanitarian Ministry has established 8 centres to…

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Gunmen raze Ohanaeze President’s country home in Imo

Aminu Imam

The country home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has been set ablaze by gunmen at Awo-Omanma, in the Oru-East local government area of Imo State. The attackers, who reportedly arrived at the Igbo leader’s home in vehicles threw explosive devices at the house yesterday morning. It was learnt that Obiozor was not at home when his house was attacked. The same night the gunmen reportedly bombed the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in the Owerri-West LGA of the State, killed two police constabularies and several cars burnt.…

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