Tag: TERRORISTS

Katsina: Terrorists kill 3, abduct school principal, nursing mother, baby, others

Aminu Imam

Terrorists in the early hours of Tuesday killed three persons and kidnapped seven others, including a secondary school principal, at ?ar Tafki and Unguwar Isiyaka villages under Funtua local government area of Katsina State. It was learnt that aside from killing three persons, the assailants abducted the Principal of Government Secondary School, Makera, alongside a 35-yr-old nursing mother and her 17-month-old baby from ?ar Tafki village and four others from Unguwar Isiyaka village, including the ward head. The source said: “Early this (Tuesday) morning some armed terrorists in large numbers…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists ‘release’ four kidnapped victims after 119 days in captivity

Aminu Imam

The abductors of Abuja-Kaduna-bound train kidnapped victims have released four persons from the remaining 43 in their custody. The passengers, who were among dozens of persons kidnapped on March 28, were released from captivity yesterday. Tukur Mamu (aide to the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi,) who has been involved in negotiations for the release of the captives, confirmed the development. This came hours after a video of the captives being flogged surfaced online. Recall that the terrorists had on Sunday, flogged the 43 victims, and threatened to kidnap President Muhammad…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Abduction: Terrorists threaten to kidnap President Buhari, el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

…Flog abducted passengers The terrorist group who abducted over 60 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train on March 28 have threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari. The terrorists made this revelation via a fresh video. In the new viral video, the terrorists could be seen flogging some of their captives. This threat is coming a few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State. Recall that the convoy of an advance team of the number one citizen was attacked on its way to the president’s hometown…

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“I was begged to accept title” – turbaned Zamfara bandit, Aliero, opens up

Aminu Imam

A notorious bandit, Ado Aleiro, who was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title in Zamfara State, has declared that he reluctantly accepted the offer. Aleiro hit the news last week after photos of his turbaning as Sarkin Fulani, in Yantodo Emirate of Zamfara State, made the rounds online. The known bandit has been fingered for several attacks in the North-West region, including the killing of over 100 people in Kadisau village in Faskari local government area of Katsina state and his turbaning didn’t go down well with many Nigerians. Reacting…

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Terrorists kill 3, kidnap many travellers in Katsina

Aminu Imam

Gunmen, suspected to be terrorists, yesterday attacked motorists on the Katsina-Jibia Road in Katsina State, killing three persons and kidnapped scores of other road users. Sources disclosed that the gunmen opened fire on a commercial bus belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority (KSTA) and other vehicles plying the road, adding that the driver of the state-owned commercial coaster bus, with registration number KT 14D-58 KT, was among the three people killed during the attack. It was learnt that the gunmen also stormed a village called Farun Bala, where they…

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Insecurity: Terrorists threaten to kidnap Buhari, el’Rufai, kill Abuja-Kaduna train victims in fresh video

Aminu Imam

The terrorist group who abducted over 60 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train on March 28 have threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari. The terrorists made this revelation via a fresh video. In the video, the terrorists could be seen flogging some of their captives. This threat is coming a few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State. Recall that the convoy of an advance team of the number one citizen was attacked on its way to the president’s hometown of Daura ahead of Sallah.…

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60 killed, dozens displaced in Taraba communities

Aminu Imam

At least 60 people had been killed and thousands displaced in recent attacks on communities in Ussa, Takum and Yangtu Special Development Area by suspected herdsmen. The member representing the Ussa State Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Habila Anderifun, disclosed this at a press conference in Jalingo, yesterday. Anderifun said the communities had come under coordinated and sustained attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen who had dislodged thousands of people from their ancestral homes and forced them into Internally Displaced Persons’ camps. The lawmaker, who likened the invasion…

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Zamfara: Outrage, as wanted terrorist gets traditional title

Aminu Imam

A notorious terror kingpin, on Police ‘wanted list’, Ado Aliero, has been turbaned as the Sarkin Fulani (the chief of the Fulani) of the Yandoto Emirate, in Zamfara State. By his new title, Aliero is now the leader of the Fulani clan in the entire emirate. According to reports, the turbaning ceremony was held at the palace of the Emir of Sabon-Birnin Yandoto on Saturday, and was attended by the council chairman of Tsafe LGA and the State Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd). Speaking…

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Terrorists abduct pregnant woman, 7 others in Kaduna community

Aminu Imam

Some unknown terrorists yesterday invaded a community, Lema, in Mando, opposite Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Zaria, Kaduna State, and abducted eight people, who included a pregnant woman and her sick mother. A source in the area, Ali Hoto, said when the bandits invaded the area, they started sporadically shooting. He said the gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have been terrorising the people of the area.  Another resident, Musa Danladi, said they were all afraid to step out of their houses because of gunshots. “They came around 1:am and took…

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Army of Bandits: North-West harbours 30,000 terrorists – CDD

Aminu Imam

The Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has disclosed that the North-Western part of the country is harbouring over 30,000 terrorists often referred to as bandits who terrorise the entire region. In its February report, titled: ‘Northwest Nigerian Bandits Problem: Explaining the conflict drivers’, the CDD said these terrorists are responsible for the killing of over 12,000 people and the displacement of over a million homes in the region. The report added that the criminality had also forced over 1 million children out of school in the States of Zamfara,…

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