Tag: Banditry

Troops overwhelm bandits, rescue Major abducted at NDA

Aminu Imam

Troops of the Nigerian Army, Airforce and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy, (NDA) Kaduna, on Aug. 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah, said, in a statement issued in Kaduna, that the officer was rescued in the late hours of Friday, Sept.17. He said the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs had earlier issued a directive after the abduction of the officer, that he be rescued and…

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Kaduna: Gunmen invade community, kill Miyetti-Allah State chairman

Aminu Imam

The chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), in Lere local government area of Kaduna State, has been killed by unknown gunmen. The deceased, identified as Abubakar Abdullahi, was killed in the early hours of yesterday. The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the MACBAN’s Director of Media and Publicity in Kaduna State, Ibrahim Bayero-Zango, yesterday. According to the MACBAN’s spokesman, the attackers stormed the home of the chairman, popularly known as Dambardi, in Lere town at about 1:00 am. and killed him. “When they arrived at…

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High tension, as hungry bandits mount roadblock in Katsina

Aminu Imam

Residents of some communities in Kankara Local government of Katsina State have raised an alarm over the influx of bandits possibly dislodged from Zamfara State. The fleeing bandits are said to have been moving to the area in droves. According to a resident of Pawwa village, who was in Katsina yesterday, the bandits have already mounted a gate where they conduct stop and search on commuters plying the Kankara-Zango road. “Their main concerns now are food and fuel. They have some Jerry cans where they collect fuel from motorists and…

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‘IPOB, others not different from ISWAP, Boko Haram’ – Gbajabiamila

Aminu Imam

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that separatist groups in the southern part of the country are not different from Boko-Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province, (ISWAP), in the North-East. Gbajabiamila said miscreants disguising as separatist groups have a low tolerance for dissenting opinions or views, thereby, making them similar to the bloodthirsty groups in the region. The Speaker stated that government must add all separatists in the South to the list of concerns. He said; “In the South of Nigeria, East…

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Insecurity: Porous borders, banditry, others overtake Boko Haram, ISWAP in Nigeria – Experts

Aminu Imam

Banditry has become the biggest threat in Nigeria, pushing aside the title hitherto held by Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province, (ISWAP). The recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has raised further concerns that bandits in Africa’s most populous nation may be nursing an agenda to also dethrone civil authority. The fears are being fuelled by the  Taliban’s vow to impose Islamic law worldwide. Analysts believe the movement may reach out to armed groups in other countries to actualize their plan of global control. Only a few…

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Just In! Bandits set ablaze house Of Zamfara Assembly Speaker

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have set the home of the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, and other residents’ houses ablaze in Zurmi local government area of the State. The State’s Chairman of the Committee on Security and Prosecution of Bandits, Abdullahi Shinkafi, confirmed the incident yesterday. According to him, this was coming as a result of the on-going onslaught by the military in Zurmi LGA. The Chairman of the committee, who visited the affected community to assess the security situation, said the government also wanted to provide…

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Insecurity: Boko Haram, bandits impose lockdown in North-West

Aminu Imam

…Target high profile victims for kidnappings, killings  For the people of the North-West geo-political zone, the on-going war against terror and sundry criminality in the region has been a traumatic experience for its people. For most, it has even been more concerning, more disruptive of the source of their livelihoods, with social and economic life hitting its lowest, especially in the face of lockdown imposed by authorities as a strategy to fight Boko Haram and the bandits by cutting them off from communications. Every day, people are kidnapped for ransom,…

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Zamfara: “I’ll no longer grant amnesty to bandits”, Matawalle vows

Aminu Imam

…Says govt. no longer interested in dialogue Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, says that his administration is no longer interested in holding a dialogue with bandits, noting that they had spurned the olive branch once extended to them. He said in Gusau that instead, security forces would flush them out of the State. The governor said the barrage of attacks on bandits by security forces had made them to make a fresh overture to the government seeking dialogue. He said the bandits’ emissaries informed him that they had repented and…

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“FG slowing down efforts of North-West governors to end banditry”, el-Rufa’i laments

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has disclosed that their plans to end banditry in the North are proving difficult due to the security system that governs the State. He explained that the governors map out strategies to deal with banditry but the constraints on the federal sides sometimes slow them down in terms of implementation. The governor made his submission when he appeared as a guest on a television programme, where he spoke on the security issues in the State and efforts being made in the war against banditry.…

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“Bandits are Fulani people; we know them” – Katsina Gov. Masari

Aminu Imam

Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has revealed the identities of bandits wreaking havoc in Nigeria, particularly the northern parts of the country. According to the governor, most bandits are of the Fulani ethnic stock as himself, adding that they speak Fulfulde and profess the same religious beliefs as himself. Gov. Masari, who made the claim while featuring on a television programme on Monday, said many northerners might not like his revelation but maintained that his disclosure remains the truth. He revealed that the elements have the same religion, language…

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