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Bandits murder DPO and two others in Katsina State

Dailyblast — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:41:10 +0000

Armed bandits killed a Divisional Police Officer named A. Rano in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. According to residents of Jibia, the gunmen attacked the town at about 3a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, firing gunshots sporadically. The attack lasted for about 3 hours as security agents [...]

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Bandits attack Taraba community, kill two and burn houses

Dailyblast — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:44:50 +0000

Two persons have been killed by bandits at Rafin Kada community in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The gunmen suspected to be Tiv militias stormed the community in the early hours of Tuesday, November 16, injuring scores of other residents and burning houses worth millions of naira. Chairman of the council, AdiGrace Daniel, who confirmed [...]

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Bandits kill 18 worshippers in Niger State Mosque

Dailyblast — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:03:57 +0000

Unknown gunmen believed to be bandits on Monday morning invaded Maza-Kuka in the Mashegu local government council of Niger State, killing no fewer than 18 persons in a mosque.The villagers were performing their early morning prayers when the gunmen invaded the village in large numbers and attacked the villagers, Daily Post reports. The gunmen reportedly [...]

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Bandits raid former Zamfara governor Yari’s hometown, kidnap his brother-in-law

Dailyblast — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:02:54 +0000

Bandits attacked the hometown of a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and abducted his brother-in-law. The incident happened on Monday night in Talata Mafara, the headquarters of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. One of Yari’s political associates, Bello Ruwan Bado, confirmed the abduction of Auwal Hussain, known as King. “Mr [...]

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NAF denies paying bandits N20m to avoid shooting down Buhari’s plane

Dailyblast — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:08:36 +0000

The Nigerian Air Force has denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that it paid N20m as ransom to bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army. The Wall Street Journal said in a report on Sunday that the NAF brokered the deal as the President Muhammadu Buhari was planning a trip to Katsina, [...]

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70 abducted Zamfara students regain freedom after 12 days in captivity

Dailyblast — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:49:41 +0000

About 70 pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have regained their freedom from kidnappers. The state police command had confirmed the abduction of 73 students of the school by bandits on September 1. The pupils were abducted on September 1 following which the state governor, [...]

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Fear of Bandits made me withdraw my son from public school – Gov El-Rufai

Dailyblast — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 07:59:23 +0000

Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that he withdrew his son, Abubakar, from a public school in the state because bandits were targeting him for abduction. The governor had in September 2019 enrolled Abubakar into the Kaduna Capital School which is a public school in the state. He had said that his decision to send Abubakar [...]

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Zamfara lawmaker shot dead by bandits

Dailyblast — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:14:31 +0000

A member of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Mohammed Ahmed, has been shot dead by bandits along Sheme- Funtua Road in Katsina State. Announcing his death, the Clerk of the Zamfara House House of Assembly, Saidu Anka, said Ahmed was traveling to his town when he was killed by the bandits. Daily Trust reports that [...]

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One student killed, two lecturers and 8 others kidnapped as bandits attack polytechnic in Kaduna

Dailyblast — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:24:29 +0000

A student identified as Ahmad Muhammad was killed while several others and lecturers were abducted when armed bandits attacked the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, late on Thursday night. The State Commissioner for Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affair, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 11, said [...]

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Bandits kill pastor and his 2-year-old son in Niger State

Dailyblast — Tue, 25 May 2021 08:40:39 +0000

A 39-year-old missionary and evangelist, Pastor Leviticus Makpa Markus and his 2-year-old son, Godsend Makpa, have been brutally murdered by armed bandits in Niger State. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report; however, it was gathered that bandits few days ago, attacked Kamberi village where the University of Jos [...]

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