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Buhari Orders Airstrikes On Bandits, Kidnappers

January 26, 2020 5:29 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has received assurances that with the harmattan dust gradually easing its hold on the skies, fighter aircrafts would this week join the efforts to provide effective air attacks against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers that have been attacking remote communities around Dogon Gona forest in Niger State.

In a statement sent to DAILY POST on Sunday by Garba Shehu, the President, described the repeated attacks leading to the loss of several lives in the communities “as a disaster for the nation,”

He had authorized the deployment of air power to support troops and policemen sent to the

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Bandits Kill 11, Kidnap Scores, Rape Women In Niger

January 26, 2020 4:47 am

Armed bandits were again on rampage in some Niger communities on Saturday, killing 11 people, kidnapping scores of others, and raping women. The incident took place about 6am at Kudodo, Galapai, Dnakpala, Makera, and Dnalgwa villages of Shiroro Local Government Area.
The senator for Niger East Senatorial District, Alhaji Sani Musa, sent an urgent appeal for intervention to the federal government to halt the carnage. The distress message in the aftermath of the attacks was the second by the lawmaker in one week following similar assaults by gunmen.

Saturday’s invasion was said to have been carried out by …

Kaduna: Police Kill 2 Bandits, Rescue 20 Kidnapped Victims

January 23, 2020 5:23 am
Some passengers numbering about eight abducted on Wednesday afternoon along Kaduna-Zaria highway have been rescued by the police.

Also rescued were three workers of Airtel Communications Company abducted on Tuesday, and nine others kidnapped on Jan. 14 when bandits attacked the convoy of the Emir of Potiskum.

THISDAY had reported that gunmen attacked Alhaji Umaru Bubaram, killing five of his aides along Kaduna-Zaria highway.

Umaru was on his way to Zaria when the attack occurred, but was, however, released.

The police, however, said that in the Wednesday’s attack, two of the bandits were shot dead and all the eight abducted

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Bandits Abduct Chief Imam, 20 Others In Niger Community

January 8, 2020 8:50 pm

Bandits on Wednesday abducted the Chief Imam of Beni Central Mosque in Munya Local Government of Niger State, Alhaji Umar Ali, and 20 others.

Reports from the area has it that the bandits are busy sacking homes of the villagers and rustling their cattle and sheep without any resistance.

It was said that apart from those kidnapped, the bandits have killed four people and injured several others with one of them hit in the head by bullet.

Those injured, according to the report, were either receiving treatments at the Sarkinpawa or Kaffinkorl General Hospitals.

The District Head of Beni, …

Bandits Attack Niger Communities, Kill Eight

December 23, 2019 9:39 am
No fewer than eight villagers have been killed when bandits raided Kaure and Kwaki communities in the Shiroro Local Government of Niger State.
THISDAY gathered that the bandits carried out the massacre in the raid which took place Sunday morning
The invaders were said to have shot sporadically into the air making several of the villagers to run for safety.
It was in the bid to get to safety that some of those killed were hit by stray bullets, while others lost their lives in point blank shots.
The bandits stormed the community on motorcycles with three persons on each
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Bayelsa Guber Poll: APC Recruiting Bandits To Rig Election

Bayelsa Guber Poll: APC Recruiting Bandits To Rig Election

November 4, 2019 3:43 am

Ahead of Bayelsa State governorship election scheduled for November 16, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths have alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was recruiting herdsmen to cause mayhem and rig the election in its favour.

Expressing concern over this development, the PDP youths under the aegis of PDP South-south Youth Vanguard accused APC of not supporting the Ijaw struggle, but advised the party to desist from any form of violence during the election.

The youths, in a statement by their National Chairman, James Efe Akpofure, alleged that the only interest of APC was the oil in Bayelsa State, …

5 Dead, 2 Injured In Kaduna Bandits’ Attack – NEMA

5 Dead, 2 Injured In Kaduna Bandits’ Attack – NEMA

October 24, 2019 5:22 pm
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said five persons died in recent bandits attack in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack has displaced residents from 17 villages now taking refuge at Birnin Yero LEA Primary School.

Mr. Ishaya Chinoko, Zonal Coordinator of NEMA made this known when he led a team on a rapid assessment of the displaced persons from the 17 villages.

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According to him, during the assessment, the team was informed of the death of five

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In Kaduna: Bandits Strike Again; Kill One, Abduct Five

In Kaduna: Bandits Strike Again; Kill One, Abduct Five

October 17, 2019 11:46 am

One person was reportedly killed while five others were abducted as bandits launched fresh attacks on communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna.

The statement, which was signed by the group’s chairman, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari, lamented that in the last three weeks, bandits have been attacking communities and motorists across the length and breadth of Birnin-Gwari Local Government.

Nagwari said among those abducted by the gunmen was the Head Teacher of Dangamji Primary School, AbdulHafiz Abdullahi, and two others …

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

June 14, 2019 7:44 am

Three Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps are currently set up by the villagers displaced in the armed bandit attacks in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.

The Nation learnt that over 2,277 people were displaced in eight communities in Shiroro local government area.

The Nation also learnt that one of the pregnant women currently displaced gave birth to a baby last night in the IDP camp; the mother and the baby are doing fine while efforts are being made by fellow campers to get the necessary things needed by the mother and child.

The communities said to be affected …

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

16 persons murdered by bandits in Zamfara on Sallah day

June 6, 2019 12:12 am

Bandits were said to have allegedly killed 16 persons in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Sallah day.

Confirming the attack in a press statement  in Gusau on Wednesday, the Director-General on Media to the state governor, Yusuf Idris, said  “the governor visited the community and sympathised with them”.

“During the visit, the governor also directed security agencies to immediately “swing” into action and bring the perpetrators to book.

“The governor also directed  the movement of 14 persons, who sustained injuries from gun shots from Kanoma General Hospital, to the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, for better …

11,000 people murdered in 8 yrs by Zamfara bandits – Marafa

May 5, 2019 11:00 pm

A member of the National Assembly, Senator Kabiru Marafa (Zamfara Central) has put the total number of lives lost to armed  banditry in Zamfara State since 2011 at 11, 000.

Marafa who is the Chairman of Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), in a statement yesterday declared that the unfortunate and dark eight years of banditry from 2011 to date in the state had conservatively led to the killing of over 11,000 male adults

He added that the killings left behind an estimated average of 22,000 widows and an estimated 44,000 orphans.

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Adamu confirmed as IG, promises to restructure police

Begging bandits is not a security strategy

May 5, 2019 10:40 pm

Dear Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu,

You cannot tackle the atrophic security threat assailing the country by pandering to the whims of the antagonists. Of course, being a sterling security professional, you know this; hence my befuddlement by your statement at the meeting in Kebbi State few days ago.

At the indaba with the leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), you were quoted to have said these words by national newspapers: “We will take measures to dialogue with the bandits to become better citizens, but if that fails we will deal with them.”

 Dear IGP, when did …

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