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287 Kidnapped Kuriga School Pupils Regain Freedom After 16 Days in Captivity

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287 Kidnapped Kuriga School Pupils Regain Freedom After 16 Days in Captivity

287 schoolchildren abducted by bandits from Kuriga, Kaduna State have been released, 16 days after they were taken away. The students were kidnapped when the gunmen on motorcycles rode through their school, taking them away in an incident that sparked outrage and condemnation from several quarters including the UN children’s welfare agency UNICEF. But weeks…

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Terrorism and Terrorists

Kaduna: Gunmen Kill 9, Kidnap ex-CBN Director, 34 Others

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Kaduna: Gunmen Kill 9, Kidnap ex-CBN Director, 34 Others

Not less than nine persons have been reportedly killed by gunmen in Kwasam community, Kauru LGA and Gwada community, Igabi LGA in Kaduna State. The bandits also kidnapped 35 others including a retired Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), his brother and the brother’s wife, just as nine people were wounded during the…

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Kaduna not renamed, says govt

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Kaduna not renamed, says govt

The Kaduna State Government has dismissed the media report claiming that the state has been renamed as Zazzau State. Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser Media and Communications to the state governor, in a statement said that the state had not been renamed as claimed by report. Adeleke, who described the news as fake, called on citizens…

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Governance, News

Herders Killed, Two Others Wounded In Kaduna Attack

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Herders Killed, Two Others Wounded In Kaduna Attack

Unidentified persons have attacked and killed a herder in Zaman Chawai general area of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this via a statement issued on Tuesday, identified the herder as Yusuf Mahmuda. He said Mahmuda, who is a resident…

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They tried to bomb me in Kaduna but failed – President Buhari

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They tried to bomb me in Kaduna but failed – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that there was an attempt to bomb him in Kaduna. The President, who is currently in Kaduna, recalled how he narrowly escaped being bombed near the Kawo bridge. Buhari, who is in the state to commission some projects executed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, said the incident happened while he was…

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Gunmen abduct many traders on Kaduna highway

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Gunmen abduct many traders on Kaduna highway

Suspected bandits on Wednesday abducted unspecified numbers of traders travelling to Kano from Birnin Gwari Local Government of Kaduna State. A driver who witnessed the incident told newsmen that the gunmen blocked the highway between Birnin Gwari and Kaduna at Unguwar Yako forest where they abducted the traders. The source said the abducted persons were…

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