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Friday, 01 April 2022 05:58

Terrorists kill seven soldiers, as NAF rains bombs on forests

A combined team of soldiers, operatives of the Department of State Services and the police have been deployed in Kaduna to locate and possibly rescue passengers abducted by terrorists, who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on Monday. It was learnt that the Federal Government had given the Nigerian Air Force express approval to deploy the Super Tucano aircraft in the North-West albeit with conditions that collateral damage be minimised. It was gathered that the special team was given express orders to locate the abductors’ camp and do “everything operationally possible” to rescue the hostages with minimal losses. About eight persons were…

Thursday, 31 March 2022 06:49

Seven bodies recovered, 12 missing after boat ferrying local residents fleeing bandit attack capsizes in Niger state

At least seven bodies were recovered and about a dozen people were missing after a boat carrying mostly women and children capsized in Niger State on Wednesday, residents said. Two residents in Guni village in the state said the passengers on the boat were trying to escape from gunmen who had attacked their village in the Munya local government area. Gangs known locally as bandits have been terrorising areas of northern Nigeria in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and perpetrating mass kidnappings for ransom. Guni resident Kabiru Musa told Reuters by phone that his wife and 7-year-old child were…

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 06:23

Terrorists invade railway facilities in Kaduna, less than 24 hours after deadly attack

The railway station in Gidan, Kaduna state, has been invaded by gunmen. Details of the attack which occurred on Tuesday are still sketchy, and it isn’t yet clear if there were casualties. Innocent Ajiji, president of the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, confirmed the development to TheCable. “We are yet to determine the extent of damage,” he said. The incident comes hours after an attack on a train in Kaduna, which left several people dead and scores injured. The train, which was attacked on Monday, was invaded by gunmen who also used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the rail tracks.…

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 06:22

Kaduna govt: Many passengers on attacked train remain unaccounted for

Several passengers who boarded the train that was attacked on Monday night are yet to be accounted for, according to Kaduna State government. Terrorists bombed a section of the Kaduna-Abuja rail track, forcing the train, which departed Abuja at 6pm on Monday to derail. After that, they opened fire on passengers, abducting some and killing others. In the latest update on the rescue operation, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said while eight corpses had been recovered, 26 people who were injured were receiving treatment. He said according to the record obtained from the Nigerian Railway Corporation,…

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 06:22

Terrorists kill 11 in fresh attacks on Plateau, Southern Kaduna communities

Gunmen have killed 11 people in Bassa and Zangon Kataf local government areas of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively. Victims of the Plateau incident were three women and two men. Three other persons sustained gunshot injuries, while a bus was burnt by the gunmen, who carted away motorcycles. A spokesman for the Miango Youth Development Association, Plateau State, Nuhu Bitrus, said the bandits attacked two villages – Nzhwerenvi and Kpara. Bitrus said, “Our people have been attacked again and five people were confirmed killed. “The attacks happened Monday night, March 28, 2022, around 7.57pm. “Three women were killed at Mararaban…

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 06:20

Herdsmen kill Deeper Life pastor, three others in Benue

Four persons, including a pastor of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, were reportedly killed in separate attacks on some communities in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Two women were reportedly shot dead by suspected herders on their farm on Monday. The Deeper Life pastor, identified as John Ajav, was said to have been killed on Tuesday by suspected herders on his way to the local government headquarters at Gbamjinba to attend a religious function. The pastor’s murder was made known on the verified Facebook account of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Tivlumn Nyitse, on Tuesday.…

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 06:19

Gunmen abduct journalist, 16 others in Delta

Suspected hoodlums have allegedly abducted a former Chairman of the Federated Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council, Julius Osahon, and several others. Osahon is The Guardian correspondent in Bayelsa. A source said the journalist and the others, numbering about 17, were abducted on Monday evening in Ewreni community on the East-West Road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The source said the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle in which the journalists and the others were travelling. “The gunmen have reportedly established contact with the journalist’s wife and are demanding N5…

Tuesday, 29 March 2022 06:10

Two dead, several injured as bandits bomb Kaduna-bound train with 970 passengers onboard

Armed persons Monday evening attacked a Kaduna-bound train carrying hundreds of passengers. The train, which left Abuja at about 6 p.m., was attacked between Katari and Rijana. Kaduna State Government confirmed the attack but said it was successfully repelled. One of the passengers aboard the train, Anas Iro-Danmusa, took to Facebook to solicit for prayers for those in the train. He said the armed persons planted explosives on the rail which damaged the train’s engines. “Please this is an emergency. We are inside train at the moment. Kidnappers planted explosives and the train engines have been ruined. We are helpless.…

Monday, 28 March 2022 06:29

Resettlement of IDPs stalled as bandits sack Niger communities

Bandits attacked communities in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, last weekend, forcing resident to flee. No fewer than six communities were reportedly affected in the attack that started on Saturday evening and continued up till Sunday evening. The attack came a week after Governor Sani Bello assured Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of security to enable them return to their communities. When contacted, the State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, said he was already preparing a statement on the incident. A resident, Shehu Abubakar, said bandits besieged Sarkin Pawa-Minna road where many communities…

Sunday, 27 March 2022 06:44

Gunmen invade Kaduna airport, kill one personnel on runway

Gunmen killed one person during an airport attack in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna on Saturday afternoon, three sources working at the airport said, the latest in a series of attacks by gunmen in the north of the country. A ground crew and two airport officials said armed men entered the airport premises through a perimeter fence from a nearby forest and started shooting sporadically to scare workers. "They opened fire on the NAMA (Nigerian Airspace Management Agency) security staff, killing him instantly and tried to invade the runway to prevent (an) aircraft from taking off," said the ground…

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Wednesday, 23 March 2022 06:33

Two soldiers, 32 local residents killed in Southern Kaduna attacks

Kaduna State Government has said no fewer than 34 persons, including two soldiers, were killed in the Sunday night attack on Agban Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of the state by bandits. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said four locations of Tsonje, Agban, Katanga and Kadarko, all within the Kagoro Chiefdom were attacked on Sunday night. Aruwan said over 200 houses and 32 shops were burnt during the attack while three vehicles and 17 motorcycles were vandalised. He added that seven persons sustained injuries during the attacks…

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 06:14

24 killed in fresh bandit attack in Zamfara

Marauding bandits have killed at least 24 people, including the village head and three other traditional title holders, in an early Sunday morning attack in Ganar Kiyawa, a village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Bandits from the Gando forest in Bukkuyum and Anka local government areas have been attacking residents since January. Some attacks on several villages in the two areas early this year left 200 people dead. In February, the terrorists collected N12 million from residents of Gana and Nasarawa Burkullu before they released 26 people abducted earlier. The ransom was taken to the bandits in…

Sunday, 20 March 2022 06:34

Gunmen bomb police station, kill two officers in Imo

Two policemen were killed when armed men in the early hours of Saturday set ablaze the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack came a few hours after the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 9, Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, left the state after a one-day working visit. It also happened a few days after two warders who were part of a Joint Security Task Force were killed when gunmen attacked their patrol vehicle in Okigwe. It was gathered that the gunmen had on arrival blocked the roads leading in and…

Sunday, 20 March 2022 06:33

Bandits kill five, kidnap 22 in Kaduna communities

Bandits have killed five and kidnapped four others in Dogon Dawa, Layin Mahuta and Tabanni, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The kidnappers, within the week, also abducted 17 others. This was contained in a statement on Saturday by Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagari. He said, “on March 15, 2022, Haruna Tanko Dogon Dawa and two others were cruelly murdered in the Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari by armed bandits along with Dogon Dawa- Zaria. Eight other people were abducted on the same route. “At Layin Mahuta (Tabanni) one Abdullahi Abubakar, a…

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