Tag: BANDITS
Repentant mastermind of Kankara abduction returns to crime
Awwalun Daudawa, the man behind the abduction of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, has reneged on the peace...
I climbed wardrobe as gunmen ransacked rooms — Greenfield University student
Some of the students of Greenfield University Kaduna, who escaped being abducted on April 20, have narrated their experiences on that fateful day.
They shared...
Boko Haram insurgents, not bandits attacking Niger, Abuja not safe —...
Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello on Monday raised alarm that Boko Haram fighters were responsible for the attacks on communities in the state.
During a...
Bandits attack another Kaduna school, 307 students rescued
Bandits on Sunday attacked Government Science Secondary School, Ikara in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna, the state government has confirmed.
Commissioner for internal security...
Kidnapped Kaduna students beg for help in new video, say captors...
A video of some of the students kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna emerged on Saturday, showing them cowering on...
Bandits kill six, injure one in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that bandits attacked and killed six persons, leaving one injured in Igabi and Kauru local government areas of...
317 girls abducted from Zamfara school – Police
Police in Zamfara say 317 students were abducted from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe area of the state.
“The Zamfara State Police...
We’ll starve Kagara schoolboys to death – Bandits
Bandits who abducted 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have threatened to starve them to death if their...
When bandits kill, it’s mostly accidental — Sheikh Gumi
Islamic cleric Sheikh Abubakar Gumi says bandits do not mean to kill their victims, describing deaths that have occurred in the camp of bandits...
Extend amnesty to anyone carrying weapons, Sheikh Gumi tells govt
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called for amnesty to be extended to anyone carrying deadly weapons in any part of the country.
Gumi has...