The government of the United States (U.S.) has reacted to the killings in Nigeria, calling on the federal government to do more in terms of security. Several incidents of killings by armed groups such as bandits and Boko Haram have triggered protests in the northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released early on Thursday, […]
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Bandits have killed Abdulhamid Sani, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Sunday. The 55-year-old was said to have been resisting kidnap before the bandits killed him. Gambo Isah, the spokesman of the police in the state, confirmed Sani’s death in a statement. “Today, 31/05/2020, at […]
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The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Malam Gambo Kujemi, the village Head of Kujemi in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area of the state by bandits. A statement issued by spokesman of the command on Monday, SP Mohammed Shehu, also said the bandits also killed one other person. Shehu said […]
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The Police in Katsina State has said its men have killed 17 suspected bandits and recovered 189 rustled animals in Kankara local government area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the police spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. “Today being […]
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According to military sources, some gun-wielding men suspected to bandits have killed four personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Kaduna. A source noted that the suspects laid an ambush for the security operatives at Unguwan Yako, close, along Kaduna- Birnin Gwari road. Two vehicles belonging to the air force were said to have been […]
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14 persons were killed by suspected bandits in Karaye village, Gummi local government area of Zamfara State on Sunday. Confirming the development in a statement, Muhammad Shehu, public relations officer of the Zamfara state command of the Nigeria Police Force, said 10 other persons sustained gunshot injuries while some houses were set ablaze in the attack. […]
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Two Nigerian Air Force personnel have lost their lives and several others injured in an ambush by suspected armed bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims were said to be in two patrol vans before they bumped into the bandits. According to an eyewitness, the assailants were in the process […]
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The 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, on Sunday said its troops neutralised armed bandit in Kidandan and arrested an informant at Doka-Rijana road both in Birnin Gawri and Kachia Local Government area in Kaduna State. The 1 Division, Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Col. Muhammad Dole disclosed this in a press statement issue in Kaduna […]
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The Nigerian military conducting Operation Sharan Daji to flush out bandits in Zamfara, on Saturday said it had neutralised 20 bandits and freed their captives in Zamfara. The Force Information Officer of the operation, Muhammad Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna. “In continuation of the ongoing Operation SHARAN DAJI, the troops conducted several […]
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Three men of the Nigeria Police Force were reportedly killed along the Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna highway during an ambush by suspected bandits on Tuesday. The vehicle in which the deceased officers were in was also set ablaze, according to the Birnin-Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good Governance. The group said the incident occurred near Labi village in Birnin-Gwari […]
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