Tag: Banditry

Just In: Bandits invade Zaria, abduct residents

Aminu Imam

…May strike Ahmadu Bello University, Aviation College Bandits, on Friday morning, stormed the Zango community in Samaru, Zaria town, Kaduna State and kidnapped an unspecified number of persons. These were made known in a tweet by a former Senator representing Kaduna Central Zone, Shehu Sani. This has sparked fears that the bandits might be heading for the Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU), Main Campus, the College of Aviation and the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, all located in the same area. Sani further urged the security agencies to guard the institutions…

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Bandits write Zamfara College of Education about impending ‘visit’

Aminu Imam

The Provost of the Federal College of Education Technical, Gusau, Zamfara State, Dr. Umar Bello, has confirmed the receipt of an alleged threat letter issued by bandits, while saying that the management of the college has put some measures in place to safeguard the lives of both staff and students. The Provost said that the threat letter was no longer a secret as it has been in circulation, pointing out that when the letter went viral on social media platforms, the college authorities contacted the security agencies and the military,…

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Breaking; Tegina abducted Islamiya students released after 88 days

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The abducted students of Salihu Tanko Islamic School, Tegina in Niger State have been released. Chief of Staff to Rafi Local Government Chairman, Muhammed Muhammed confirmed the release of the students without giving much details. The students were abducted within the school premises in Rafi council of Niger State and spent 88 days in captivity despite millions paid in ransom to their abductors. More details later…

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Nigerians playing ‘hateful politics’ with bandits’ attack on NDA should stop – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked those playing ‘hateful politics’ with the deadly attack on the facility of the Nigeria Defence Academy, (NDA), to desist from doing so. Buhari, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina, in a statement yesterday,, said that the incident would not dampen the nation’s armed forces. Rather, it was intended to boost their morale to end criminality in the country. Despite daily deadly attacks by the terrorists in the North-West, Buhari has claimed that the incident happened when the military were…

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Plateau attack: Youths storm Govt. House, Assembly with victims’ corpses

Aminu Imam

A group of young persons have stormed the State House of Assembly, with victims’ corpses of on Tuesday’s attack in Yelwa-Zangam village, in Plateau State. Recall that several people were reportedly killed on Tuesday at Yelwa Zangam in Jos-North local government area. According to the reports gathered, herdsmen invaded the community at the dead of night, leaving several people – mostly women and children dead. The youths had stormed Plateau Specialist Hospital where the corpses of victims had been deposited and evacuated the corpses into vans. After listening to the…

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‘Police claim false, bandits abducted 120 persons in our village’ – Zamfara resident

Aminu Imam

A resident says 120 people were abducted on Sunday night in an aback by bandits on Goran Namaye village in Zamfara State. The Police spokesperson in the state, Mohammed Shehu, had said four people were killed and 50 others kidnapped in the attack. He added that the Commissioner of Police, Yakubu Elkana, had ordered search and rescue operations for the victims. But speaking to BBC Hausa Service, a villager who witnessed the horror, Ibrahim Sulaiman, said the figure now stands at 120. Sulaiman said a day after the attack, the…

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Plateau: Police Commander, 7 others killed in Mangu LGA

Aminu Imam

Eight persons, including a policeman and a vigilante, have been killed in Mangu local government area of Plateau State, Eons Intelligence has gathered. The spokesman of the State Police Command, Ubah Ogaba, confirmed the Mangu killings in a statement in Jos on Tuesday. The policeman killed, Abdulrahaman Isah, was the Commander, IGP’s Intelligence Response Team based in Mangu. It was also gathered that the assailants killed a vigilante identified as Hassan Mohammed. The victims were reportedly killed on Monday evening, at Kwoi community of the council area. The President of…

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Bandits abduct 50 people, kill four others in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Bandits have raided Goran Namaye town in Maradun local government area of Zamfara State, abducted 50 people and killed four persons. The State’s Police Command in Zamfara, through its Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), SP Muhammad Shehu, who disclosed this in Gusau said the attackers came in large numbers. He said they invaded the town around midnight on Sunday, killing four persons and abducting 50 others. Shehu said that the Police tactical operatives had been deployed to the area. According to him, CP Yakubu Elkana, has ordered immediate search and rescue…

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Kaduna: Bandits release 15 Baptist Bethel School students after parents raise ransom

Aminu Imam

Bandits have released 15 out of the remaining students abducted from Bethel Baptist Secondary School, in Kaduna State. Picture caption: Parents of  abducted Bethel Baptist High School students wait for the arrival of some of the students released by their kidnappers, in Kaduna, Nigeria on July 25, 2021. (Reuters) The students were released by bandits after their parents were reportedly forced to pay an undisclosed ransom to free them. The State’s Commissioner for Internal security, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the release yesterday, but declined to comment on any ransom payment. The…

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12 killed as over 300 bandits storm Katsina village with GMP machine guns

Aminu Imam

Over 300 criminals stormed Duba village, Batsari local government area, of Katsina State, late Saturday night. The State’s Police Command spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the attack, said twelve persons were killed during the attack. According to Isah, the criminals, branded as bandits, hit the village with General Multi-Purpose  (GMP) machine guns and anti-aircraft rocket launchers. Isah further said, “The bandits, numbering over 300 and armed with sophisticated weapons, including GMP machine guns and anti-aircraft launchers stormed the village at 20.45 on Saturday and ransacked houses and looted shops.…

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