Tag: TERRORISTS

Zamfara Insecurity: “Obtain guns for self-defense against bandits”, Govt. orders residents

Aminu Imam

…To shoot motorcyclists at sight Following the resurgence in the activities of bandits in various parts of Zamfara State, the government has directed individuals to obtain guns to defend themselves. The State Government, in an issued press statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, said, “The Government has henceforth directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend themselves against the bandits. “Government has directed the State Commissioner of Police to issue licences to all those who qualify and are wishing to obtain such guns to defend themselves.…

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Bandits attack Katsina metropolis, abduct residents

Aminu Imam

Unknown terrorists have invaded Rahamawa and Shagari Low-cost Housing areas of Kastina State where they abducted some residents during the attack. A source in Jibia local government area, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday, said the attackers were seen in the broad daylight trekking with their victims to where they packed their motorcycles. However, the number of kidnapped victims is yet to be ascertained. According to the source, there was an exchange of gunfire with security agents, who dispersed the attackers and rescued the victims. He, however, said he was…

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Owo Church Attack: Amotekun arrests terrorists who killed 40 worshippers

Aminu Imam

Ondo State commander of the state security outfit, Amotekun, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye, has said the suspected killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state have been arrested. Adeleye, who disclosed this in Akure the state capital, said that the vehicle and some weapons used by the suspected killers have been recovered by the security outfit. According to him, “We have arrested a number of those who perpetrated evil at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo. “We have also recovered the vehicle they used last after…

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Sokoto: Terrorists who attacked intending pilgrims gunned down 6 policemen – Witness

Aminu Imam

Six of the mobile policemen who engaged bandits during an attack on the convoy of intending pilgrims in Sokoto paid the ultimate price, according to an eyewitness. Recall that the pilgrims were reportedly heading for Sokoto ahead of the take-off to the Holy Land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage but were attacked along Gundumi forest. It was gathered that all the intending pilgrims were brought back unhurt to the Palace of the Sarkin Gobir of Isa, in the State. According to the eyewitness, a resident of…

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Kaduna Worsening Insecurity: 3 killed, 36 kidnapped as terrorists attack church worshippers

Aminu Imam

Terrorists yesterday, attacked a Catholic Church in Kaduna State killing three worshippers and abducting not less not than 36. Former Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Kaduna State, Reuben Buhari, said the attack on Rubu village, Kajuru LGA, where 36 people were kidnapped and 3 killed wasn’t the first attack. He noted that the “attacks on rural communities by kidnappers have been going on without respite, adding that most go unannounced anf unreported”. Some of the seriously injured persons were said to have been rushed to St. Gerald…

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Insecurity: Terrorists abduct 7-month-old baby, seven others in Katsina metropolis

Aminu Imam

At least eight persons have been kidnapped in Katsina after a fresh attack on the State metropolis by terrorists in the early hours of yesterday. The motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed Shola Quarters, situated behind the Federal Medical Centre in the city capital around 4 am, and abducted a nursing mother with her seven-month-old baby along with six others. The fresh onslaught on the community, which is located on the outskirts of Katsina metropolis, occurred in the wee hours of yesterday when most of the victims were still asleep. It was reliably…

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Terrorists abduct 50 wedding guests, motorists along Sokoto-Zamfara highway

Aminu Imam

Suspected terrorists have abducted no fewer than 50 wedding guests travelling along the Sokoto-Zamfara road, in Kaduna State. Those abducted include telephone marketers at a popular point, called Bebeji Plaza, in Gusau, the State capital. They were returning to Gusau after attending a wedding of their colleague in Sokoto State when the incident happened between Tureta-Bakura road, around 6pm on Saturday. The vehicles conveying the wedding guests were a Toyota coaster bus belonging to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), a Gusau Local Government Secretariat staff vehicle and two other…

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Terrorists kill 55 scrap metal collectors in Borno

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No fewer than 55 scrap metal collectors lost their lives in a series of attacks coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in the last three weeks in Borno State. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, stated this while speaking on the sideline of a security stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, in Maiduguri, the State capital. Umar said the terrorists killed 32 scrap metal collectors at Modu village in Kala-Balge local government area, while 23 others were murdered at Mukdala village of Dikwa LGA, respectively. The stakeholders comprised the Police, Army, Nigeria Security…

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FG points to ISWAP in Owo terror attack

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola, yesterday fingered the deadly Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) militants for the attacks on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. Aregbesola, who briefed State House correspondents alongside the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Alkali Baba, after the security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed that the government “has seen the footprints of ISWAP in the attack, adding that “the Government is on their trail”. Recall that some unknown gunmen had on Sunday raided the St. Francis Catholic Church…

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“Foreigners from Mali trained in Libya behind attack on Owo Catholic church” – Akeredolu

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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said those carrying out attacks such as the one on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in the State are foreigners from Mali and trained in Libya. While describing the attack as vile and satanic, Akeredolu promised that the perpetraors would be arrested soon. Gunmen had yesterday morning attacked the church and opened fire on worshippers with many killed. The Governor, who has departed Abuja for the State, urged residents to keep calm and not take the laws into their hands. “What happened here is…

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