Tag: Banditry

Kaduna: Bandits kill one, kidnap 13 in Zaria community

Aminu Imam

Bandits, on Thursday night, attacked residents of Kanuwar-Isa and Kugu, of Dutse ward, situated in Zaria local government area of Kaduna State, killing one and kidnapping 13 others. According to a source who lives in the community, Mohammed Danmusa told newsmen, yesterday, that the gunmen stormed the community around 2.00 pm and shot sporadically. He said as the shooting persisted, villagers panicked and began to run in different directions for safety, adding that one native was shot dead while running for safety. ”We were all asleep when the gunmen invaded…

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Defiant bandits attack Kaduna-Abuja highway again, abduct dozens of travellers

Aminu Imam

…Kaduna to Abuja passengers stranded at Rigasa train station as Booking App stops working Bandits yesterday returned to the Abuja-Kaduna highway, abducting dozens of travellers. The attack reportedly occurred between Akilibu and Rijana villages along the expressway. Confirming the attack, a former Kaduna State senator who represented Kaduna-Central in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani, said the security officers refused to engage the kidnappers. “Some travellers have been kidnapped along Kaduna-Abuja Road an hour ago. The bandits operated between Akilibu and Rijana villages unchallenged. The road is deserted,” he posted…

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Defiant bandits attack Kaduna-Abuja highway again, abduct dozens of travellers

Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has said that the internet shutdown in Kaduna State gives the wrong impression that everything was calm, noting “Kaduna is not”. CAN also observed that democratic governance is about securing people and giving them rights and not necessarily about building bridges. The association alleged that many of their members were either kidnapped or killed in Kaduna State, but a conspiracy of silence would not allow the world to know. Speaking during an interview on a television programme, the Vice-President of CAN in the North,…

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‘Bandits commit terrorism but they are not terrorists’, Says Gumi

Aminu Imam

Renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said bandits are committing terrorism but they are not terrorists. Dr. Gumi, who stated this in a published interview he granted yesterday, said calls for the Government to declare bandits as terrorists were driven by prejudice and bigotry. The cleric spoke before a Federal High Court in Abuja declared bandits as terrorists. His words: “That is unfortunately driven by prejudice and bigotry. IPOB is an organization, it does not mean Igbo. Boko Haram is an organization and it does not mean Kanuri”. “So…

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Kaduna: Kidnappers release 10 Zaria LG staff after alleged N40m ransom payment

Aminu Imam

…3 still detained until they get three new motorcycles The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the release of 10 out of the 13 abducted staff of the Zaria local government council, in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, told newsmen yesterday, in Zaria, that the kidnapped staff were released on Saturday, adding that efforts are on to ensure the release of the remaining three victims. Jalige, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, however, declined comment on whether ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted staff.…

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Borno: NAF Super Tucano jet destroys 26 ISWAP terrorists at Gajiram

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…Military loses two soldiers A Super Tucano jet in the Nigerian Airforce, (NAF), fleet has eliminated scores of ISWAP terrorists and destroyed their gun trucks in Gajiram, Borno State. It was gathered that the terrorists in several gun trucks attempted to overrun the town when the aircraft arrived at the scene. During a coordinated military offensive between the air task force and the ground troops, large sophisticated weapons were also recovered. A military intelligence officer told newsmen that at least 26 bodies of the terrorists were recovered after the aerial…

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Border Communities: ‘Insurgents planning to launch attacks on military bases’ – DSS warns Custom

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services, (DSS), has sent a red alert to the Nigeria Customs Service over planned attacks by insurgents on all the border communities across the country. The DSS disclosed this in a letter, titled: ‘Plans by Insurgents To Launch Attacks On Military Bases In Various Border Communities’, which was dated November 25, 2021, addressed to the Customs Area Controller, Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, Abeokuta and signed by the State Director of Security, Ogun State Command, M.B. Abdullahi. The letter read in part: “Available intelligence indicates…

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Kaduna/Abuja road killings: bandits demand N200m ransom from family of abducted policeman attached to Late Zamfara aspirant

Aminu Imam

Bandits who abducted a policeman attached to a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Zamfara State, Sagir Hashidu, who was killed on Abuja-Kaduna highway last Sunday, have given the policeman’s family six hours to come up with a N200 million ransom. Recall that on Friday, the policeman, Dambo Hosea, was among those abducted by the bandits on the fateful day. The bandits demanded that his family gather N200 million quickly to secure his release. When they called the policeman’s family on cell phone, they said they…

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Matawalle to lift suspension of telecom services in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle, (Matawallen Maradun) has announced the suspension of embargo on telecommunications services in the State beginning from Monday, 29th Nov, 2021. According to a press statement issued by the Special Adviser, Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, Governor Matawalle made the announcement shortly after swearing-in of the newly elected State Executives of the All Progressives Congress, (APC)at the State APC Convention, which was held at the Trade Fair Complex, Gusau, yesterday. Matawalle stated that the decision to suspend the measure was informed by an encouraging…

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Police kill bandit leader behind recent killings, kidnapping operation on Abuja-Kaduna highway

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Police have killed in a gun duel the leader of the bandits who coordinated attacks in which an unspecified number of persons lost their lives and others kidnapped on Abuja-Kaduna highway on Sunday. Recall that a former governorship aspirant also got killed in the incident. There are reports that bandits operated along the Kaduna-Abuja Road for four consecutive days.However, the leader of the gang of bandits who led Sunday’s attack, identified as Yellow Baba Arusa. It was learnt that a motorcycle and a rifle were recovered from the…

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