Tag: Banditry

Four ‘notorious’ bandits terrorising Kaduna LGA neutralised by troops

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government says four “notorious” bandits have been killed by security forces in Igabi LGA of the State. The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday. Aruwan said the bandits were killed in a valley popularly known as ‘Maikwandaraso’, adding that the bandits were eliminated via a combination of ground and air assaults on bandit enclaves. He identified the “notorious” bandits as Alili Bandiro, Dayyabu Bala, Bala Nagwarjo, and Sulele Bala. The commissioner added that several other bandits were…

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Kebbi: Local hunters abandon search for abducted students

Aminu Imam

…Say Governor Bagudu not serious Local hunters in Kebbi State who vowed to track down the bandits holding over a hundred students and teachers of Federal Government College, Yauri, say they have abandoned the search because the State government was not supporting their efforts. Recall that bandits abducted about 102 students of the school on June 17. Nigerian soldiers said they rescued three of the students and a staff member the following day, but added that three other students died during the exercise. Two days ago, the Police in Zamfara…

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Gunmen kill 6 in Kaduna, raze eight houses

Aminu Imam

No fewer than six persons were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen that spanned across Ungwan-Magaji, Kigam, Kisicho and Kikoba villages, in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. According to reports, they also razed eight houses, six huts, motorcycles and a power generating set during the attack. The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said, “In a report from the Defence Headquarters ‘Operation Safe Haven’, the armed assailants attacked the mentioned villages early on Monday morning, and swiftly left six residents dead. “The deceased…

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Police arrest notorious female gunrunner with N2.4m in Katsina

Aminu Imam

A suspected gunrunner, identified as A’isha Nura has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command in Batsari Local Govt Area of the State and the sum of N2.4m found in her possession was recovered. This was contained in a statement released yesterday, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah. The PPRO said the 27-year-old suspect is the wife of one notorious bandit, known as Nura Alhaji Murnai. “On 25th July, 2021 at about 0900hrs, based on a tip-off, the Command succeeded in arresting one Aisha Nura, F,…

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‘Sustained aerial power bombardment forces bandit leaders to mull surrender, seek amnesty’ – Source

Aminu Imam

Sustained aerial bombardments at some forests harbouring bandit camps in parts of North-West and North-Central States of the country have compelled some notorious bandits to toe the path of surrender. According to a top intelligence source, some of the kingpins after the arrest and killing of some of their comrades have agreed to cease their hostilities and lay down their arms. However, the intelligence officer who declined to give his name, said the military authorities and the political leadership have not finally considered the bandit’s plea. He said they are…

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UK parliament rubbishes Nigeria, says bandits becoming more powerful

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom, (UK), Parliament has said Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration are at the mercy of non-State actors who unleash attacks on individuals and communities at will. Members of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the parliament, Caroline Cox, Rowan Williams, David Alton, Mervyn Thomas and Ayo Adedoyin, expressed their fears in a protest letter to the UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab. The parliamentarians cited a recent event where bandits shot down a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet, as they expressed worry that the country was…

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Banditry: Kaduna Govt suspends schools resumption indefinitely

Aminu Imam

…As another Kaduna traditional ruler is  kidnapped The Kaduna State government has suspended the resumption of schools across local governments of the state until further notice. Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, the State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, stated that the government took the decision due to the ongoing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the State. He informed the meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), as well as professional and community-based associations that the operation was aimed at flushing…

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“Gunmen said they’d keep kidnapping for ransom until Kanu stop agitating for Biafra” – 18 yr-old abductee

Aminu Imam

An 18-year-old, Francis Odo, has narrated how the gunmen, who kidnapped him said they will keep kidnapping for ransom until the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, stop the agitation for Biafra. Odo, who is a native of Eha-Amufu community in Enugu State, stated in an interview while recounting his encounter with kidnappers in the community. According to him, “Around 7 pm on Wednesday, June 9, I was on a motorcycle with two other guys coming home to Agu-Amaede from the camp in Eha-Amufu. We were…

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Police rescue 100 kidnapped victims without paying ransom in Zamfara 

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Police, in Zamfara State, have rescued one hundred kidnapped victims without ransom. Addressing newsmen in Gusau on the successes, the State Police Command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Shehu Mohammed, said they were rescued by the troops in Dajin Kabaro Forest, after spending forty-two days in captivity. According to the Police, the victims were abducted in Mutunji and Dan-Sadau communities in Maru local government area of the State while on their way to Gusau, the State capital. However, only twenty, out of the one hundred victims, were reunited with their families due…

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Kaduna: Bandits demand N60m ransom for 120 abducted Baptist students

Aminu Imam

Abductors of 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna have demanded a cumulative ransom of N60 million to free the remaining 120 abductees. The bandits said the ransom must be paid before the end of yesterday, Monday. The bandits had reportedly freed one of the students on medical condition.  One of the parents, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the church and parents were already working round the clock to raise the ransom. According to him: “Some amounts have been gathered but the church is trying to raise additional…

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