Tag: BANDITS
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...
Niger SSG joins Sheikh Gumi in talks with bandits
Secretary to the State Government of Niger Ahmed Matane has led state delegation to meet with bandits over the abduction of students and staff...
Sheikh Gumi asks Nigerian government to grant ‘blanket amnesty’ to bandits
Popular Islamic scholar Sheikh Abubakar Gumi on Friday urged the Federal Government to give “blanket amnesty” to bandits willing to make peace.
“The Federal Government...
Niger: Bandits came in motorcycles, tied abductees in pairs — Resident
Gunmen who attacked Government Science College, Kagara in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Wednesday morning came in motorcycles, a resident...
Don’t be cowards, defend yourselves against bandits, defence minister tells Nigerians
Minister of defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) has called on Nigerians to stand up to bandits.
Speaking with journalists in a video posted to...