•Troops Nigerian Defence Headquarters has confirmed that 137 of the kidnapped Kaduna school children, comprising 76 females and 61 males, were successfully rescued. The Defence headquarters in a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said the students were rescued in Zamfara State and will be transpor...
•Gunmen At least 87 people have been reportedly abducted by bandits who attacked the Kajuru station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits were said to have looted some shops and houses located in the community. The attack occurred last night, just a day after 14 people were kidnapped by bandits […]
•Terrorists Despite threat by bandits to kill the 286 students and staff of Government SecÂondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga, Kaduna State kidnapped recentÂly, the Defence Headquarters, yesterday vowed to rescue them unhurt. The terrorists have also demanded a total of N1 billion ($620,432) for their release, reports Daily Independe...
•Troops A security expert, Bulama Bukarti, has advised President Bola Tinubu to deploy service chiefs and generals at military barracks to Kaduna State till over 287 schoolchildren abducted by bandits in Kuriga village of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State regain freedom. Bukarti, who was a guest on Channels Television last night...
•Lea Government Primary School Negotiations for the release of no fewer than 287 abducted pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have begun. A highly placed source in the Kaduna State Government House, who is close to the negotiations [&helli...
•Empty classroom Sani Abdullahi, one of the teachers of Government Secondary School (GSS), Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says a total of 287 students are in captivity. It was earlier reported how bandits invaded the school yesterday morning, abducting pupils and teachers. Speaking when Governor Uba Sani led government...
Two pilots escaped death in an accident involving NigeÂrian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna yesterday. The accident, described as a minor mishap by Director, Public Relations and InforÂmation, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, occurred at about 2:35pm yesterday, with no casualty. The NAF spokesperson in a statement issued in A...
•Kaduna protesters Civil servants in Kwara and Kaduna States have stormed the streets of Ilorin and along Independent Way in Kaduna respectively to voice their concerns about the prevailing economic challenges in the country. The workers in their masses were seen carrying placards and banners with different inscriptions while chanting protest ...
•Kaduna victims Following their new found freedom, victims of the Kaduna attack share their survival story in the hands of bandits. Jibril Abdallah and Ibrahim Halilu were among the 30 villagers abducted at Unguwar Liman, Gwada community of Igabi Local Government Area on December 10, 2023. They narrated their horrific experience in the deep fo...
•Explosion No fewer than 10 children have reportedly been injured in an explosion in Kidandan, Giwa Council Area of Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria. Witnesses say the explosion was caused by a strange object which the children were playing with it, reports Sunday Sun. The object, according to eyewitness was found in a nearby bush by […...
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