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Thursday, 26 August 2021 05:53

Suspected herdsmen kill eight in Benue community

Eight persons have been killed by gunmen in Yelawa town, Guma local government area of Benue state. The attack was said to have occurred on Monday around 7: 30 pm. Yelwata is a border community between Nasarawa and Benue States on the busy Makurdi- Lafia Federal highway road. The inhabitants are predominantly Tiv farmers. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Samuel Ortom on Projects monitoring, Fagah Utoo, who is from the area, said a housewife who was cooking and her four children were killed during the attack. Commander Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) Clement Afere, a brigadier general, confirmed the incident.…

Thursday, 26 August 2021 05:51

Nasarawa Electoral Commission official abducted from home - Police

The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed abduction of Mohammed Abubakar-Opu, Secretary, Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC). Abubakar-Opu’s abduction was confirmed in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, on Wednesday in Lafia. According to the statement, report of the abduction was lodged at the C-Division of the Command in Lafia at about 1.45 a.m. on August 25. “The complaint said that unknown gunmen numbering about five abducted the secretary in his residence at Bakin Rijiya village, on Lafia-Shendam Road, Nasarawa State, on Aug. 24 around 11.30 p.m. “Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi, immediately…

Thursday, 26 August 2021 05:51

120 Boko Haram fighters surrender in Borno

More than 100 suspected Boko Haram insurgents and their families have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The incident occurred at Gwoza town, Gwoza local government area of Borno. It was gathered that one of the Commanders of the sect led a total of 120 people, mostly youths to the military. A top security source confirmed that some commanders surrendered along with their families to 26 task force bridge in Gwoza. “I think what we are seeing now is as a result of the death of Abubakar Shekau; his death has affected the group.” “A total of 120…

Wednesday, 25 August 2021 06:00

Bandits invaded Nigerian Defence Academy, killed two military officers and abducted another. This is how it happened

Personnel monitoring closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) were reportedly asleep when bandits attacked the premises on Tuesday. Two officers were killed in the attack, and one other officer abducted. Sources who spoke with our correspondent had said the bandits sneaked in through a part of the facility that had no fence. Another source said “it was in the middle of the night, and the personnel that were meant to be monitoring the CCTV had slept off.” “They could have put everyone on alert, and avert the attack.” TheCable learnt the academy authorities would court martial some…

Wednesday, 25 August 2021 05:58

Despite heavy security escort, bandits attack convoy of travellers in Zamfara

Armed bandits on Tuesday attacked a team of security officials escorting travellers from Gusau, the state capital to Dansadau, in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The gunmen set ablaze a fuel tanker in the convoy to sabotage supply of fuel to Dansadau town, one of the communities worst hit by banditry in Zamfara. Residents of Dansadau need security escort to travel to or from Gusau, to shield them from attacks by bandits. Residents said the fuel tanker was among dozens of vehicles being escorted to Dansadau by security forces on board an armoured personnel carrier. A resident said…

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 05:47

Six out of 136 abducted students from Islamic school in Niger state are dead - Official

Six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger state have died of illness, the school principal told Reuters on Monday. The abductors have demanded a ransom to release the students, kidnapped in May after an armed gang on motorcycles attacked the school in the town of Tegina. Criminal gangs carrying out kidnappings for ransom are blamed for a series of raids on boarding schools in northern Nigeria in which more than 1,000 students have been abducted since December. The principal, Abubakar Garba Alhasan, said the kidnappers had called to say the children died from sickness and…

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 05:44

Bandits kill 4, abduct 50 others in Zamfara community - Police

Gunmen killed four people and abducted 50 others in Goran Namaye town in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara, police in the state confirmed on Monday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Shehu, made the disclosure to newsmen in Gusau on Monday. Shehu said the attackers, who came in large numbers, invaded the town around midnight on Sunday, killed four persons and abducted 50 others. He, however, said that the police tactical operatives had been deployed to the area. According to him, the state commissioner of police, Yakubu Elkana, has ordered immediate search and rescue operations for the victims. The…

Monday, 23 August 2021 05:54

14 killed, houses razed in attack, counter attack in Southern Kaduna

At least fourteen people have been killed in a fresh attack at Mado village, Mabushi in Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Some houses were torched in the attack launched Saturday night. Speaking to our correspondent on the development, Chairman, Atyap Chiefdom Peace and Security Partnership Committee, (ACPSPC), John Gora, wondered the reason for the incessant attacks despite efforts at restoring peace. He also renewed his appeal to security operatives to redouble efforts to secure the “defenceless and peace loving people of the chiefdom”. In a reprisal attack, a Fulani settlement in Kankada, Madakiya District…

Monday, 23 August 2021 05:53

300 bandits storm Katsina community, kill 12

Twelve persons have been killed by bandits who stormed Duba village, Batsari LGA of Katsina State. The bandits numbering over 300 were said to have attacked the community at about 8;45pm on Saturday. They ransacked housed and looted shops making away with valuable items. Although residents claimed that the bandits killed 20 persons and injured many others, the state police command said only 12 persons were killed. The residents further noted that those killed were buried on Sunday, according to Islamic rites. Confirming the incident, Gambo Isah, spokesman for the Katsina police command, said: “At about 8:45 pm, armed bandits…

Sunday, 22 August 2021 06:03

17 sokoto communities relocate to Niger Republic over killings, kidnapping

Over 50,000 residents of 17 communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area have relocated to Niger Republic over incessant bandits’ attacks. This was disclosed by the member representing Sabon Birni North constituency at the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Boza. Boza said the villagers are currently taking refuge at Tudun Sunnah village, Gidan Runji Local Government in Maradi State of Niger Republic. The lawmaker, however, alleged that he made several attempts to see Governor Aminu Tambuwal over their plight but to no avail. “I have been trying to see the governor but he refused to grant me audience because…

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Saturday, 21 August 2021 05:51

Bandits kidnap 60 people in fresh attack on Zamfara community

Bandits have kidnapped at least 60 people in a fresh attack on a community in Zamfara state, an official has said. Zamfara State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, told TVC News Friday evening that the bandits stormed Rini community on Thursday night. He said that after the attack, 60 residents of the community could not be accounted for by the other residents. In the interview, the commissioner said bandits are intensifying attacks in the state because of the offensive by the Nigerian military, especially the Nigerian Air Force, against the bandits. Zamfara is one of the states most affected by…

Saturday, 21 August 2021 05:50

9 members of rival bandit gangs in Kaduna kill themselves over sharing of ransom money

Nine members of rival armed groups have been killed in a gun duel in Kaduna State. According to the Kaduna state government, the clash took place at a village in Giwa Local Government Area. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said intelligence sources had reported that a notorious bandit known as ‘Godon Mota’ stormed Garke village last Wednesday with his gang and clashed with a rival bandit group, leading to the killing of nine members. Aruwan said, “The cause of the fratricidal face-off is yet unclear but was said to revolve around a disagreement over sharing of…

Friday, 20 August 2021 05:53

17 killed as gunmen attack Benue villages

No fewer than 17 people were reportedly killed in different villages of two local government areas in Benue State. A woman was also abducted in one of the villages. The killings occurred within the past three days in Agatu and Kastina-Ala LGAs respectively, local sources told our correspondent on Thursday. Fifteen persons were allegedly killed in Kastina-Ala communities by armed invaders while the other two were murdered in Agatu in circumstances which some blamed on the activities of cultists. Residents of Katsina-Ala alleged that some communities in the council area were living in apprehension due to constant killings. A native,…

Thursday, 19 August 2021 05:49

Bandits invade Katsina Islamic school, abduct teacher, 9 pupils

Katsina State Police Command yesterday confirmed abduction of nine pupils of an Islamiyya School in Sakkai village of Faskari Local Government Area of the State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah, who confirmed the abduction of the pupils in an exclusive interview with THISDAY, said the pupils were abducted by the hoodlums on Tuesday. Isah, who did not disclose the name of the school, explained that the pupils were kidnapped by the marauding bandits while returning home from the Islamic school after closing hours. He said: “On Tuesday, after closing from school, some pupils while on their way going…

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