Tag: KIDNAPPING BIRNIN GWARI

Insecurity: ‘Birnin-Gwari, in Kaduna, now a ghost town over banditry’, Concerned stakeholders cry out

Aminu Imam

Some concerned stakeholders have lamented the deteriorating security situation of Birnin-Gwari, one of the local government areas in Kaduna State, which used to be an ancient agrarian and commercial town, but is now bedeviled by unending banditry and kidnapping for years.   According to figures cited in earlier reports, as at the last count, over 27,000 indigenes and known indigenes have been displaced by the activities of bandits. Picture caption: The Emir of Birnin-Gwari, HRH, Mallam Zubairu Jibril-Mai Gwari II  Recounting the experience of the residents, the Dan-Masanin Birnin-Gwari, Alh. Zubair AbdulRa’uf, who…

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Yahaya Bello, 17 others killed by terrorist buried amidst tears, anguish

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Eighteen people killed in the last terrorist attack in Kutemeshi, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been buried amid tears and anguish. Voice of Liberty source in the area said the gunmen Saturday night ransacked the village, killing scores, kidnapped yet to be confirmed number and left many injured. Among the dead is Yahaya Bello, a father of one and a promising youngman. Most of those killed were family grown men and youths. As at the time of filling this report, 10 victims of the attack with…

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