Tag: Banditry

Terrorists abduct 7 people in Sokoto communities

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, yesterday morning, abducted seven people at Margai and Gaddace communities in Kebbe local government area of Sokoto State, residents have said. Kebbe is in the southern part of the State, which has not been witnessing bandits’ attacks like the eastern part. A resident of Kebbe, who asked not to be named for security concerns, said the attackers stormed Margai village before proceeding to Gaddace. “They came around 1 a.m. when people were already asleep. They started breaking doors of houses and shops and shooting sporadically to scare people away…

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Kaduna: Gunmen kill 11, set ablaze over 30 houses in fresh Zangon-Kataf attack

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 10 locals were allegedly killed while over 30 houses were burnt in Southern Kaduna yesterday, when gunmen set fire on the Atak Mawai community in Zaman Dabo village, Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon-Kataf LGA of the State. Also, the Chairman of Zangon-Kataf local government area, Hon. Francis Angwa Sani, told newsmen that there was an attack on the community. The State’s Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has in a statement, confirmed the development. According to him, “Security forces have reported to the Kaduna…

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Just In! Scores reported killed as terrorists invade southern Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Many villagers are feared killed after terrorists in the early hours of today, Sunday, reportedly attacked Atak-Mawe (Kurmin-Masara) community in Zangon-Kataf local government area, situated in the troubled southern Kaduna part of Kaduna State. According to reports, the terrorists “invaded the community at about 3a.m, on Sunday and began shooting sporadically”. Attributing the confirmation of the alleged attack to a source in the affected area, the portal said: “As of the time of filing this report, this newspaper could not authoritatively confirm the casualty figure even though the source said…

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Niger: Bandit-terrorists invade Rafi village, kill one, abduct 15

Aminu Imam

Armed bandits, in their large numbers, have again stormed some communities in the Rafi local government area of Niger State, killing one person and abducting 15 other villagers. It was gathered that the armed bandits attacked Batagari village, in the Maikujeri District of the council area, at the weekend and the victims are mostly women. The hoodlums were said to have arrived in the community on their operational motorcycles and shot sporadically into the air to instill fear in the villagers. They were said to have moved from house to…

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Zamfara Gov. pledges new measures against security challenges, updates Buhari

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Gov. Mutawale and President Buhari

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on current security developments in his state. Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting, the governor assured that the security challenges facing the state would soon be over following the assurances he got from the president. According to him, new measures will be applied towards finding a lasting solution to the insecurity problem troubling the State. He said: “Whenever I initiate an action, I usually inform the President and I have been getting support from him. “So, now I have come…

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Armed Forces Remembrance Day: “Informants frustrating our efforts”, el-Rufa’i cries out

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has lamented that informants have frustrated all the efforts to rid the State of banditry and criminals. Governor el-Rufa’i, while speaking at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Kaduna, at the weekend, noted that informants living within communities in the state have been frustrating the fight against banditry. El-Rufa’i said, “The level of insecurity we face in the country, especially here in Kaduna State, is of great concern and I think that the security agencies, especially the military and the police are doing…

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Kaduna: Troops neutralise bandit-terrorists, recover arms in Chikun LGA

Aminu Imam

Troops of the Nigerian military have neutralised three notorious terrorists who have been terrorising residents of Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, yesterday. According to an issued statement by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the terrorists were neutralised during a gun duel with the military personnel who were on patrol along the Telele-Sabon Gida road, in Chikun LGA of the State. It said the troops laid an ambush at a suspected terrorist rallying point on the route and as expected the criminals…

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Nasarawa: Gunmen storm university campus, abduct 4 students

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have kidnapped some students of Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, 9news Nigeria has learnt. According to reports, the students were abducted close to their University campus at Mararaba, close to Abuja. Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Abubakar Ibrahim, confirmed the incident, explaining that four students were abducted. According to him, the gunmen stormed the university community at 11:30 pm on Thursday and whisked the students to an undisclosed location. “The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Shehu AbdulRahman, on behalf of the management of the…

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Zamfara: “I eat human organs and sell body parts”, Car dealer confesses

Aminu Imam

A prominent businessman dealing in cars and other vehicles at Aminchi Motors Gusau, Zamfara state, Aminu Baba, has opened up on his nefarious activities. Baba, who was arrested by the Police, who was arrested last week over the killing and dismemberment of a 9-year-old boy in Gusau, the State capital, confessed to eating and selling human parts to some unknown persons. The suspect told newsmen shortly after he was paraded by the State Police Commissioner, Ayuba N. Elkanah, that he has three wives and 19 children. He said he employed…

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Zamfara Attacks: Over 10,000 homeless, scores still missing, says Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar-Farouq says over 10, 000 people have been rendered homeless while scores are still missing in fresh attacks on Zamfara communities where bandits killed over 200 citizens. Mrs. Umar-Farouq said homes were razed after over 500 bandits arrived in the villages on motorcycles. According to an issued statement by her media aide, Nneka Anibeze, “More than 500 bandits on motorcycles reportedly attacked five villages and razed their homes after killing over 200 people”. Condemning the killings in Anka and…

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