Tag: Kebbi State

Kebbi: 2 abducted FGGC Yauri students escape bandits’ den

Aminu Imam

…Taken to Dansadau Two students abducted by bandits from Federal Government College, Yauri, in Kebbi state, escaped bandits’ den, according to reports. It was gathered from a reliable source that the students wandered in the wilderness and then found themselves at Dandalla, a community located five kilometres south of Dansadau town. “They entered one house there not even knowing where they were. The residents, after identifying them decided to hide them until it was sunset. They then took them to Dansadau where they handed them over to the Divisional Police…

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Insecurity: Kebbi shuts 7 schools three days after abduction of students

Aminu Imam

Kebbi State governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has directed indefinite closedown of frontline schools, following the abduction of 110 students and staff of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, on Thursday. Chairman of the State chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers, ( NUT), Isah Arzika, who confirmed the governor’s directive yesterday. Recall that the bandits attacked the school on Thurdsay afternoon and took away the students and staff, and killing a policeman in the process. The State government’s Joint Security Task Force, comprising the military and other security agencies, has so far…

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Kebbi College attack: ‘Some students, teachers have been rescued’ – Gov. Bagudu

Aminu Imam

The Kebbi State government says some of the students and teachers kidnapped from the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, have been rescued. The State governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this in a communique issued late yesterday. According to Governor Bagudu, the security to life and property of the citizenry remain the utmost priority of his administration. Bagudu further stated that a premium has been placed on the provision of logistics and the necessary equipment to security agencies to waging total war against banditry and all acts of criminality until normality and…

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Abducted Kebbi student shot dead

Aminu Imam

…”Attackers are not Nigerians”, says student  One of the students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, on Thursday has been shot dead during a gun duel between soldiers and the abductors. The Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Task Force in the North-West zone, Air Commodore Abubakar AbdulKadir, confirmed this to reporters in Zamfara State yesterday. According to him, four students and a teacher were rescued during the operation. “In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the kidnappers. They came to our blocking…

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Breaking! Abducted Kebbi student shot dead

Aminu Imam

One of the students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, on Thursday has been shot dead during a gun duel between soldiers and the abductors. The Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Task Force in the North-West Zone, Air Commodore Abubakar AbdulKadir, confirmed this to reporters in Zamfara State on Friday. According to him, four students and a teacher were rescued during the operation. “In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged…

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Kebbi: Bandits invade FGC, Birnin-Yauri, abduct female students

Aminu Imam

…Police launches manhunt for abductors Armed men suspected to be bandits have invaded the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State and abducted an unspecified number of female students. Details of the incident are still sketchy but according to reports, a security operative was shot dead during the operation. The attackers, who rode on motorcycles, were said to have stormed the school from neighbouring Rijau Forest in the early hours of yesterday. They were said to have overpowered the mobile policemen guarding the school. The Kebbi State Police Command said its…

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Just In! Bandits invade Kebbi school, abduct female students

Aminu Imam

Armed men suspected to be bandits have invaded the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State and abducted a yet-to-be specified number of female students. Details of the incident are still sketchy but according to reports, a security operative was shot dead during the operation. The attackers, who rode on motorcycles, were said to have stormed the school from neighbouring Rijau Forest in the early hours of Thursday. They were said to have overpowered the mobile policemen guarding the school. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, is yet…

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Bandits kill 88 people in Kebbi – Police

Aminu Imam

The Kebbi State Police Command yesterday confirmed that bandits killed 88 people in Danko/Wasagu local government area of the State on Thursday. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who confirmed the figure, said all the victims were killed in eight different communities in the local government area. According to him, the Command has so far recovered the 88 bodies and dispatched a detachment of operatives to maintain law and order in the affected communities. “The killing took place in Koro, Kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora…

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NSCDC arrests hired killers in Kebbi

Aminu Imam

The Kebbi State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has arrested two hired killers and the person who contracted them to kill one Gari Mamman of Lahore village in Suru local government area of Kebbi State. Parading the suspects, the State Commandant of NSCDC, Suleman Ibrahim Mafara, said one Alhaji Mamman contracted two people, Mande and Manu to kill Mamman. According to him, the two hired killers, who were contracted for N80,000, had already received an advance payment of N60,000. He added that after the assassins could…

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Hundreds feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap

Aminu Imam

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized in a river in Kebbi State. The incident reportedly took place yesterday, around 10 a.m., and reports from the area said efforts are being made to rescue the victims. The boat, according to reports, was traveling from Lokon-Minna in Niger State to Wara town in Kebbi State, carrying more than 160 people including men, women and children. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation,   (BBC) Hausa Service, in addition to carrying above the required number of people,…

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