Tag: Banditry

Zamfara: Bandits abduct district head, 75 others

Aminu Imam

The District Head of Adabka community in Zamfara State, Nafi’u Shehu, along with 75 people in Rini village have been abducted, in the latest brazen criminality by bandits. Adabka community is under Bukkuyum local government area of the State and about 165 kilometers from Gusau, the State capital. According to reports, the bandits invaded Adabka community about noon and abducted all of the victims on Saturday in separate operations. They operated till around 4 pm before whisking away Shehu. However, no one was killed, the station said. There was no…

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Just In: Bandits release 15 Baptist Bethel students after ransom is paid

Aminu Imam

Bandits have released 15 students abducted from Bethel Baptist Secondary School, in Kaduna State. The chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Rev. John Hayab, told the British Broadcasting Corporation,(BBC), Hausa Service, that the students were released on Saturday night after a ransom was paid. He, however, said there were still 65 children in the hands of the gunmen, while nearly 53 had escaped. On July 25, 28 of them were released. Details to follow…

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Nasarawa: Arms smuggler enroute  Plateau caught with 50 magazines, over 200 live ammunition 

Aminu Imam

An arms smuggler was yesterday apprehended in Nasarawa State. The man, identified as Likita, was caught with 52 magazines and over 200 live ammunition. According to reports, a joint team of the Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), apprehended him at Alushi junction, in Akwanga. His colleagues were on their way on motorcycles to Jos, Likita reportedly disclosed. The suspect is being detained at Akwanga Police Divisional headquarters. The State Command said it will issue a statement.

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Banditry: Arewa, Middle-Belt Forums back Masari’s self-defence call

Aminu Imam

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) and the Middle-Belt Forum, (MBF), have supported the call made by Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, for the people of his State to arm and defend themselves against bandits. Recall that Masari had, last Tuesday, advised the people of the state to arm and defend themselves against bandits in the region. According to the ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, the ACF was in full support of Masari’s order, stressing, “Governor Masari has said the right thing”. He noted that Masari’s call on the Katsina…

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Nasarawa: Arms smuggler enroute Plateau caught with 50 magazines & over 200 live ammunition

Aminu Imam

An arms smuggler has been apprehended in Nasarawa State. The man, identified as Likita, was caught with 52 magazines and over 200 live ammunition. According to reports, a joint team of the Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), apprehended him at Alushi junction, in Akwanga. His colleagues were on their way on motorcycles to Jos, Likita reportedly disclosed. The suspect is being detained at Akwanga Police Divisional headquarters. The State Command said it will issue a statement.

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Insecurity: Again, bandits abduct pupils in Katsina school

Aminu Imam

Reports indicate that daredevil bandits have again abducted some pupils and one teacher of an Islamiyya school, in Sakkai village, Faskari local government area of the State. This is coming barely 48 hours after Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, called on the people in areas prone to banditry to acquire weapons and defend themselves against the bandits. Although details of the incident are still sketchy, the victims were said to have been abducted while attending evening lessons within the school premises. The whereabouts of the victims are not known…

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Jos attack: “Rush to bail suspects at your risk” – Lalong

Aminu Imam

Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, has ordered that anyone who “rushes to bail suspects” linked to attacks in the State should be arrested. The governor directed this on Tuesday, during an emergency meeting with stakeholders on peace and security in Jos, the State capital. The meeting, according to reports, focused on the August 14 incident and other attacks in Bassa, Jos-South, Barkin-Ladi and Riyom LGAs. Recall that no fewer than A total of 22 people were on August 14 killed, while several others sustained injuries when suspected gunmen attacked Muslim…

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Insecurity: “Take up arms to defend yourselves against bandits, – Masari charges Katsina residents

Aminu Imam

Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on people in areas prone to banditry to acquire weapons and defend themselves against the bandits. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Director-General (Media) Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. In the statement, Governor Masari stated this in Jibia town yesterday, when he visited to condole with the people over the death of 10 people crushed on Monday by the operative of the Nigerian Customs Service who was driving an official vehicle with recklessness. The Governor said it was morally wrong…

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Suspected bandits kill five, burn 9 houses, three vehicles in Kaduna village

Aminu Imam

Some unknown gunmen, suspected to be bandits, stormed Madamai village in Kagoro Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, wrecking mayhem; killing five persons, burnt nine houses, three vehicles in the attack. A resident in the area, who is also a Councilor representing her district, Mrs. Rhoda Abdullahi said the gunmen entered the village at midnight on Sunday and started shooting sporadically, while people ran for their lives. According to her, in the ensuing shooting, five people identified as Janet Yakubu, Gambo Yakubu, Jonathan Adamu, Mrs Monday and Humphrey…

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Bandits kidnap son of Buhari’s Admin Officer, Abubakar Maikano

Aminu Imam

Bandits have abducted the son of President Muhammadu Buhari’s top aide and Administrative Officer in the Presidential Villa, Abubakar Maikano. Sanusi Maikano, who is in his early 40s, is the third child of the prseidential aide. Security sources in Kaduna said the young man was kidnapped on Saturday, around 8:30 pm, after returning from his farmhouse. Witnesses said Sanusi was abducted in his residence in Gwantu, headquarters of Sanga local government area in Kaduna State, which is about two hours drive to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The armed bandits, numbering…

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