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The troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, on Thursday, November 2, successfully rescued two kidnapped Corps members by bandits in the Yargoje community, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. This was made known in a statement signed by Director of Army Public Relations Onyema Nwachukwu via the Army’s X…
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The Taraba State Police Command has officially confirmed the abduction of Inspector Emmanuel Yaro, who was seized by unknown assailants suspected to be bandits while he was on his farm. Inspector Yaro, who is serving with the Kurmi division of the state police command, had taken some workers to his farm in Gidan-Idi village on…
The Police in Katsina State yesterday confirmed the abduction of five students (all female) of the Federal University Dutsinma, (FUDMA) in Katsina State by gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abubakar Aliyu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) confirmed the incident. He stated that the suspected terrorists’ invaded the “residence of the students” behind…
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The Department of the State Services, DSS, has in a leaked memo to the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, warned against bandits attack along Abuja-Kaduna Train. The secret service in memo titled: Security Alert: ‘Impending Threat By A Coalition Of Banditry Syndicate To Attack Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Along AKTS Corridor’, advised other security agents to deploy…
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The Convener, Shiroro Concerned Youths, Mr. Sanni Kokki has described how bandits who invaded Chukuba Ward in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, shut down a fighter helicopter and killed the pilot. Mr. Sanni Kokki spoke on Phone to Journalists in Abuja. He stated that the gun men ambushed and killed 13 soldiers…
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Gunmen on Wednesday abducted not less than 23 women in a forest near Damaga community in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to reports, the women including young ladies went into the forest to fetch firewood when they were intercepted by a gang of armed men on motorbikes. The criminals then herded them…
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Within a little over two weeks, Borno State has experienced four devastating attacks by Boko Haram insurgents that wasted at least 36 lives in the state. These attacks, mostly targeted at farmers in their fields, threaten a reversal of the relative peace and food security that the state gradually attained over the years. Daily Trust…
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Sunday night, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed eight persons in another deadly attack in the Farin Lamba community, Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area. The attack occurred around 9:45 pm on Sunday according to the National Publicity Secretary, Berom Youth Movement, (BYM), RwangTengwong. Eight persons, including an eight-month-old baby, were…
By NAN Gunmen have killed nine persons and burnt down six houses in Sabon Gari community in Mangu Local Government Area of the Plateau. Mr Jerry Datim, one of leaders in the community, disclosed this via telephone to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Datim, who is the National President of…
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A self-exiled Biafra agitator, who is based in Finland, Simon Ekpa has threatened to impose a week-long lockdown with palliatives across the Southeast. Ekpa who describes himself as Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government -in-Exile on his Twitter handle said he would announce the date for the fresh lockdown soon. His words: “Our sit…