Tag: Kidnapping

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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Kaduna: Residents abducted in another armed attack by unknown gunmen in Zaria

Aminu Imam

Barely two days after an attack on Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna state, unknown gunmen have again attacked Kofar-Gayan and Kofar-Kona areas of Zaria and abducted some residents. The Kaduna State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident, said he was trying to gather details to update the Press. However, an official of Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KadVS) in Zaria, who spoke on condition of anonymity yesterday, said the incident occurred between 12.01 and 1.00 am on Saturday. The official, who did not give details on…

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Just In: Many students and lecturers abducted as gunmen attack Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Suspected kidnappers attacked the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna State, last night, abducting scores of students and lecturers in the institution. A yet-to-be ascertained number of students and lecturers were abducted during the attack. One account said a student was shot at while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries. However, an eyewitness told one of newsmen that the gunmen invaded the school, located along the Zaria-Kaduna expressway last night. According to the eyewitness, “The gunmen attacked the school last night. Unspecified numbers of students and lecturers were said…

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Islamic school abduction: Bandits demand N110m for the release of pupils

Aminu Imam

Bandits who abducted pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, in Tegina town, in Rafi local government area of Niger State are demanding N110 million as ransom for the release of his pupils. According to the school’s Headmaster, Abubakar Alhassan, the bandits made contact with the management of the institution on Monday asking him to pay N110 million as ransom for the release of his pupils. Alhassan said the bandits claimed to have 156 pupils with them. According to him, the kidnappers threatened that if they did not pay the…

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Insecurity: Again, Bandits abduct many students in Tegina, Niger State

Aminu Imam

Few months after the abduction of Kagara College students in Niger State, armed Bandits have again abducted some students of an Islamic school in Tegina town, in Rafi local government area of Niger State. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the Islamiyya school, located in Tegina town, around 4.30 pm when the students were receiving lessons. Tegina is the hometown of the local government chairperson, Isma’il Moddibo. It is in the same local government area with Kagara where bandits earlier this year abducted many students but later released them…

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Kaduna: Nasarawa lawmaker kidnapped in Sanga forest

Aminu Imam

A member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Isma’il Danbaba has reportedly been kidnapped. Danbaba, who represents Nasarawa-Central constituency, was kidnapped on  Saturday evening along Sanga forest,  in Sanga local government area of Kaduna State. The lawmaker was said to be on his way to the Plateau State capital, Jos, for a workshop. Although the Police are yet to confirm the incident, the Chairman House Committee on information Mohammed Omadefu told newsmen that the abductors have made contact and negotiations for his release are on-going.

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Niger: Bandits demand N50m for kidnapped victims, Emir raises alarm

Aminu Imam

The Etsu-Nupe and Chairman of Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alh. Yahaya Abubakar, has called for an emergency meeting of districts and village heads over the kidnap of five persons in Batatti, Lavun local government area of Niger State by bandits.  It was gathered that the bandits are currently demanding the sum of N50 million as ramsons on the five victims in their possession. The Bandits numbering ten yesterday, at about 8 p.m, stormed Batatti and kidnapped their victims while injuring many others. Also, other valuables, including laptops and…

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Kaduna Gov’t confirms attack in travellers on Abuja-Kaduna highway

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government has verified that some travellers were attacked by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Friday. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. According to the State government, the number of people abducted in the attack after bandits blocked the highway at about 3:30 p.m,  is yet to be confirmed. Aruwan said, “Security agents responded swiftly to distress calls and checked their operation”. He added that they will publicly disclose the number of people…

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Bandits block Kaduna Abuja road, scores kidnapped, Shehu Sani claims

Aminu Imam

Bandits yesterday blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway, in between Jere and Katari village in this broad daylight. A former Senator, Shehu Sani, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle yesterday, said some bandits blocked the Kaduna-Abuja road, shooting sporadically in the air and forced motorists to make a U-turn. The tweet said: “I have just got a call that Bandits have blocked the Kaduna Abuja road, in between Jere and Katari village in this broad daylight. Scores of people were kidnapped while many have made a fast u-turn in the face…

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NAF troops rescue scores of kidnapped victims in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

…As bandits kill Emir of Birnin Gwari’s personal driver Troops of the Nigerian Air Force have rescued scores of kidnap victims in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. Confirming this in a statement, the State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the bandits invaded Najaja and Kerawa villages, in Igabi LGA and abducted several people, mostly women. He added that while they were trying to escape with their victims, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet, which was on aerial patrol, quickly spotted their location…

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