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Kagara students abduction: Buhari dispatches security officials for rescue operation

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

�”We won�t pay ransom to kidnappers”, says Niger Gov. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police to ensure the immediate and safe return of the kidnapped students of Government Science College, (GCK), Kagara, Niger State. Buhari, who described the attack as �brazen�, has also despatched security chiefs from the seat of power in Abuja to the school in Rafi local government area of the State. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President �directed�…

Just In! Gunmen storm GSC Kagara in Niger, abduct many school children, others

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

Some students have been abducted from Government Science College, (GSC), Kagara, in Niger State, by gunmen suspected to be bandits. The bandits reportedly stormed the school in the early hours of today, overpowering the security guards on duty. Although the number of kidnapped students is yet to be ascertained, according to reports, some staff along with some of their family members were also kidnapped. A few students escaped and headcount is currently ongoing in the school. The school is said to have a population of 1,000 students. A former Kaduna…

Kidnapping: “We’ll install CCTV cameras on all major highways” – Police Affairs Minister

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi says efforts are to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on all major highways across the country to curb the rising cases of kidnapping. Dingyadi who disclosed this in an interview on a television programme, said President Muhammadu Buhari has given the approval for the project and the Federal Government has entered into an agreement with NPS Technology Company to re-fix the abandoned CCTV project. When asked if the CCTV will be in only major cities like Abuja, the Minister said, �The CCTV…

Kidnapping: Police arrest former caretaker chairman in Katsina

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested aformer Jibia local government area’s Caretaker chairman, Haruna Musa Mota over alleged ties with bandits. The State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah has confirmed the arrest of the former chairman. He added that the culprit was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits operating in the State. Gambo further disclosed that the ex caretaker has already being charge to court. It could be recalled that an audio recording resurfaces recently where the culprit was heard discussing with one of the…

Troops arrest 3 kidnappers in Kaduna

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

…As bandits abandon 47 rustled cows The Kaduna State government says troops of the Nigerian Navy arrested three kidnappers in Kujama, Chikun local government area on Friday. The State�s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said a military report revealed that the bandits, in a black Toyota Corolla, drove up to the shop of a POS agent in the area and attempted to kidnap the operator along with a customer who was there for a transaction. �Alarm was raised and the Nigerian Navy troops from the Kujama…

JUST IN� Bandits kill 3 Children, abduct 2 mothers, 1 father in Kaduna Community

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bandits Thursday evening struck again along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road shot dead 3 children, abducted two mothers and a father identified as Abubakar Babawo in a vehicle. The funerals of the killed children was being performed at Buruku in Chikun local Government Area of the state few kilometres from Kaduna town. Babawo is said to be in another vehicle different from the abducted women and the killed children. Both the kidnapped mothers and the killed children are said to be from the same family. The incident occurred before dusk prayers. Details…

Bandits strike again in Birnin Gwari Kaduna State, kill scores

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

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…

Ekiti: ‘My kidnappers spoke good Yoruba and English’ � Released victim reveals

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

An oil dealer in Ekiti state, Suleiman Akinbami, has claimed that his abductors spoke Yoruba and English fluently. Akinbam, who was abducted on January 10 by gunmen at one of his filling stations in Ado Ekiti, was released a week later in Kogi State after paying an undisclosed sum as ransom. In an interview with newsmen, Akinbami said his abductors claimed to be unemployed graduates. The Ekiti oil magnate stated that if his abductors were not Yoruba, �they had been in Yoruba land for long�, as according to him, �I…

Suspected gunmen in military uniform kidnap 27 persons in Taraba

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

About twenty-seven persons have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Taraba State, along Wukari/Takum road. The Takum local government council chairman, Shiban Tikari, while confirming the abduction said the victims were on their way back to Takum after attending a wedding in Wukari. He disclosed that the kidnappers wore military uniforms and disguised as soldiers, saying, �On seeing the kidnappers in military uniform, the driver stopped, thinking that they were soldiers, only for them to be ordered into the bush by the hoodlums�. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), David…

Bandits abduct 50 in Niger State

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

Bandits have abducted no fewer than 50 people in an early morning attack on Bassa community in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. It was learnt that the bandits stormed the community in large numbers in motorcycles in the early hours of yesterday. According to reports, the people were getting set for the day�s activities, which became disrupted by the bandits, causing them to run into the bush for safety. The co-convener, ‘Concerned Shiroro Youths’, Sani Abubakar Kokki, who confirmed the attack, described the bandits as terrorists. He lamented…