Tag: Banditry

Bandits attack Police formation, kill 13 officers in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Thirteen policemen and three others have been killed by bandits in an attack on Kurar Mota community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, when the assailants invaded a police formation and gunned down officers on duty. A resident, who identified himself as Kabir Dansada, told newsmen that the armed men had earlier attempted to invade Magami, a community located 50 kilometres south of Gusau, the state capital, but were repelled by soldiers. According to him, “They withdrew after they…

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One killed, women abducted in fresh Kaduna attack

Aminu Imam

One person has been killed while seven others have been abducted by bandits in Unguwar-Gajere village, in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. According to reports, the bandits arrived on motorcycles around 1:pm and started shooting sporadically into the air. It was learned that the bandits kidnapped three women and rustled 50 cows from the village on Saturday. According to a resident, Mohammed Birnin Gwari, “Three women, four men and several cows were rustled by the bandits after killing one person”. As of the time of filing this report,…

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Niger: Bandits refuse to release Islamiyya pupils after collecting N20m

Aminu Imam

The abductors of pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina in Niger State, have collected N20 million from parents of the children but have refused to release them, sources said on Friday. The latest development followed the signing of a law by Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, for kidnappers, bandits and their informants to die by hanging. The law also empowers the operational capacity of the vigilante corps. Parents of the pupils were reportedly told to pay N30 million earlier in the week, but sources hinted yesterday that they…

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Niger State to hang convicted kidnappers, informants

Aminu Imam

Niger State governor, Abubakar Bello, has signed a Bill prescribing death by hanging for cattle-rustlers, bandits, kidnappers and their informants into law. Recall that the State’s House of Assembly passed the Bill on July 1. Bello said the kidnapping and cattle rustling special provisions law of 2016 was amended to provide for the punishment of informants and all those involved in the aiding and abetting of kidnapping and cattle rustling in the State. He warned that anyone found guilty of the offense of banditry, kidnapping, or giving out information to…

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Bandits kill 39 persons in a reprisal attack in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

A group of unrepentant bandits have stormed Faru Village of Maradun local government area of Zamfara State killing about forty innocent persons. Confirming the incident to Radio Nigeria in Gusau,  an eyewitness Ahmad Lawali said the attack was a reprisal mission in the Faru district of Maradun local government area of the state. According to him, the bandits raided the town at around 4:30 pm on Thursday and began shooting sporadically on innocent people in the process, 39 persons mainly men were killed. He said the bandits trailed farmers who…

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Bandits break into houses, abduct 15 residents in Kaduna community 

Aminu Imam

…Demand N180m as ransom No fewer than 15 residents were abducted on Wednesday night by bandits in Unguwan-Gimbiya, in the Sabon-Tashan area of Kaduna. The bandits, who reportedly stormed the area at about 11 pm, broke the fences and walls of several homes and dragged out residents from their living rooms. Narrating the incident, an eyewitness who did not give her name in print, told newsmen that, “the bandits came around past 10 p.m. They threatened us and said that if they should enter inside their rooms and see anybody…

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‘Bandits partied all night with music in Katsina after killing 19’ – Residents reveal

Aminu Imam

The gruesome killing of nineteen people in the recent Katsina community by armed bandits on Tuesday reportedly ended with a night party. Recall that bandits had earlier attacked Tsauwa village, in Batsari local government area of the State last night shooting sporadically. According to reports, the assailants that stormed the village are more than 200 riding on motorcycles. Residents who disclosed the detail of the event said the bandits were most likely on a revenge mission after security agencies foiled a previous attack on the community and killed three of…

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Insecurity: 1,065 students kidnapped, 6 killed, 273 held within seven months in Nigeria – Report

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 1,065 students of schools across the country have been kidnapped in the last seven months, according to latest reports. Also, according to the reports, during the period under review, six students were killed by their abductors, while 273 others are still being held as at press time. Two Polytechnic lecturers and one other staff member are still being held by their captors. Though relatives of victims and the government do not publicly disclose how much is paid as ransom, hundreds of millions of naira had been paid…

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Just In! Bandits kidnap scores of students in Bethel School, Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday morning invaded Bethel Secondary School, in Maramara, Chickun local government area of Kaduna State, and abducted scores of students. The affected secondary school is a boarding school located on the outskirts of Kaduna. The security guard in the school, Daniel Muhuta, while speaking on the development, said, “I escaped narrowly. They came around 1.00 am and started shooting. I was at the back of the school domentary when I heard shooting and decided to lie down”. As of the time of filing this…

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Kaduna: Gunmen abduct nursing mother, 6 others at leprosy centre in Zaria

Aminu Imam

Some bandits, in the early hours of yesterday, raided the staff quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre, Zaria, in Kaduna State and abducted seven, including a nursing mother. It was learnt that the hoodlums also attacked the nearby Saye Police Divisional Headquarters, apparently to prevent officers from rescuing the victims. The incident, a source said, happened around 12:30 am. According to the source, the bandits surrounded the quarters and succeeded in picking five staff and two others, including a nursing mother. The source told newsmen that the bandits…

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