Tag: Banditry

Kaduna: Gunmen invade home of government official, shoots him dead

Aminu Imam

No fewer than five unknown gunmen, in the early hours yesterday morning, killed a Senior Staff of the Kaduna Geographical Information Service, (KADGIS), Director of Operations, Dauda Aliyu, in Igabi local government area of the State. According to reports, the killers breached the security of the victim’s house, located in Barakallahu community, went inside the room and shot him multiple times until he died before leaving his premises. District Head of the community, Alhaji Muhammad Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Friday, said the Divisional Police Officers of…

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Kaduna: Gunmen invade home of government official, shoot him dead

Aminu Imam

A Senior Staff of the Kaduna Geographical Information Service, (KADGIS), Dauda Aliyu, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Igabi local government area of the State in the early hours of Friday. According to reports, the gunmen stormed the residence of the victim, shot him multiple times until he died, before leaving his premises. The Police authorities in the State are yet to confirm if it is a case of bandit attack or pure assassination.

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Insecurity in Kaduna: “We can’t take it anymore”, Atyap community cries out

Aminu Imam

The President of Atyap Community Develop­ment Association, Comrade Samuel Achie, has lamented the kill­ings and attacks in Atyap community in the Southern part of Kaduna State At a press conference at the Nigeria Union Of Jour­nalists (NUJ) Secretariat, Ka­duna, Achie said, “It is with a heavy heart that I again have to address you today on the on-going carnage of killings, maiming, destruction and dis­placement of communities be­ing perpetrated on the Atyap land by forces of the terrorist militia. “While we have remained resolute in pursuing the peace initiated by…

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Insecurity: Terrorist-bandits abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna, kill aide

Aminu Imam

A Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Joseph Shekari, was abducted in the parish house located in Chawai, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State Sunday night. It was gathered that his aide, Sati Musa, from the Irigwe extraction, was shot dead by the abductors who stormed the house around 11 pm. A source from the community, who spoke with newsmen on condition of anonymity, said when they called the priest’s number yesterday morning, the abductors demanded the ransom of N60 million for his release. Recall that there was a report yesterday,…

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Bandits attack Zamfara community for failing to pay N40m levy, kill 33 people

Aminu Imam

Bandits have killed at least 30 people, abducted several others, mostly women, in separate attacks Friday afternoon in Zamfara State. The attacked communities are Nasarawar Mai Fara in Tsafe local government area, Yar Katsina in Bungudu local government area and Nasarawa village in Bakura local government area. Zamfara, like many of the Nigerian North-West States, is beleaguered by insecurity in the forms of kidnapping described as banditry. The crime has become rampant and the bandits are seemingly irrepressible. Thousands of people have been killed or kidnapped by the bandits in…

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Katsina: Terrorists kill 17 in Malumfashi LGA

Aminu Imam

Some unknown gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have attacked Karfi ward in Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State where the hoodlums killed no fewer than 17 residents. Credible sources revealed that the attackers invaded over five communities under the Karfi ward two days ago, shooting sporadically at the helpless citizens of the areas and murdering seventeen, while scores escaped with various degrees of injuries. The lawmaker representing Malumfashi local government area in the State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim Sa’idu, who confirmed the incident to the press, said he…

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Bandits kill 11, injure others in Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Bandits have attacked Kagoro and its environs in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State, killing 11 people, while others sustained various degrees of injuries. It was gathered that six persons were reportedly killed on Thursday, while five more bodies were found yesterday morning. A survivor, who pleaded for anonymity, told newsmen that the gunmen attacked Kagoro on Thursday evening and unleashed mayhem on the inhabitants. “Apart from those that have been confirmed killed by the attackers, l cannot give you the number of those injured because people took their…

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Bandits kill village head, four others in Katsina community

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits, yesterday, killed a village head, Jafaru Rabi’u and abducted a yet-to-be-identified lady at Daddara Liman, Jibia local government area of Katsina State, on Wednesday night. A resident in the area, Malam Yunusa, said the terrorists also killed four other people at the nearby Daddara village, located within the same LGA. He said the bandits looted several household items, as the villagers ran for safety. The Katsina Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident. He said the bandits carrying sophisticated weapons invaded the village (Daddara…

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Kaduna: Bandits kill 1,192, kidnap 3,348, injure 891 in 2021 – Commissioner

Aminu Imam

…309 bandits killed No fewer than 1,192 people were killed and 3,348 kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State in 2021, according to a security review by the Kaduna State government. The report also indicated that bandits rustled 13,623 animals and injured 891 people during the period under review. Speaking yesterday, while presenting the security report for the fourth quarter and overall security review of 2021, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said 304 persons were killed and 795 persons were kidnapped in the fourth quarter of…

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“Bandits now officially terrorists; expect changes in insecurity” – Osinbajo

Aminu Imam

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said bandits have now been officially declared as terrorists, to enable security agencies to take more stringent measures against them. Osinbajo made the declaration while at the Katsina Emir’s palace on a condolence visit over the passing of Dahiru Mangal’s mother, Hajiya Murja, recently. According to the Vice President, with all the new security measures in the country, “we should be able to see a very significant change in Nigeria’s security situation”. Osinbajo thanked the Katsina Emir and his chiefs for the warm welcome, while…

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