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Again, terrorists attack Plateau village, �kill 40�

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 Aminu Imam

…Kidnap�20 in Abuja community At least fourty people were reportedly killed when the rampaging armed terrorists attacked Zurak village in Bashar district of Plateau State. Sources familiar with the development disclosed that the incident happened on Monday evening. The heavily armed men invaded the village, located in Wase local government area, shooting sporadically. Over 40 persons, including vigilantes, were killed during the brutal attack, locals who survived the attack stated. The residents said they could not immediately report the incident due to the poor communication network in the area. According…

Numana Community in Kaduna decries killings of its members, land takeover by herdsmen

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Numana Community in Sanga Local Government of Kaduna State is decrying incessant attacks and killings of its members and alleged takeover of their lands by people they alleged are herdsmen. The community said the attacks are unprovoked leading to kiilings of innocent, unarmed peasant farmers especially in Ambe village of the Local Government where the State Deputy Governor Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe hails from. A statement by Comrade Ahmed Gani, President, Numana Community Development Organisation (NCDO) said during the unfortunate incident few days ago, six people were killed while many others…

Abuja-Kaduna highway: Bandits return, open fire on passenger bus, kill driver, kidnap others

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits yesterday, killed a driver, named Danladi Jobe, and kidnapped two others on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. According to a resident of Jere, Yahuza Alhassan, the event occurred about 9:33 p.m. in Dogon-Fili, a few kilometers from Jere town. Yahuza claimed the deceased was returning from a nearby village market when the bandits appeared from the jungle and opened fire on the vehicle, killing the driver instantaneously. Alhassan named one of the abducted victims as Shu’aibu, a farmer, stating that the robbers stole approximately N1 million in cash from him.…

Gunmen abduct ChannelsTV reporter in Rivers��

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

�Demand N30m ransom Gunmen have abducted a reporter with Channels TV, in Rivers State, Joshua Rogers. According to reports, Rogers was abducted on Thursday night, near his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor local government area, (LGA). The journalist was said to have covered the inauguration of a healthcare facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, as donated to the state government by Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers. He was returning home when he was abducted. When contacted, the State’s Commissioner for Information in Rivers, Joseph Johnson, said he is not aware of the…

Bandits demand N40tr, 150 bikes to release 16 Kaduna residents

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

Bandits in Kaduna are demanding the sum of N40 trillion and other items as ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin-Gora area of the State. According to a community leader, John Yusuf, the bandits contacted family members of the victims and also demanded 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles. Yusuf said the bandits attacked twice within a week abducting residents of the community. �The bandits have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people they are…

“FCT notorious kidnapper, Chinaza Phillip, in our custody” � Police

January 20, 2024January 20, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, suspected to be a notorious kidnapper terrorizing the nation�s capital. According to a statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the suspect was arrested in Kaduna State on Thursday. She said the suspect, who was handed over to the FCT Command yesterday, is currently in custody. The statement reads: �The FCT Police Command wishes to confirm the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives of…

Insecurity: “Don’t panic, Abuja, FCT is safe” – Wike assures residents

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Aminu Imam

… Says Press over-blowing crime happenings The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is taking steps to address security challenges affecting some sections of the territory. Wike gave the assurance while addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, before a closed-door emergency meeting with security agencies and other critical stakeholders in the FCT. Recall that there has been a spike in the abduction and killing of residents by bandits, especially in Kuje and Bwari Area Councils. The Minister, who acknowledged the challenges, urged residents not…

�Police, others refusing to track kidnappers, bandits with NIN-SIM data� – Pantami

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has blamed the Nigeria Police and other security agencies for failing to utilise data generated from the National Identity Number (NIN) linked to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in tracking kidnappers and curbing other crimes involving the use of a phone. Recall that in 2020, former President Muhammadu Buhari�s regime ordered SIMs to be linked to the NIN of every citizen. Nigerians who failed to link their SIM to NIN had their lines disconnected. Media aide to ex-President Buhari, in…

149 days in Zamfara kidnappers� den: �Bring back our children alive� – Distraught Akwa-Ibom parents of NYSC members 7 beg FG

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 Aminu Imam

Distraught parents of seven Akwa-Ibom prospective National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), members kidnapped in Zamfara State are losing hope on the fate of their children still in kidnappers� den over four months after they were abducted. Recall that on August 17 2023, an 11-seater Akwa Ibom State Transport Company (AKTC) en-route to Sokoto from Uyo was intercepted by bandits on the Zamfara State Highway who abducted eight of the passengers and the bus driver while others escaped. The passengers were mainly fresh graduates from Akwa Ibom State posted to Sokoto…

FCT: �Many residents kidnapped in Abuja community� – Police confirm

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Police command has admitted many persons were kidnapped in Bwari outskirts of Abuja. Although the Command alleged that the figure was not up to 200 as being peddled in the news, it however said investigations were on and urged residents not to panic. According to the FCT Police Command Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, �Police Command is aware of the news making rounds about the alleged kidnap of over two hundred persons between December 23, 2023 to January 4, 2024, in Bwari and Kuje Area Councils.…