Tag: Zamfara bandits

Zamfara: Police rescue 7-month-old baby, nursing mothers, 21 others kidnapped by bandits

Aminu Imam

The Zamfara State Police tactical operatives have rescued 24 kidnapped victims including a seven-month-old baby, nursing mothers after a gun battle with bandits in the State. Addressing newsmen at the Command headquarters in Gusau, yesterday, police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, said it was a land-marked operation in the State, adding that “all the victims rescued from Gurgurawa village were rescued unconditional”. He said the Command’s tactical operatives deployed along Gurgurawa village, of Bungudu local government area, has succeeded during the rescue operations. Shehu maintained that as a result…

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Insecurity: Zamfara residents pay N40.7m protection levy to bandits following sack of military base

Aminu Imam

Six months after sacking a military base in the area, bandits have collected at least N40.7 million as protection levy from residents of Mutumji communities in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. Residents said they delivered N9.7 million to the bandits on February, 4 as the last installment of the levy collected from various peasant communities in Mutumji. The troubled area, Mutumji, is in Dansadau Emirate and sits at the edge of Kuyanbana forest in the ungoverned boundaries with Katsina, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger States. Recall that last September,…

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20-year-old suspected terrorist confesses to killing over 20 persons in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

A 20-year-old suspected terrorist, Naziru Sani has confessed to killing about 20 persons in different attacks across the country. The suspected terrorist confessed to working with the Bello Turji camp, a notorious terrorist who is believed to be leading dangerous attacks in parts of the country, especially in the Northern region. When paraded before newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters by the Zamfara Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, the suspect in his confession, said, “I have been involved in several community attacks under the command of my boss, Turji…

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“Pay us or die”, Terrorists threaten 9 Zamfara communities

Aminu Imam

…”Banditry in State now a lucrative business for politicians” – Gov. Matawalle Terrorists have threatened to launch deadly attacks on nine communities in Zamfara unless they pay their levies. The terrorists, operating in the Gando forest in Bukkuyum local government area of Zamfara State, declared the threats, via a letter sent to the nine communities. The letters were reportedly written in the Hausa language and addressed to the different communities. Each of the letters has the name of the community on the top and the money it is expected to…

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Zamfara massacre: Death toll from latest attack rises to 58, 4 villages razed

Aminu Imam

…Kaduna pastor rains curses on terrorists, sponsors The death toll in the recent terrorists attacks on Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara State has risen to 58, according to government sources. At least four villages were also burnt down in the attacks which started on Wednesday and lasted for about 48 hours. According to reports, local vigilantes who tried to repel the attacks were among those killed. While 36 people are said to have been killed in Bukkuyum local government area, 22 others died in the attacks on…

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Bandits break into houses, identify victims, kill district head, 5 others in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits on Wednesday, shot dead six persons, including a district head of Gada community in Maru local government area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Umaru Bawan Allah. A resident of the area, Alhaji Shittu Otman, who lectures at Kaduna Polytechnic, told newsmen that the bandits numbering over 100, stormed the community around 1.00 pm on Wednesday and shot indiscriminately. The source said the bandits went from house to house, checked, picked and identified targets and killed five of them. “They came this afternoon around 1.00 pm and began to check…

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Zamfara: After pocketing ?15 million ‘peace’ levy terrorists kill 10, abduct 35 others

Aminu Imam

Bandits have abducted 35 residents and killed 10 others in five villages in the Gusau local government area of Zamfara State. Following the incident, hundreds of residents deserted their homes due to consistent attacks by the bandits. The villagers said they were being terrorised despite signing a N15 million peace deal with the marauding bandits. The villages that have paid the levy sum are Karazau Dantsauni, Gidan-Tsamiya, Gurgurawa, Kwalaye and Gudan-Kaura. It was gathered that despite paying the huge amounts to the terrorists, 35 people, including women and children, who…

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Zamfara: Bandits kill 12, raze police outpost, patrol vehicles

Aminu Imam

About twelve persons were killed by suspected bandits who stormed Sakajiki village, in Kauran Namoda local government area of Zamfara State. A resident of the area informed that 12 persons were killed, 19 shops and many houses were torched while a police outpost, seven vehicles, including two police patrol vans were burnt. It was gathered that search for more corpses, especially those who ran into the bush during the attack was ongoing. It was learnt the attack occurred around 9pm on Thursday and lasted till 4am on Friday during which…

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Zamfara banditry: 2 ex-Govs indicted, another for trial – Report

Aminu Imam

…15 Emirs to be removed A chilling report of the high-wire banditry raging in Zamfara State has revealed that 6,319 persons were arbitrarily and willfully killed; 3,672 kidnapped; N2, 805,049,748 paid as ransom; 6,483 widows and 25,050 orphans left behind by slain victims; 215,241 cows, 141,404 sheep, 20,600 of other animals (such as camels and donkeys) rustled; and 3,587 houses, 1,487 motor vehicles and motorcycles burnt. Another segment of the report further stated that the bandits operated 105 camps, from which they launched deadly attacks on Zamfara, kill and steal…

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Just In! Bandits set ablaze house Of Zamfara Assembly Speaker

Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have set the home of the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, and other residents’ houses ablaze in Zurmi local government area of the State. The State’s Chairman of the Committee on Security and Prosecution of Bandits, Abdullahi Shinkafi, confirmed the incident yesterday. According to him, this was coming as a result of the on-going onslaught by the military in Zurmi LGA. The Chairman of the committee, who visited the affected community to assess the security situation, said the government also wanted to provide…

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