•Bandits Derrick and Caleb, the two children abducted when their father, Dr. Tiri Gyang, a lecturer at the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, was killed by bandits at their residence, have been freed by the criminals. A source revealed that the bandits initially demanded a N20 million ransom to release the children though the exact [&...
Gunmen have killed one customs officer and abducted another in an attack on a patrol base of the Nigeria Customs Service in Koko/Besse area of Kebbi State. According to Public Relations Officer, Kebbi Area Command, Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, the incident occurred on Thursday. In a statement, he said, “With deep regret, we announce a distressin...
•Bandits Residents of Kuchi, an agrarian community in Munya Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, continue to suffer as 148 farmers remain in captivity fifty-three days after a devastating bandit raid on May 24, 2024. The bandits, numbering over 100, abducted the farmers, including pregnant women and children, and have since demanded ran...
In an attack on the Runka community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, bandits disguised in hijabs (Abaya) kidnapped 26 people, mostly women and children. The Runka community is located near the notorious Rugu Forest, a known hideout for criminals over the years, reports Channels TV. A source from the community told our [&hellip...
•Sex workers and bandits The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has paraded a Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Sunday Musa, also known as Dan Gwari, who allegedly specialises in supplying sex workers to bandits in their camp, as well as distributing money to their families in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Benneth [&he...
•Bandits Armed bandits operating in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State have reportedly commenced the collection of taxes and levies from residents of Torough and nearby communities. It was gathered, yesterday, from a resident of the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being attacked, that the gangs introduced a le...
•Late Professor Yusuf Saidu Suspected bandits have killed the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Development of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Professor Yusuf Saidu. The deceased, who was a Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, was attacked and shot dead on his way to Kaduna from Sokoto State. The University, in a ...
•Bandits Bandits, in their numbers, ransacked Maidabino, the third largest town in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, where they killed about nine people and abducted 50 others, mostly women and children. A resident, who confided in our reporter, said the attackers operated for several hours unchallenged due to their large number,...
•Fr. Mikah Suleiman Suspected bandits have kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Revd. Fr. Mikah Suleiman. The spokesperson of Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, said the priest was kidnapped around 3 am yesterday at his residence in the Damba area of Gusau, reports Channels TV. He n...
•Gunmen on rampage Suspected bandits last night struck at the Kogi State University of Science and Technology Osara and abducted scores of students. According to an eye witness account, the bandits in their large numbers entered the school through the bush path and started shooting sporadically into the school premises, reports Daily Sun. The ...
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