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Zamfara: Scores killed as fleeing bandits run into military camp in Niger community

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

Scores of armed bandits fleeing the ongoing military operation in Zamfara and Katsina States last Friday met their waterloo in the hands of soldiers at Maganda village near Alawa, in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. The bandits who were allegedly escaping through the notorious Alawa thick forest, in their hundreds, ran into the military camp stationed at Alawa, and engaged the soldiers in a serious gun duel for several hours. At the end of the face-off with the fleeing hoodlums by the military, one soldier was allegedly missing…

Police rescue 8 abducted victims in Zamfara

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Zamfara State Police Command has reportedly rescued no fewer than eight kidnap victims in the Bungudu local government area of the State. The victims were reportedly abducted on August 25 from Kangon Sabuwa, in Bungudu LGA and taken to �Kungurmi bandits Camp�, where they were rescued by the Police �without any financial or material gain�. In a statement by the State�s Police spokesperson, Muhammed Shehu, on Monday, the abducted victims were medically checked by medical officials, debriefed by the police and have been reunited with their families. The State’s…

Bandits write Zamfara College of Education about impending �visit’

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Provost of the Federal College of Education Technical, Gusau, Zamfara State, Dr. Umar Bello, has confirmed the receipt of an alleged threat letter issued by bandits, while saying that the management of the college has put some measures in place to safeguard the lives of both staff and students. The Provost said that the threat letter was no longer a secret as it has been in circulation, pointing out that when the letter went viral on social media platforms, the college authorities contacted the security agencies and the military,…

Over 500 bandits lay siege on Zamfara town over arrest of leaders� father

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

Bandits, numbering over 500, on Friday laid siege on Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe local government area, in Zamfara State, to protest the arrest of Alhaji Masume, father to two notorious bandits in the State. The siege was led by one Ado Aleru and his immediate younger brother, Sanata. Aleru is one of the notorious bandits in Zamfara and Katsina states. In 2020, after leading attacks in four villages in one day, the Katsina Police Command placed a bounty of N5 million for anyone who provided information on the…

Armed �preachers� engage Zamfara bandits

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

There was tension yesterday in parts of Dansadau Emirate, of Maru LGA of Zamfara State, as a result of the activities of an armed group that has been confronting bandits. Dandalla is a community located 15 kilometres south of Dansadau town. Farther south of the community lies a forest straddling the Birnin-Gwari axis of neighbouring Kaduna State. According to reports, some members of the group were spotted on motorbikes at Dandalla community last Friday. Members of the group, who reportedly wore long beards, performed their Juma’ah prayer separately and after…

Bandits demand N350m ransom for abducted Zamfara Agric College students, staff

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

Bandits have demanded N350 million ransom for students and staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura, in Zamfara State. Provost of the College, Habibu Mainasara, made the disclosure in a phone interview with newsmen. Mainasara said the bandits called him and told him that they �needed N350 million for the 20 people currently in their captivity�. According to him, �They said that the money must be paid before they could release the staff and the students they kidnapped in my school�, he added. The Provost did not…

Zamfara: 78 bandits killed in airstrikes, camps destroyed

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

Several camps of armed bandits have been destroyed following aggressive airstrikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF), fighter jets. According to a source who spoke to newsmen yesterday, the NAF jets’ bombardments also killed no fewer than 78 bandits. He said, “Air offensive action against bandits in North-West region received a boost in a 3-day intensive military operation led by the Air Component of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’. “In its resolve to rid the Region of banditry, the air component focused on locations with a high concentration of bandits, such as South of…

Bandits abduct Zamfara Speaker�s father, stepmother, 5 others

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

Armed men suspected to be bandits terrorising some parts of Zamfara State have abducted the father of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya. The assailants also kidnapped the Speaker�s stepmother, uncle and other four persons during an attack in Magarya community of Zurmi local government area of the State. The Zamfara State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the abduction of the father and stepmother of Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya. The Police Command�s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, confirmed…

Police rescue 100 kidnapped victims without paying ransom in Zamfara�

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Police, in Zamfara State, have rescued one hundred kidnapped victims without ransom. Addressing newsmen in Gusau on the successes, the State Police Command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Shehu Mohammed, said they were rescued by the troops in Dajin Kabaro Forest, after spending forty-two days in captivity. According to the Police, the victims were abducted in Mutunji and Dan-Sadau communities in Maru local government area of the State while on their way to Gusau, the State capital. However, only twenty, out of the one hundred victims, were reunited with their families due…

Bandits attack Police formation, kill 13 officers in Zamfara

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

Thirteen policemen and three others have been killed by bandits in an attack on Kurar Mota community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, when the assailants invaded a police formation and gunned down officers on duty. A resident, who identified himself as Kabir Dansada, told newsmen that the armed men had earlier attempted to invade Magami, a community located 50 kilometres south of Gusau, the state capital, but were repelled by soldiers. According to him, �They withdrew after they…