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Gunmen kill 2, abduct former lawmaker�s wife in Kaduna

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

Some unknown gunmen have reportedly killed two persons during an attack on Zangon-Aya community in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. The hoodlums also abducted two persons including the wife of a former lawmaker in the attack, which took place in the town located along Kaduna-Zaria highway around 11:15 pm on Thursday. Those killed were identified as Salihu Alhaji and Falalu, while those abducted were Sallau Dan Albarka, a businessman and the wife of the ex-lawmaker. According to the report, those killed went after the gunmen to rescue those…

Ransom payment to kidnappers to attract 15 years in prison � Senate

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Senate yesterday considered a Bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned, or wrongfully confined. The Senate President’s Special Assistant (Press), Ezrel Tabiowo, in a statement issued yesterday, said the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which scaled second reading during plenary, is sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi. Leading a debate on the Bill, the lawmaker said the piece of legislation seeks to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, to outlaw the payment of ransom to abductors, kidnappers…

Katsina: Joint security operatives rescue 30 Muslim worshippers

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

Joint security operatives, comprising the Police, Army and other allied agencies, Monday afternoon rescued 30 Muslims out of the 40 that were kidnapped while praying inside a mosque. Spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isa who confirmed the abduction and subsequent rescue of the Muslim faithful, told newsmen in a telephone chat that the bandits in their numbers came from Zurumi border town, in Zamfara State, during Tahajjud prayers in the outskirt of Jibia forest. According to him, “The bandits, who came in their numbers, surrounded the…

Afaka school abduction: “I planned to bomb bandits who kidnapped students even if the students die rather than pay a ransom” – Gov. el-Rufa’i

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i has revealed that he planned to bomb the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation students in Afaka, even if some of the abducted students are killed. He made the remarks in an online interview on social media on Africa’s development hosted by a church. According to the governor, “Kaduna State is confronted by a war and therefore, even if some of the students are killed, it will be a sacrifice that had to be made”. The governor further disclosed that two days after the abduction,…

Police deny reports claiming Abuja schools have been shut down over fear of bandits attack

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has dismissed reports claiming schools in the capital city have been shut down over fears of bandit attacks. It was learnt that reports have been making the rounds on social media that the Nigerian Law School and Veritas University, in the Bwari Area Council, as well as other schools, have been shut down over fear of bandits or Fulani herdsmen attacks. A senior Police Officer who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, disclosed that contrary to reports in the media,…

Niger: Over 1,000 gunmen attack, kill and kidnapped more than 100 persons at Shadadi town

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped over 100 people in Shadadi town in Niger State, after killing 8 and leaving 4 injured. A source, who spoke with BBC Hausa Service, said more than 1, 000 gunmen who perpetrated the act attacked the town on Wednesday. The attack comes just days after the State governor, Abubakar Bello, confirmed the activity of Boko Haram militants in the State. The worst place affected by the latest attack is Shadadi town, under Mariga local government area, where eyewitnesses said thousands of residents have fled the…

‘Kidnapping, banditry not federal offences in Nigeria’ � Lai Mohammed

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Federal government says kidnapping and banditry are not federal offences in Nigeria. Addressing the media yesterday, the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, made the comment in response to the statement on insecurity issued by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). �It is shocking that a Party that ruled this nation for all of 16 years does not know that kidnapping and banditry are not federal offences�, he said. The minister informed the Party to call out the States, including those being controlled by it, to ensure a rigorous prosecution of arrested…

Kaduna schools abductions: Parents of kidnapped students protest at NASS

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Demand return of children, end to insecurity Parents of the abducted students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Kaduna State, yesterday took a protest to the National Assembly complex, Abuja, to register their grievances. The protesting parents were joined by members of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the institution, as well as some civil society organisations, (CSOs). They lamented the negligence of the State and Federal Government in securing the release of their children. They blocked the entrance to the Federal Secretariat axis of the complex as…

Kaduna: Bandits threaten to kill Greenfield Varsity students if N100m ransom isn�t paid

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

Gunmen who kidnapped some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state have threatened to kill the victims if their demands are not met by today, Tuesday. Recall that the armed men suspected to be bandits attacked the institution on April 18 and kidnapped some students. Speaking in a telephone conversation with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA), one Sani Idris Jalingo, who identified himself as the leader of the bandits, said 17 of the students are still in their custody. He added that the families of the students…

Kaduna: ‘Abductors of 65 Adara natives demand N350m ransom’ � SOKAPU

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 Aminu Imam

Six days after 65 Adara natives were abducted from Libere Gida, Kallah ward, in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, their abductors have demanded N350 million ransom for their release. The Southern Kaduna People�s Union, (SOKAPU), disclosed the abductors have been in touch with the community for ransom. The group had reported that 10 out of the 65 abducted villagers escaped a day after they were kidnapped, stressing that going by the latest village headcount, 72 persons, made up of 16 males and 56 females, were being held by…