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  • INSECURITY! Bandits disrupt prayer at Zamfara mosque, abduct many worshipers

    INSECURITY! Bandits disrupt prayer at Zamfara mosque, abduct many worshipers

    Bandits, on Tuesday, attacked a mosque in Gusau, capital of Zamfara state, and kidnapped scores of worshippers.

    It was gathered that the attack was carried out when Muslim faithful were observing the famous congregational prayer, Tahajjud.

    Tahajjud is special prayer being observed by Muslims in every last 10 days of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

    Zamfara has been under intense attack since bandits began their campaign of violence in the North West State.

    Exactly a week ago, Governor Dauda Lawal held talks with President Bola Tinubu over the alarming increase in banditry and related criminal activities in the state.

    According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Zamfara governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, Lawal briefed President Tinubu on the security situation in Zamfara, particularly the resurgence of attacks in some local government areas.

    Tinubu and the governor reportedly discussed various strategies and measures to tackle the challenging situation, including enhanced security deployment, intelligence gathering and community engagement programmes.

    The meeting also highlighted the need to address the root causes of the problem, such as poverty and unemployment, which have contributed to the rise in criminal activities in the state.

    “Today, Governor Dauda Lawal met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa to discuss critical issues concerning the security situation in Zamfara State.”

  • Attack on Security Operatives: Imo CP vows to apprehend culprits

    Attack on Security Operatives: Imo CP vows to apprehend culprits

    Aboki Danjuma, the Commissioner of Police, (CP) Imo State Command,  has condemned in totality  the killing of personnel of Mopol 18, Owerri, by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, (ESN)

    Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Okoye Henry released a statement stating that the slain officers were ambushed in the early hours of Saturday while on along Old Gariki Road, Okigwe, by unknown gunmen who attacked them with dynamite.

    According to him, the security men responded immediately engaging the attackers in a gun battle which led to the death of two officers while four survived the attack.

    He further revealed  that the CP in his immediate reaction to the incident, alongside the Commander Mopol 18 and 64, led an operation spearheaded by the Command’s Special Tactical Unit to the scene of the crime for on the spot assessment and asked the operatives to go all out in synergy to ensure that those responsible for attack are apprehended to face the wrath of the Law.

    Moreso, the Assistance Commissioner of Police in charge of Okigwe, the DPO and other Tactical Units stationed in Okigwe have been charged by the Commissioner of Police to embark on visibility patrol, intelligence led raids of criminal hideouts and place water tight surveillance to forestall any future occurrence.

    “The CP calls on the general public particularly, the residents of Okigwe who may have useful information that may assist the police in the investigation to kindly report at nearest police station or via 08034773600,08103341610.

    “He urges the residents to go about their lawful business without any form of fear or intimidation and not panic at the sight of the massive deployment of security operatives in Okigwe and urged them to support the police and other security agencies in the onslaught against violent crimes in the State,” the statement said.

    The CP also condoled the families, friends and loved ones of the deceased officers.

    He maintained that under his watch, the Command will not condone any form of attack on security personnel in the state.

  • INSECURITY! Bandits abduct many passengers in Katsina

    INSECURITY! Bandits abduct many passengers in Katsina

    Many passengers are said to have been kidnapped in a broad daylight attack launched by some bandits in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

    The incident occurred on Thursday after the hoodlums intercepted an eighteen-seater bus with the registration number (14B-300-KT), loaded with passengers, belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority.

    An eyewitness revealed on a telephone call with a national tv station stating that most of the passengers on board were in transit from Funtua LGA to Katsina LGA.
    Although authorities concerned are yet to comment on the incident, the eyewitness said the incident occurred precisely between the Burdugau and Yargoje communities before reaching Kankara town.

    Kankara is one of the frontline local government areas in Katsina South where not only the residents but commuters live in fear of bandit attacks.

    The North-West state is one of Nigeria’s worst hit by banditry.

  • Attack on Nigerian troops, an attack on Nigeria itself – Oluwo

    Attack on Nigerian troops, an attack on Nigeria itself – Oluwo

    The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described the killings of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian army in Okuama community of Delta State as an attack on Nigeria itself.

    The monarch made this known in a statement by his spokesperson, Alli Ibraheem on Tuesday in Osogbo.

    Oluwo noted that a swift intervention by the community rulers and leaders could have prevented the national disaster.

    “An attack on the Nigerian troops is an attack on Nigeria itself. A security sacrilege, aberration and abomination have been committed by the people of the Okuoma community. The murdered soldiers are servants on peace missions to quench warring towns.

    “While commiserating with the immediate family of the victims and the Nigerian Army, I call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to unravel the identity of the perpetrators and ensure they are brought to justice.

    “The community rulers, mostly the monarchs, should be alert to their responsibilities. Such heinous crimes can never happen under watch. The local government chairmen, who are the official security officers, should also brace up. If you can’t control your people at such a fragile moment, it tells a lot about your leadership credits.

    “The occurrence is not an external representation of our military. It’s not an indication of calm security. The government must ensure the perpetrators are duly punished to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.

    Recall that the battalion’s Commanding Officer, Lt.-Col. AH Ali, two Majors, a Captain, and 12 soldiers who were on a peace mission were killed in the community.

  • SEE names of abducted victims in latest bandits’ attack

    SEE names of abducted victims in latest bandits’ attack

    The names of villagers abducted during an attack on Dogon Noma-Unguwan Gamo Community in Maro ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released.

    Recall that suspected bandits had invaded the community at 5.30 am on Saturday in large numbers, shooting indiscriminately.

    However, one of the victims, who escaped with injuries, Jibrin Dauda, is presently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Kajuru

    Confirming the incident, in a report sent to Agon Kufana, Mr Stephen Maikori, Overseer of Kufana District, said, “This is to report to you that in the early hours of today, Saturday 16/3/2024, around 6:00 am, bandits invaded the community in large numbers and kidnapped fourteen (14) persons while one person sustained injuries,” he said.

    His reports identified the kidnapped victims as; Bulus Dandaura, Murna Bulus, Donald Bulus, Labari Audu, Zainabu Dauda, Dorcas Titus, Jummai Garba, Felicia Wanzami, Ruth Thomas, Esther Oliver, Comfort Babangida, Mrs Yakubu Pama, Abaza Monday, and Christy Samuel.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Mansir Hassan, did not pick his calls and did not respond to a text message sent to him for confirmation.

  • Just In: Many reportedly k!lled in Burkina Faso mosque attack

    Just In: Many reportedly k!lled in Burkina Faso mosque attack

    Dozens of people have been reportedly killed in an attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso.

    This development has been confirmed by the local and security sources on Monday.

    “Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed,” a security source said.

    “The victims were all Muslims, most of them men” who had come for the morning prayer, a local resident said. It happened on the same day as at least 15 civilians were killed in an attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in the north of the country.

  • Bandits burn nine to D3ath, raze 14 houses in Kaduna

    Bandits burn nine to D3ath, raze 14 houses in Kaduna

    No fewer than nine people have been killed and nine others brutally injured by bandits who attacked Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    The police authorities in Kaduna State have not confirmed the incident, but a community leader, Moses Musa, told Channels Television that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday very close to a military checkpoint.
    He said that the bandits invaded the community around 5am as the residents were still asleep and immediately started shooting sporadically.

    He disclosed that nine people were burnt to death inside their rooms, while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries from fire burn.

    The community leader also disclosed that fourteen houses were burnt by the bandits during the attack that lasted for some hours without any resistance from the military that were stationed in the community.

    Attacks by armed bandits in the North-West especially in Kaduna State has been on the increase in recent weeks.

    The Sunday attack in Kajuru is coming after another reported attack in the same LGA by bandits which killed at least six persons including a former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his younger brother in Kwassam and Sabon Layin communities.
    According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Josiah Abraks, the bandits attacked the Kwassam community on Friday night.

    He also said that 50 people were kidnapped by the bandits in another attack at Sabon Layin village at the same time.
    Abraks called on the Kaduna State Government and security agencies to step up action against the bandits who are constantly terrorising communities in Southern Kaduna.

  • Pastor Adeboye rains heavy curses on killers of Ekiti traditional rulers

    Pastor Adeboye rains heavy curses on killers of Ekiti traditional rulers

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday night, rained down fire on the killers of traditional rulers in Nigeria.

    The octogenarian preacher said those trying to mess around with monarchs in the country won’t know peace.

    “The fire of God will consume all those trying to mess around with our traditional rulers,” the influential pentecostal preacher declared during the church’s monthly Holy Ghost Service programme tagged, ‘From The Mountain Top 2’.

    “Because as far as God is concerned, traditional rulers are anointed,” said Adeboye, the convener of an annual convention for royal fathers in the country.

    In a rather bizarre fashion to the escalating insecurity ubiquitous in the country, blood-thirsty marauders gunned down three traditional rulers within four days.

    On Monday, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olusola; and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Ogunsola were killed when they were returning from a meeting in Irele-Ekiti in Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria.

    Some pupils and teachers were also abducted in the interconnected attacks with the gunmen staging a comeback on Thursday with the merciless murder of the Olukoro of Koro, General Segun Aremu (retd), in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.

    The retired army General was shot dead at his palace on Thursday night.

    Koro is the adjoining town to Ikole Ekiti where two traditional rulers were mauled to death on Monday. The two towns share farm boundaries, raising concerns over the menacing dimension of the killing of traditional rulers by stone-hearted gunmen.

    Security agencies including the police have deployed a chopper and armoured carriers to Ekiti and have vowed to bring the perpetrators to book while Nigerians continue to demand swift justice and an end to the kidnapping and killing epidemic in the country.

  • Insecurity: Military repels attack on Benue Community

    Insecurity: Military repels attack on Benue Community

    The Troops of Sector 6, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully repelled an attack by bandits on Okokolo community in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue.

    The OPWS Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Igbinomwanhia, told newsmen in Makurdi on Saturday that the troops forced the bandits to run in disarray after a three-hour battle on Thursday.

    He however said two soldiers and one personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps lost their lives in the encounter while two other soldiers sustained injuries.

    The OPWS force commander said those injured were rushed to Air Force Hospital in Makurdi, and are responding to treatment.

    He said that the troops rushed to the community when they received intelligence that bandits were heading to the area.

    ”Upon inquiry, the troops discovered that suspected bandits are advancing towards the town to attack it and they immediately mobilised and proceeded to Okokolo community, about 15 km from their base at Akwu.

    “On arrival, the troops encountered the bandits carrying out attack on the community and subsequently engaged the criminals in a gun duel that lasted for three hours.

    “The attack was successfully repelled with the terrorists withdrawing in disarray while evacuating their dead and wounded.

    “The success achieved was however at a huge cost, with three of the troops paying the supreme sacrifice to prevent the killing of the inhabitants of Okokolo and the intended sacking of the community.

    “In addition to the death of the two soldiers and one Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel, two other soldiers were wounded and immediately evacuated to the Air Force Hospital in Makurdi,” he added.

    The force commander commended the troops and urged them to put the set back of the loss of their colleagues behind, and remain focused on the mission of ridding the state of all criminal elements.

    He assured the troops that the Chief of Defence Staff was strongly behind them as they battle to restore lasting peace in Benue.

    Igbinomwanhia appreciated Gov. Hyacinth Alia for his support to OPWS, and pledged that the troops would pursue the criminals to their hideouts.

    The state Deputy Gov., Mr Sam Ode, and the OPWS commander, had visited the troops of Sector 6 on Friday at their base in Akwu.

    The visit was to commiserate with them over the death of their gallant colleagues and encourage them not to give breathing space to the criminals.

    Ode who represented the governor, said that the state government would support the treatment of those injured.

  • SHOCKING! Bandits reportedly invade military camp, unleash mayhem in Katsina

    SHOCKING! Bandits reportedly invade military camp, unleash mayhem in Katsina

    Heavily armed bandits invaded a joint military camp in Nahuta village, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina state on Sunday night, leaving a trail of destruction and looted goods in their wake.

    Sources within the camp confirmed the attack occurred around 11:30 pm.

    The heavily-armed bandits, wielding AK-47s among other assault weapons reportedly set ablaze vehicles and other valuables.

    Despite being outnumbered, the courageous soldiers managed to repel the assault as no life was lost.

    The bandits outweighed us and invaded the camp, causing considerable damage,” a source revealed, lamenting the lack of reinforcements throughout the encounter.

    Taking advantage of the chaos, the bandits unleashed further mayhem upon Nahuta town. They ransacked shops, broke into houses, and looted properties and livestock worth millions of naira, leaving residents traumatized and dispossessed.

    As of this report, security agencies have yet to officially comment on the latest bandit attack in the state which continues to grapple with the persistent menace of banditry and kidnapping.