Bandits kidnap 13, kill mobile policeman in Niger
By Wole Mosadomi Armed bandits, yesterday, reportedly kidnapped 14 people in Niger state and also killed a mobile policeman and injured another in Mariga Local Government Area of the state. Just about 12 hours after the kidnapping, seven others were also kidnapped in Shamuyanbu village in Kusherki District of Rafi Local Government Area of the […]
Police raise alarm over alleged influx of bandits in Ekiti
By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday raised the alarm over alleged plans by some bandits to invade the state and wreak havoc on innocent citizens. The command said veracious intelligence report at its disposal confirmed that the bandits would pose as law-abiding citizens before settling down and start launching […]
Bandits kill bike man, abduct Kaura council boss in Kaduna
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo It was a gloomy day for the people of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state, as the local council chairman, Katuka Humble was abducted. Sources said he was abducted by gunmen who shot and killed his bike man. “The incident occurred on Sunday as he was being conveyed on a bike […]
Oct 1: ‘We support IPOB’s sit-at-home call to honor victims of terrorists, herdsmen, bandits’
By Peter Okutu & Chimaobi Nwaiwu Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has given support to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB’s, directive yesterday, that Biafrans in Nigeria and the diaspora should observe a sit-at-home order scheduled to hold on October 1st, 2020. Comrade Emma Powerful, Media and Publicity Secretary for IPOB in a statement […]
Bandits made 22,000 women widows in Zamfara — Arewa Youth Forum
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Killings by bandits in Zamfara State has claimed the lives of 11,000 adult males that were bread-winners of their families, leaving behind an estimated conservative figure of about 22,000 widows, the Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, has stated. Alhaji Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu, the National President of AYF, in a statement, explained that the […]
Bandits kill 2 policemen in Sokoto, 5 farmers in Katsina
Bandits have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in Sokoto and Katsina respectively, police said. Armed gangs, called bandits by locals, regularly raid villages in the North, killing and kidnapping people as well as looting and burning homes. A gang of around 100 gunmen dressed in army camouflage stormed a police […]
