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N500,000 ‘promo’ for release of Bethel Baptist School students, a hoax

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2021 0

By Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Teachers, parents, friends and families of the kidnapped Bethel Baptist High school students in Kaduna who assembled at the school premises on Monday evening to witness the release of the students by bandits left disappointed as the release never took place after all.

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Niger govt commissions 1000 security agents to rescue 136 abducted pupils

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2021 0

SAKA BOLAJI – MINNA Twenty three days after about 136 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya school in Tegina, Rafi Local Government were taken away by bandits, Niger State government on Monday directed over 1000 combined security agencies to ensure their release without further delay. Governor Abubakar Sanni Bello who addressed the combined security agencies comprising

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Gunmen kill police inspector, 24 others

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos and ISAAC JOB, UYO Despite efforts of the various security agencies to curb killings by suspected herdsmen and bandits, hoodlums have again killed no fewer than 12 persons, including a police inspector, in a fresh attack on Wazoji village in Zamfara State. According to a source, the attack, which happened on Sunday, […]

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Bandits invade Zaria Poly, kill, injured students, kidnap staffs, lecturers, kids

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2021 0

IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA A student reportedly shot dead while some others sustained gunshot injuries following the alleged invasion of bandits at Nuhu Bamali polytechnic, Zaria in kaduna state. An Eye witness report also said that two academic staff, a wife and two children of the staff were also kidnapped during the bandits’ invasion last night. […]

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Bandits kill 88 in Kebbi – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2021 0

The Police Command in Kebbi on Saturday confirmed that bandits killed 88 people in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar who confirmed the figure, said all the victims were killed in eight different communities in the local government area. According to him, the […]

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Abductors of Niger school children raise ransom from N110m to N200m

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2021 0

Bandits who abducted 156 Islamiyya students in Niger State have demanded N200 million ransom for their release. The bandits had attacked Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town, Rafi LGA, and abducted several schoolchildren last week. Recall that the bandits had earlier demanded N110 million ransom for the kidnapped pupils. However, the situation has taken […]

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Bandits give deadline as they demand N110m ransom for Niger State Islamiyya pupils

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2021 0

The bandits who kidnapped over 200 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State are demanding the whopping sum of N110 million as ransom to release the victims. The bandits who threatened to embark on killing the pupils if their demands are not met by […]

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Bandits release 11 out of 200 kidnapped Niger students between ages 4 and 5

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2021 0

Bandits who abducted about two hundred Islamiyya (Arabic) school students in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have released 11 of their victims. It was gathered that those released are small children between the ages of four and five years who are unable to walk very well. A resident who gave his name […]

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Gov. Zulum tasks COAS on fight against insurgents, bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2021 0

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to sustain the fight against insurgents, bandits and other criminal elements in the country. The governor made the call in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri by his Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau. Zulum, […]

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Bandits kill 4 more persons, injure others in Kaduna fresh attacks

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2021 0

*Gunmen kill Kaduna priest in Katsina, kidnap another one *Invade Abuja border town, kill one, abduct 12 others IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA Again, bandits have killed four more persons across three local government area of Kaduna State, a statement by the state Internal Security and Home Affairs commissioner, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, has revealed. Aruwan, in the […]

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JUST IN: Bandits kill Emir Of Kontagora’s son

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2021 0

Bandits have killed the eldest son of the Emir of Kontagora, Bashir Namaska, at his father’s farm alongside others working on the farm at Masuga village along the Kontagora-Rijau Road in Niger State. The traditional ruler’s son was the Sardauna of Kontagora and had been holding the fort for his father, the Sarkin Sudan, who […]

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Updated: Buhari pledges action against bandits’ threat to food security

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2021 0

*Begs Nigerians to show more understanding on insecurity President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will use all available resources and manpower in dealing with bandits to ensure access to farms and food production in the coming growing season. The President, according to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and […]

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ACF urged full, open probe over impounded helicopter

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for a full, open and transparent investigation into the arrested helicopter reportedly dropping supplies to bandits. ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Emmanuel Yawe, on Tuesday in Kaduna, stated that it is convinced that full open and transparent investigation on the order of […]

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Some kidnapped students may die as we’re using force to rescue them, El-Rufai insists

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Governor Nasir el-rufai of Kaduna State has said that government is using the military force option to rescue abducted students, insisting on no negotiation with bandits. The Governor said his government refused to negotiate with bandits to secure release of abductees, adding that the military had assured them of the options, even […]

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Revealed! Afaka students were sexually, homosexually molested by bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2021 0

By Gabriel Idibia The 27 students of federal college of forestry mechanism, otherwise known as Afaka 27 who recently regained freedom from bandits captivity were Sexually molested. Some of them male victims were homosexuality molested and disfigured by the bandits while in their captivity. A parent who spoke to our Correspondent in tears said it’ll take […]

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Bandits reveal how they receive weapons from SSS agents and split ransom payments

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

Armed bandits terrorizing different parts of Nigeria have disclosed that they have been receiving arms and ammunition from operatives of the State Security Service and often split ransom payments received at gunpoint. The criminals told Deutsche Welle in a recent report that they “borrow weapons” from the state agents and then go to work to […]

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Bandits kill ex-soldier, wife, daughter-in-law, injure son

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

A retired Army Sergeant, Christopher Madaki, his wife and daughter-in-law were at the weekend killed by bandits in Golkofa community, Jama’a LGA of Kaduna State. Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the three were killed during an attack on Saturday night. The Commissioner stated that the former soldier’s son, Clement […]

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Insecurity: Ebonyi to offer amnesty to repentant bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2021 0

The Ebonyi State Government says it will offer amnesty to bandits and other criminals terrorising the state but willing to repent and lay down their arms for peace. The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakiliki on Friday. Orji […]

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Two killed, many injured, others kidnapped as bandits attack 2 churches in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2021 0

Many have reportedly been killed, injured and kidnapped by armed bandits in fresh attacks on two churches in Gwagwada community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits allegedly stormed a Baptist Church at a place called Lukuru village and a white garment church at Gwagwada road in the early hours of Wednesday, and […]

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Bandits threaten to kill 17 Greenfield varsity students if N100m ransom isn’t paid

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2021 0

The abductors of some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state have threatened to kill the victims if their demands are not met by Tuesday. The gunmen, suspected to be bandits, attacked the institution on April 18 and abducted some students. The state is yet to confirm the exact number of students taken hostage. The […]