Tag: Bandits attack
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Speaker Abbas sad over 10 Zaria tomato traders, condemns bandits’ attack
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed sorrow over the deaths of 10 tomato traders from Zaria, who were attacked by bandits recently. The traders from Danmagaji Market in Zaria, were reported to have traveled to Katsina and Zamfara states to buy tomatoes only to be attacked by armed…
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SAD! 20 villagers get drowned trying to avoid bandits attack in Zamfara
No fewer than 20 people have been reported dead in the Kali community of Gumi Local Government Area in Zamfara State while they were fleeing from a bandit attack. According to a resident who pleaded anonymity, the bandits besieged the village at 1:00 pm last Sunday. “The bandits were seen moving towards Kalli village on…
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BANDITRY: Islamic cleric, wife, two children abducted in Kaduna
Bandits have kidnapped a respected Islamic scholar, Malam Abubakar Mushawy Ibrahim, alongside his wife and two children in Kaduna State. One of the abducted children was said to be a day-old when the kidnap occurred last Wednesday. The bandits had forcefully entered the scholar’s residence in Fondisho, a community along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. According to…
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Katsina police repel bandit attack at Magamar-Jibia
The Police Command in Katsina State has neutralized a suspected terrorist while repelling their attack on Magamar-Jibia, Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said this in a statement in Katsina. “Today Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 at about 0430 hours, terrorists in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK47 rifles,…
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How 20 people fleeing from bandits drown in Guni-Zumba River
At least 20 people, consisting of women and children, from Guni in Munyan Local Government Area, of Niger State, have lost their lives on Wednesday morning, after their boat capsized in Guni-Zumba River. This was disclosed by a resident of the community, Shehu Abubakar.
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Families, relatives of passengers in bombed Abuja-Kaduna train storm Rigasa train station
Many relatives of the passengers expressed anxiety