No fewer than six suspected bandits were killed on Saturday night after troops of the Nigerian Army repelled an attack on Mareri Community, outskirt of Gusau, Zamfara State. Kokomansion understands that the armed bandits had invaded the community and attempted to kidnap the Managing Director of Zamfara State Transport Authority (Mass Transit) Alhaji Aminu Adamu […]
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Suspected bandits, in the evening of Friday, stormed Chibok community in Borno State, killed three civilians and burnt several houses. Kokomansion recalls that bandits had first attacked Chibok community in April 2014, kidnapped over 200 Chibok girls from a boarding school, while several houses were razed down. After a few months several of the kidnapped […]
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Farmers and herdsmen on Saturday engaged in a violent clash in Alapa community, in the Asa local government area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the trouble started after a herder reportedly led his cattle to graze on farmers’ cassava farm, resulting in argument and eventual violent clash. It was also gathered that dangerous […]
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Three persons have been reported dead in Ondo State following an attack on a community in Ose Local Government Area of the State. The community, Molege village was said to have been attacked by herders over the refusal of villagers to allow herdsmen graze on farmlands in the community with their cows. The herders had […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has gazetted a court judgement that ordered it to declare bandits as terrorists. Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, gazetted the court judgement on Wednesday. Reports had it that Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had in a judgement on November 25, 2021, granted […]
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Some kidnappers suspected to be bandits have abducted two Chinese workers at the Zungeru Hydro Power Dam project in Niger State. Secretary to Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, made confirmation of the incident in Minna on Wednesday, saying the bandits also shot a Chinese worker and a Nigerian. Spokesperson of the Niger Police Command, […]
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A suspected leader of bandits, Bello Turji who has been on the security wanted list, has freed over 70 victims in his custody in Zamfara State. The development was made known by the Co-Chairman of the state Committee on Finding Lasting Solutions to Banditry, Dr. Abdullahi Shinkafi on Tuesday. Dr. Abdullahi told Channels Television that […]
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Some suspected bandits have attacked Kerawa village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State during the wee hours of Friday and kidnapped not less than twelve persons. Amongst those kidnapped are ten women and two men. A resident in the area who is also a youth leader, Mr. Jamil Kerawa, told DAILY POST on […]
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A district head identified as Alhaji Umaru Bawan Allah has been gunned down in an attack on Gada community in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. According to reports five other persons were killed in the attack which happened in the wee hours of the day. Residents said dozens of armed men stormed the […]
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A third Republic Senate President, Senator Ameh Ebute, has alleged that some serving Northern governors are festering insecurity in the region and across the country. Ebute bemoaned that these governors and supposed leaders act as patriots during the day but are bandits and terrorists at night. The ex-Senate President made the allegation in his Christmas […]
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