Tag: TERRORISTS

Notorious terrorist, Buharin Yadi, 35 others killed at Kaduna-Katsina border

Aminu Imam
Army troops

Troops of ‘Operation Whirl Punch’ have killed 36 bandits, including Buhari Halidu, also known as ‘Buharin Yadi,’ one of the most notorious bandit leaders terrorising the North for years. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this yesterday in Kaduna, stated that the ruthless bandit had connections with other deadly terrorist groups in the North-East and North-West regions. According to the Commissioner, the bandit kingpin and his gang had been terrorising citizens in the Kidandan/Galadimawa areas of Giwa LGA, Sabon-Birni/Kerawa areas of Igabi LGA…

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Defence HQ declares Bello Turji, Simon Ekpa, 95 others ‘wanted’

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has declared no fewer than 97 persons wanted, following the deteriorating security situation across the country. This was made known by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who confirmed the names and pictures  of the wanted persons on Friday. Those wanted by the military include terrorists, bandit leaders and other insurgents causing mayhem in the North and other parts of Nigeria.  ?The long list contained names of terrorists from the North-East and North-West zones, as well as insurgents in the South-East and North-Central. Also wanted…

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Terrorists abduct 16 in fresh attack on Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, in the early hours of yesterday, launched a fresh attack on the Dogon-noma community in the Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. A former chairman of the local government area, Cafra Caino, confirmed the fresh attack to newsmen yesterday, said the attack came barely three days after one person was killed, and eight women were kidnapped in the Banono Angwaku community, of the same local government area. According to him, the attackers invaded the village around 5.45am on Saturday in large numbers, shooting indiscriminately. However, a resident of the…

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Insecurity: “Negotiate with terrorists, bandits; they need schools, hospitals” – Sheikh Gumi tells FG

Aminu Imam

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to negotiate with terrorists. Speaking during a television programme yesterday, Gumi said the Government should build schools, markets and hospitals for bandits. The Islamic cleric said Tinubu’s government should allow bandits have a future, rather than continuing to spend billions of Naira to combat banditry and terrorism. According to Gumi: “Negotiate with these people. Build schools, markets and hospitals for them. Let them have future. “Even the people we call bandits, what they sometimes complain…

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CDS vows to go after bandits, terrorists

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa, has said that the military will flush out bandits and terrorists from the country. The CDS made the commitment on Friday in Kaduna when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at government house. He said, “for terrorists and bandits, it’s just a matter of time. We are coming after them and we are going to get them to leave the country completely.” According to him, “we are re-assessing our theatres of operation to make them more robust…

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NAF airstrikes hit scores of terrorists in Borno

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has in an early morning air strike on Monday, dislodged terrorists from their enclaves at Suwa in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Tuesday in Abuja. Gabkwet said that Suwa was a stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists in Gezuwa general area near Sambisa Forest until it was dislodged by the military and other security agencies.…

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Katsina: Terrorists abduct farmers in fresh attack

Aminu Imam

Several farmers working on their farms were abducted Tuesday morning when terrorists attacked five communities in the Batsari area of Katsina State. The farmers taken were from Nahuta, Madogara, Dan Tsuntsu, Zamfarawa and Salihar Dadare villages. A health worker in the Dan Tsuntsu community, who spoke to newsmen on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said at the last count around 8:00p.m on Tuesday, 35 people, primarily farmers working on their farms were still missing after the attacks. “The bandits began their operations (attacks) around 9:00 a.m. when farmers started…

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Terrorists from Niger, Mali, Libya imposing tax on Sokoto farmers – Reps. member

Aminu Imam

Member of the House of Representatives representing Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Hon. Sani Yakubu has raised alarm, saying that terrorists from Niger, Mali and Libya and the local bandits operating in Tangaza local government area of the State have imposed tax on their farmers. Yakubu made the disclosure while presenting a Motion at yesterday’s plenary. According to him, Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency was surrounded by two forests; Tsauna Forest that stretches over to Gwadabawa, Illela and Niger Republic and Kuyanbana Forest, which also stretches to Gudu and Niger Republic.…

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“Some Ex-Govs in N’West dined with terrorists”, Uba Sani alleges

Aminu Imam

Speaking during an interview during a television programme yesterday, Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach in managing the internal affairs of their states, leading to the current security challenges. According to him, “I remember when the Kaduna State Government and some States within the North-West – and even Niger State, who have borders with us – came together to work out a framework to tackle this issue of insecurity.We had a joint committee, joint funding, working closely with all the security…

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Terrorists kill 16 people in separate attacks in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Terrorists in the Birnin Magaji area of Zamfara State have vowed to continue attacking local communities in the area until a unit of soldiers stationed in the area is withdrawn. According to residents from Birnin Magaji, Mazauda, Nasarawa Mai-layi and Gidan Kane communities, who spoke to newsmen on the recent attacks that led to the death of 16 people, said several others were wounded during the attacks. The residents, who asked not to be named for security reasons, also said the terrorists has placed a ban on all farming activities…

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