Tag: TERRORISTS

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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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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Terrorists abduct students, travellers on Birnin-Gwari road, burn vehicles

Aminu Imam

Terrorists have abducted students and other travellers along the Birnin-Gwari highway on Tuesday morning. The terrorists also burnt eight vehicles in which the students were travelling to write exams for the school of health in Makarfi scheduled to take place at the Kaduna State University. According to the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, (BEPU), in an issued statement by their Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Idris Sa’idu, the bandits have laid siege on three different locations on the highway forcing motorists to make u-turns. “Those who were not lucky fell into the…

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Kaduna Train Attack: “Rescue us before we lose our lives” – Prominent Northern Elder’s son appeals to FG

Aminu Imam

The passengers that were kidnapped by terrorists in the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train who shot and killed 9 passengers have appealed to the Federal Government to come to their rescue. This is as the son of the chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, raised an alarm in a new video released by their abductors, saying their lives are in serious danger. Recall that the terrorists abducted the train passengers on March 28, 2022, when the train was attacked while moving to Kaduna from Abuja. The terrorists, suspected to be…

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Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists withdraw threat to kill 62 abducted captives

Aminu Imam

The terrorists who attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna-bound train, killing nine passengers and kidnapped over 60 other passengers, have withdrawn their threat to start killing the remaining 62 passengers in captivity by tomorrow, Tuesday. The terrorists, according to the spokesman of the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu, have however given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum, effective from May 30, to release their eight children in government custody. Recall that the abductors of the train passengers last Tuesday threatened to start slaughtering the 62 passengers in custody if the…

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Katsina: Terrorists killed 1,454 farmers, forced many out of farms – Farmers Assoc. Chairman

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, (MAAN), Katsina State Chapter, Lawal Garba has said that its members in the state will not participate in this year’s dry season farming as terrorists have taken over farmlands in about eight local government areas of the State. Speaking in a published interview, Garba said within the last three years, about 1,454 maize farmers have been killed, while over 40 percent of maize farmers in eight local governments in the state abandoned their homes due to terrorist attacks. He said efforts were…

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