Tag: Banditry

Bandits attack Emir of Birnin-Gwari’s convoy

Aminu Imam

Bandits, in the evening of Tuesday, attacked the convoy of the Emir of Birnin-Gwari, Zubairu Jibril Maigwari, on his way to Birnin-Gwari, in Kaduna State. A palace aide, Sarkin-Mota Umar confirmed to newsmen that the bandits opened fire on the emir’s convoy when they were on their way to Birnin-Gwari. The emir, it was gathered, was not inside the car that was badly damaged as a result of the attack. One of the Emir’s drivers, Umar Jibril said, the bandits had blocked the road with tree branches to force them…

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“We’re paying ransom in hundreds of millions to bandits”, Zazzau, Birnin-Gwari emirs lament

Aminu Imam

The Emirs of Zazzau and Birnin-Gwari, Ahmed Nuhu-Bamalli and Zubairu Maigwari II, yesterday, lamented that their subjects have been paying hundreds of millions of Naira as ransom to rescue their loved ones from kidnappers in the State. The emirs made the lamentation yesterday during the presentation of the state’s 2020 Annual Security Report to Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i, held at the Government House, Kaduna. Speaking, the Emir of Birnin-Gwari lamented the effrontery with which the rampaging bandits operate in his domain. He said: “It is terrible when you see 200 to 300…

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Zamfara: Matawalle gives 2-month’s ultimatum to bandits

Aminu Imam

Ø  As FG is set to deploy 6,000 soldiers Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has issued a two-month ultimatum to unrepentant bandits to key into peace dialogue just as the Federal Government is set to deploy additional 6,000 soldiers to the State. Addressing newsmen yesterday evening during a statewide broadcast, the governor insisted that activities of informants are becoming worrisome in the State. He said the sad episode of Jangebe school girls’ abduction had sent shock-waves to the people of Zamfara State, Nigeria and the entire world. “As a fall…

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Bandits kill 3 in Kaduna village attack

Aminu Imam

Bandits have attacked Ganji village, in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State yesterday evening, killing three people and leaving at least five people with gunshot wounds. According to locals who spoke to newsmen, the bandits stormed Ganji, a village close to Albasu, which was also attacked last year on motorcycles and set ablaze homes and a vehicle. A resident, Lado Ibrahim, said the bandits invaded the community around 5:30 p.m riding in over 30 motorcycles, two on each, and shot at residents before jamming them with the motorcycles. He…

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Insecurity: Bandits abduct 19 in Niger community

Aminu Imam

Ø  “They’re still maiming, killing people in Kaduna” – Uba Sani Bandits have reportedly abducted nineteen people from Kutunku village, in Wushishi local government area of Niger State. A source said the bandits invaded the village in the early hours of yesterday, and shot sporadically in the air to scare the residents. The source said the bandits also beat up some residents during the attack. He added that the bandits have not communicated to the families of the abducted persons. The spokesperson, Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, did not respond…

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Bandits abduct 11 Kaduna airport staff

Aminu Imam

Bandits yesterday abducted 11 residents, including six housewives and two children, of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) staff quarters in Kaduna. Sources said the bandits invaded the quarters around 12:10 a.m yesterday, after gaining access through the airport’s runway. FAAN spokesperson, Henrietta Yakubu, confirmed the incident. She said 11 persons were abducted, including a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) and his entire family, and a wife and child of staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMET). She added that the gunmen attacked two houses before…

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Kaduna: Govt. confirms killing ofnotorious bandits’ leader 

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government has confirmed that bandits’ leader ‘Rufa’i Maikaji’ was neutralised alongside dozens of his fighters in the State. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State. Samuel Aruwan. Aruwan disclosed that ‘Rufa’i Maikaji’, a deadly bandit, who commanded over a hundred fighters, was neutralised during air raids in Igabi LGA. He stated that: “Rufa’i Maikaji and dozens of his fighters were neutralised during air interdictions around the fringes of Malul Forest, in Igabi LGA…

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Sokoto: Bandits storm residence of commissioner, abduct family members

Aminu Imam

Some unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the sister in-law and brother of the Sokoto State Commissioner for Youth and Sport Development, Bashir Gorau. Gorau made the disclosure of the abduction on his verified Facebook account yesterday. While speaking to newsmen, the Commissioner said the bandits shot into the air when they stormed the house. He added that it could have been a targeted crime because apart from his sister in-law and brother, they didn’t take anybody in the village. There has been no official comments from either…

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Again, suspected bandits kidnap over 50 persons in Niger

Aminu Imam

Over fifty persons were reported to have been kidnapped by armed bandits along the Tegina-Minna road in Rafi local government area of Niger State. It was gathered that the recent abduction occured yesterday when the three commercial vehicles conveying nine passengers including the drivers ran into the road block at Kundu set up by the bandits. It was said that the passengers in the three cars were kidnapped and conveyed to an unknown location and the vehicles were left by the road side. In a related development, armed bandits also…

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Victims of armed bandits attack in Sokoto village buried

Aminu Imam

The ten unfortunate victims of yesterday’s armed bandits attack in Amarawa village, in Illela local government area of Sokoto State, have been buried. Recall that armed bandits attacked Amarawa village yesterday, killing ten persons while others sustained injuries. It was gathered that the gunmen, who stormed the village on motorbikes, kidnapped a wealthy businessman but the villagers tried to free him. Picture Caption: One of the locals killed in the attack According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC) Hausa service report, the gunmen had warned the locals to stay away but…

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