Tag: Banditry

Kaduna: Troops raid bandits’ camps, kill scores

Aminu Imam

…Arrest kingpin’s wife, others The Kaduna State Government on Friday said security operatives have raided bandits’ hideouts in Igabi and Chikun LGAs of the state, killing scores of terrorists. It said several arms and ammunition were recovered. According to a statement issued yesterday by the State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna, security forces have reported to the Kaduna State Government that several bandits were eliminated and camps destroyed during clearance operations in Igabi and Chikun local government areas. Aruwan further said, “Clearance operations were conducted…

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Insecurity: Bandits kill 5 in fresh Katsina attack

Aminu Imam

…Demands N60m ransom for 15 abductees in Niger A large group of bandits on Thursday attacked another community in Katsina State and killed five residents. Dangeza, a farming and business community, is one of several villages in Batsari local government area of the State under incessant bandits’ attacks. Recently, the district head of Batsari, Sarkin Ruman Katsina, Tukur Muazu, said bandits fleeing Zamfara State had taken over his domain. Apart from Dangeza, other communities witnessing bandits’ activities are Yasore, Duba, Dunburawa, among others. Speaking to newsmen, a local, Jamilu Ali,…

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‘Bandits have characteristics of terrorist groups’ – PGF DG

Aminu Imam

Recent activities of bandits in the North-West region, especially the blowing off of the Abuja-Kaduna rail panel, have confirmed that they have characteristics of a terrorist group. The Director-General of Progress Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, made this remark yesterday, noting that it was high time their activities are nipped in the bud. “All the studies about insecurity and banditry in Nigeria only confirmed that the bandits operating in the North-West and North-Central have all the characteristics of a terrorist groups”, he said, in a statement. In the statement…

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Banditry: Zamfara residents flee as bandits attack ten communities in one week

Aminu Imam

No fewer than ten communities in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State have been attacked by armed bandits within a week. The villages affected were Yanbuki, Bindin, Kadamutsa, Gidan-Zago, Marmaro, Dada, Maduba, Kacha, Huhu, Dangasamu, Hushin-Dusti. According to some members of the affected communities, many villagers have been forced to desert their homes due to fear of constant attacks. A villager told newsmen that many people have already fled from the areas to places where they feel they would be more secure like Kauran-Namoda town, Zurmi town and Gusau,…

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Niger: Gunmen attack mosque, kill unspecified number of worshipers, abduct 7 others

Aminu Imam

The Police Command in Niger State has said that some unidentified gunmen had killed an unspecified number of people while observing their early morning prayers at a mosque, located at Mazakuka village, in Mashegu local government area of the State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday Kuryas, who disclosed this to newsmen in Minna yesterday, said the hoodlums also abducted seven other worshipers at the mosque. Kuryas said the incident occurred on Oct. 25 at about 0530 hours when the gunmen attacked the village, adding that the gunmen…

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Zamfara women protest, block highway over banditry, rape

Aminu Imam

Hundreds of aggrieved Women in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State have barricaded Zaria-Sokoto road to protest rampant banditry attacks and sexual assaults on women in the communities. The women stormed the highway and prevented motorists to and from Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states from plying the road. A passenger travelling from Kano to Zamfara, who identified herself as Zainab, and was trapped on the road, told newsmen that they went through serious hardship as a result of the protest. According to her, “Travellers on the…

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Just In: Terrorists attack Abuja-Kaduna train, bomb track

Aminu Imam

Suspected terrorists, often referred to as bandits, have attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train, forcing the train to stop midway. It was gathered that the bandits first attacked the train on Wednesday night and successfully immobilized it after struggling to move for 7km after the attack. The bandits, according to sources, returned again on Thursday morning and planted an explosive device on the rail track. “The bandits first attacked last Abuja-Kaduna train bearing number AK9 between Rijana and Dutse. The train came under heavy gunfire, but it struggled to stutter for about…

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Bandits kidnap Kebbi bound corps member

Aminu Imam

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have abducted a prospective Corps member, Iorliam Jennifer Awashima, while she was on her way to the Dakingari Orientation Camp, for the 2021 Batch-C Stream-1 orientation course in Kebbbi State. According to a Facebook user, Suam Nenger, who shared the story on the social media platform, the incident happened on Wednesday, October 20, around the Zamfara axis. The driver of the vehicle and some others were said to have managed to escape, while Jennifer was kidnapped alongside other passengers. Also confirming the incident, Benue activist…

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Niger: Bandits kidnap 30 travelling passengers

Aminu Imam

Armed bandits have allegedly kidnapped over 30 passengers at Garun-Gabas, in Rafi local government area of Niger State. It was gathered that the bandits abducted the victims on Wednesday afternoon along the Zungeru-Garin-Gabas highway on three separate vehicles.The victims were said to be traveling in an 18-seater bus and two other vehicles when they ran into the gunmen. According to reports, eyewitnesses said the bandits blocked the road shooting sporadically into the air to scare villagers who scampered in various directions before whisking the passengers away to an unknown location.…

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Insecurity: 50 bandits killed in another air, ground attacks in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government has disclosed that more than 50 bandits were killed during a joint operation of air and ground troops in Birnin Gwari LGA of the State. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the State’s Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan. He said a Nigerian Air Force helicopter gunship provided close air support to ground troops during the operation. “In an inspiring success for the security forces, over 50 bandits have been neutralized during a combined ground and air assault in the Saulawa-Farin Ruwa axis…

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