Bandits wielding sophisticated weapons on several motorcycles Wednesday 3rd February, 2021 sacked Randagi and Kuki villages in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing ten people. The bandits who yesterday attacked the village and killed four vigilantes and a little boy after ransacking the shops and carting away food stuffs and other items around 12 midday, were said to have gone at night, and returned again this morning. A source who escaped death by whiskers and had to run kilometres from the village before he was able to…
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Bandits strike again in Birnin Gwari Kaduna State, kill scores
Bandits Tuesday struck along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway killing a commercial driver identified as Auwal Ibrahim as well as four vigilantes in Randagi village in western part of the town. The driver was said to be commuting between Birnin Gwari and Kaduna when the bandits struck and snuffed life out of him in the evening of Tuesday 2nd February, 2021. The armed bandits had earlier attacked Randagi Village in Western Birnin Gwari @12:00 midday, burgled shops, killed 4 vigilantes and a little boy. Kuyello Town in Eastern Birnin Gwari was also…
Read MoreBandits killed 15 Vigilantes, kidnap 18, raze houses in Kaduna communities
Bandits went on rampage killing 15 Vigilante members, kidnapped 18 people, wounded several others, ransacked households and carted away foodstuffs and animals. These incidents in Randagi, Birnin Gwari Local Government and Mando, Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Speaking to Voice of Liberty, some members of Birnin Gwari Emirate Development Union BEDU said several house were also set ablaze along with foodstuffs. The Vigilante members were said to have responded to a distressed call, following the invasion of the communities by the bandits who came on motorcycles and with…
Read MoreBandits kill customs officer, nine others in Katsina
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service and at least 9 other persons have been killed as suspected bandits launched fresh attacks on Tsauwa village in Batsari and Dan Arau villages of Jibiya Area Councils of Katsina State. The late Customs officer was killed by the bandits at one of the checkpoints at Dan Arau village along Katsina/Jibiya highway who made away with his AK 47 rifle. Confirming the 2 incidents, the Police Spokesman, Gambo Isah said, the attack that led to the death of the Customs Officer happened on…
Read MoreBandits kill DPO, Inspector, abduct housewives in Sokoto village
Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. The Nation learned the incident happened on Wednesday night. The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO’s orderly before abducting two wives of a prominent businessman in the area. According to a source, the marauders struck around 1.am. The policemen were ambushed and killed while trying to rescue the abductees. Another account said the bandits first stormed the station, killed the DPO, and one…
Read MoreBandits ambush vigilantes, kill 17 in Niger state
No fewer than 17 men of the local security outfit in Dukku town of Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State were on Wednesday ambushed and killed by bandits. The local vigilante men however killed three of the bandits. According to a report from the area, the Dukku community worried by the frequent attacks by bandits mobilised to take the battle to the hoodlums who were said to be hibernating in the Iri forest in the area. Eyewitnesses said the plan to attack the bandits leaked resulting in the bandits…
Read MoreNigerian troops eliminate, arrest scores of bandits, rescue kidnapped victims
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have eliminated and arrested scores of bandits, cattle rustlers, kidnappers, and other criminal elements in the entire North West zone in recent time. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Onyeuko disclosed that the troops had on July 22, troops arrested a notorious gun runner named Musa Abubakar alias Kasko/Buzu from Mai Wake village, Dakoro area of Maradi, Niger Republic. He said that the suspect was arrested at the…
Read MoreBandits kill 18 Soldiers in Katsina, abduct Police Officer, daughter, four others in Kaduna
About 18 Nigerian military officers and soldiers have been killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Katsina State. Troops of the Special Army Super Camp 4 were advancing on foot in Shimfida in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State at about 6:13 p.m. Saturday when the armed militants opened fire on them from a hilltop, according to PREMIUM TIMES. The officers killed in the attack included a Major, a Captain and a Lieutenant, military sources told. Two bandits were also injured in the exchanges, officials briefed on the…
Read MoreTroops eliminate Ansaru terrorists masquerading as bandits in Kaduna
A strategic alliance between the Kaduna State Government and security agencies has resulted in the neutralization of several Ansaru sect terrorists in the guise of herdsmen, who engage in the illicit act of banditry and terrorism. An intelligence source involved in the anti-banditry operation in the state said that the Ansaru elements have been responsible for the wave of deadly attacks that were touted as Fulani-farmers rivalry in some parts of the state. The intelligence officer said: “The Kaduna State Government has been incredibly supportive with the aid of a…
Read MorePeople selling houses to bandits in Zamfara, Emir of Gusau laments
Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello has listed ways some residents of the state are aiding banditry. Speaking on Thursday July 16 when the Inspector General of Police (GP), Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, Director General (DG) of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and heads of the intelligence units paid him a courtesy visit, the Emir revealed that some residents of the state are renting and selling houses to bandits and kidnappers. He added that some armed bandits and kidnappers have agents and informants within the communities. Emir Bello said: “Some people are renting or selling…
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