As part of its effort to curb insecurity and its concomitant activities, the Federal Government has deployed troops to tackle banditry and related criminal activities in Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Masari disclosed on Saturday tduring a radio Hausa media chat in Katsina. Masari said that troops of soldiers from the state and Federal Government will … Read more
Deputy chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, Shuaibu Idris and his daughter have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen. The duo were reportedly kidnapped from their home located along Zaria-Kaduna road. According to TheCable, The gunmen arrived at the area on Wednesday night before abducting the duo. Also read: 15 Killed, 5 Injured … Read more
At least one person was killed with three others injured after Bandits attacked six villages in Batsari LGA of Katsina State. The Bandits numbering up to 200 also rustled cattles in the Friday night attack. The spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isa, confirmed the incident. Also read: Insecurity: Troops Rout Militia In … Read more
At least nine persons were kidnapped and one killed after armed Bandits stormed Kagara, the headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state. A retired Secretary General of Kagara Hospital, Mr. Joshua Twaki, was killed in the attack while nine others, including a six- month- old child, were kidnapped. Also read: Nigeria’s Insurgency War Gains … Read more
Armed men on Thursday morning attacked Kagara town, the headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, killing one person and kidnapped nine others. Among those taken away is the wife of the Education Secretary of Chanchaga Local Government council, Alhaji Lawal Balarabe, along her one-week-old baby. Three grandchildren of a former Commissioner for … Read more
The Nigeria military appears to be making massive inroad in its war against terrorism after lowdown of happenings from the flashpoint of terrorism showed the Nigerian troops routing the Insurgents. Giving a breakdown of event in the war front, the armed forces disclosed that three hundred and forty-three members of the Boko Haram and Islamic … Read more
An about-to-be- the couple has been seized by armed men in Regina Kabata in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The couple was undergoing wedding solemnisation in a church in the community when the gunmen invaded the church and carted away the couple among others. This was disclosed at a press conference by a … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari last night criticized the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left 47 persons dead. Reacting to the incident, the President said that he was deeply saddened by the latest development, and called on Nigerians not to despair because “this administration is ever determined to defeat … Read more
Armed Bandits suspected to be Fulani Retaliators raised hell again, leaving eight people dead in the wake of an attack on Yansakai village at Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to an eye witness, Isa Danbuzu Maigoro, the bandits invaded the village about 2 a.m. last Sunday on motorcycles and opened fire on … Read more
70-year-old female spiritualist, name withheld, led local hunters’ group to kill 40 bandits in Zuguruma, Mashegu local government of Niger state. A local hunter identified as Mallam Alhassan, who was part of the operation, stated this while speaking to journalists on the ‘exploits’ of the hunters in the battle against banditry. Alhassan said the team … Read more
– Repentant bandits release mother,baby and 14 others – The victims were mostly women and children – Maharazu and other victims, who hail from the Jibia Local Government Area of the state, were kidnapped from Mallamawa village 45 days ago Repentant bandits have released a housewife, Murja Maharazu, and her day old daughter who were … Read more
-Troops of the Nigerian Army arrested armourers and suppliers of rifles and ammunition. Two of the suspects arrested by the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke operating in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states, have confessed that they supplied at least four AK-47 rifles and 2,000 rounds of ammunition to politicians. Force Commander of OPWS, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi … Read more
A new deal of rapprochement between the police and bandits is yielding dividends in crisis-plagued Zamfara in Nigeria’s north west region. On Friday, the Police Command has secured the release of no fewer than 40 people being held in various hideouts by bandits and volunteer vigilante groups. Their release on Thursday and Friday followed reconciliation … Read more
Bandits were reported to have allegedly murdered 16 persons in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Sallah day. While confirming the attack, the Director-General on Media to the state governor, Yusuf Idris, stated, in a press statement in Gusau on Wednesday that the governor visited the community and sympathised with them”. … Read more