The bandits had swooped on the Emir in the early hours of Sunday morning, just six days after the abduction of 121 students of Bethel Baptist school in neighboring Chikun Local Government Area Kidnapped Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu, has regained his freedom, authorities have confirmed. He was released at about 5 pm, after spending … Read more
Bandits have continued to terrorise Kaduna state, launching several attacks, including the abduction of 121 students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in Chikun local government area on Monday. President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday demanded a crushing response against bandits after repeated killings in Zamfara and Kaduna states. This was made known in a statement signed … Read more
…locals said the bandits came through a village called ‘Nasarawan Buhari’ and later went away with the four victims through another village Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a woman and her three kids in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits according to eyewitnesses, stormed the town Milgoma opposite the Ahmadu … Read more
This attack is coming barely three days after over 121 students of Bethel Baptist School also in Chikun local government area were abducted by bandits No fewer than 14 persons have been kidnapped following an attack by gunmen suspected to be bandits at Ungwan Matari within the Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna … Read more
…it is impossible to determine the number of those abducted until those who have gone into hiding are back. Kaduna State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Joseph Hayab, has revealed that his son was among students of the Kaduna school earlier attacked by bandits but he narrowly escaped. EKO HOT BLOG, on … Read more
Kaduna has been at the epicentre of series of attacks by bandits, with educational institutions considered as easy targets Monday’s attack was the fourth mass school kidnap in Kaduna state since December 2020 Following Monday’s bandits attack on Bethel Baptist School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the State Government has ordered the … Read more
“On the receipt of the unfortunate incident, a joint team of the Nigeria Police, Army and Navy operatives were immediately mobilised to the area with a mission to rescue the abducted students unhurt” The police in Kaduna State have confirmed the abduction of students by armed groups at Bethel Baptist Secondary School, Kujama in Chikun … Read more
…four victims kidnapped by bandits at Ungwan Madaki weeks ago were killed for the inability of their families to pay ransom Armed bandits have invaded Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa local governments of Kaduna State, killing seven and injuring scores of people. It was gathered that four victims kidnapped by bandits at Ungwan Madaki weeks ago … Read more
…a female resident of the village was injured by a bullet while the bandits were shooting sporadically… Troops of the Defence Headquarters Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) stationed in the Southern part of Kaduna state have averted an attack by armed bandits that would have led to a loss of lives at Gidan Zaki, in Zangon … Read more
Wabba accused El-Rufai of failing to respect the Memorandum of Understanding brokered between the NLC and the state government… The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday, said it would resume its suspended industrial action in Kaduna State over the mass sacking of workers and other anti- labour practices by Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration. EKO HOT … Read more
The police engaged them in a shootout after which they succeeded in apprehending one Bello Abubakar Operatives of the Kaduna State police command have arrested a suspected bandit in possession of an AK-47 rifle. According to the Police spokesperson in the state, Mohammed Jalige, the suspect was arrested on Friday during a routine patrol along … Read more
…the bandits who were in large numbers, invaded the Kofar Gayan area of Zaria city in the early hours of today when the residents were still sleeping… Kidnappers have abducted a family of eight and four others in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The latest attack comes barely 48 hours after bandits … Read more
This latest attack comes barely 24 hours after eight students and two lecturers were kidnapped after gunmen invaded Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in the Zaria Local Government Area of the state. Troops of the Nigerian Army on Friday foiled a planned abduction on Prelude Comprehensive College, Kujama area of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. … Read more
One student was also shot to death during the attack. The management of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna State, has shut down all academic activities indefinitely. It also directs all the students to vacate the school with immediate effect This follows yesterday’s attack on the institution by bandits who kidnapped eight students and two … Read more
…the operatives of the command, rescued a woman and her daughter from bandits in Rigasa area of Igabi local government. Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have rescued five people who were kidnapped by bandits in Jemaa and Igabi local government areas of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Jalige who disclosed … Read more
The students were abducted by bandits from their hostels on April 20 Some 14 abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State have been released, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. They were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. The Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai and few others … Read more
Bandits invaded the school in March and kidnapped 37 students, an incident that led to the subsequent closure of the school. The students were later released in three batches in a space of one month. The management of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State has concluded plans to temporarily relocate the … Read more
KEDC has restored power supply to Kaduna. The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has restored power to Kaduna State following the suspension of the 5-day warning strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday. Details Shortly.
The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have embarked on a five-day warning strike and protests in the state over the sack of over 7,000 government workers The Kaduna state government however insisted that it does not have the financial wherewithal to pay the relieved workers The Federal Government on Tuesday waded into … Read more
NLC had directed workers in Kaduna State to ignore the government’s Circular and proceed with the proposed strike action. Nigeria Labour Congress Kaduna State Council has directed workers to disregard the government’s circular against the five days warning strike begin this Monday. The State Secretary of the council, Comrade Christiana John Bawa made the … Read more