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  • BREAKING: 50 feared killed, church burnt in Kaduna

    BREAKING: 50 feared killed, church burnt in Kaduna

    No fewer than 50 people have been feared killed while a score of persons abducted as bandits attack nine communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    ASP Mohammed Jalinge, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident.

    He, however, noted that the command was yet to compile the actual number of deaths recorded during the invasion.

    ASP Jalingo said: “We’re still waiting for the full details of the incident from the Divisional Police Officer, Giwa and the Area Commander Zaria.”

    A member of the Vigilante Group in Dillalai area, Mansur Ibrahim, told DailyTrust that the bandits also burnt a church building, houses and ran away with over 100 cows.

    He mentioned that Dillalai village was the worst hit by the attack where about 15 persons were dead.

    “The bandits also burnt a church at Zangon Tama village, all in Giwa local government area,” he added.

  • Zamfara attack: Bandits killed 16 persons, not 24 – Police

    Zamfara attack: Bandits killed 16 persons, not 24 – Police

    The Police Command in Zamfara, on Monday, confirmed the killing of 16 persons in Sunday’s attack by bandits in Ganar Kiyawa village of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of the State.

    The command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Shehu made this known in Gusau that the figure of 24 deaths dished out by a section of the media, was not correct.

    Sixteen villagers were killed by the bandits during the attack, not 24 or 20, as being reported by a section of the media.

    “The command, in collaboration with the military, is currently conducting an extensive bush combing of the affected community.

    ”This is with a view to returning normalcy and apprehending the perpetrators of this bizarre crime,” Shehu said.

    He called on the people of the state to continue to support government and security agencies with useful information.

    The spokesperson said such cooperation would complement efforts at addressing the security challenges facing the state.

  • How Bandits swore with Qur’an in my office to deceive me – Masari

    How Bandits swore with Qur’an in my office to deceive me – Masari

    The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has revealed how he was deceived by bandits in his office using the Qur’an.

    The Governor vowed never to believe in the terrorists.

    He noted that they deceived his government into believing that they had surrendered their weapons by swearing with the Qur’an.

    Masari said this while hosting the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, in Katsina over the weekend.

    According to Masari: “Because they (terrorists) said they are Muslims, we went as far as asking them to swear to the Holy Qur’an that they will never participate in banditry again.

    “All of them did it in this office, but even those that have been in jail for over two years that were brought out are today bandits’ leaders.

    “Anybody who says he is going to engage them on anything is free. I will pray for him but I will not do it again.”

  • KADUNA: Bandits abduct 9 children, 16 men, 32 women at Agunu Dutse community

    KADUNA: Bandits abduct 9 children, 16 men, 32 women at Agunu Dutse community

    At least 9 children, 16 men and 32 women have been abducted by bandits, in the early hours of Thursday, at Agunu Dutse community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    It was gathered that one person sustained a gunshot injury during the abduction, at about 1 am.

    Confirming the incident, a resident, Philp John, explained that the bandits invaded the community on foot and took seven vantage positions while shooting sporadically to scare the locals.

    John noted that the bandits came in large numbers.

    He explained that the Community was two kilometres away from Akada Barracks.

    “The villagers could not repel them because of the kind of sophisticated weapons they were using. Contact is yet to be established by the kidnappers,” John posited.

  • 3 bandits, soldier allegedly escape from army custody in Lokoja

    3 bandits, soldier allegedly escape from army custody in Lokoja

    Three bandits, including a soldier detained for refusing to fight Boko Haram in Borno State, have allegedly escaped from army custody at Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja, Kogi State.

     

    The soldier was said to have been moved from Maiduguri to Lokoja when he resisted fighting Boko Haram insurgents and detained alongside three suspected bandits.

     

    The incident was said to have happened on Sunday night when Lokoja witnessed its first rain in the year.

     

    It was gathered that the army has intensified effort to recapture the escaped bandits and the soldier.

     

    “The Army is making frantic effort to arrest the four suspects. From what we learnt, the soldier was seen with a rifle as he aided the escape of the three bandits.

     

    “He has been in our cell here, waiting for when he will be tried. Unfortunately, when it rained heavily on Sunday, the soldier used the opportunity to escape when officers on duty were asleep.

     

    “As I speak to you, the army has mounted surveillance in every entry and exit point of Kogi State to ensure the escapees are re-arrested,” a source said.

    The Public Relations Officer, Command Army Record, Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja, Kogi State, Lieutenant David Adewusi, however, denied knowledge of the escape.

     

    He said: “I have no comment to make as I am not aware of anything like that.”

  • Police arrest 200 suspected bandits in Kaduna

    Police arrest 200 suspected bandits in Kaduna

    The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have arrested 200 suspected bandits and 20 armed robbery suspects between January and March.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, announced this during a news briefing at the Command’s Headquarters on Wednesday in Kaduna.

    Jalige also disclosed that the Command recovered 18 AK47 Rifles, 2,000 Live Ammunitions of different Caliber, 11 Pump Action Guns, 10 Locally Fabricated Pistols, 140 Shotguns, 12-Guage Cartridges, seven Motor Vehicles of different brand and nine motorcycles.

    “It is pertinent that we often have an interface with you to showcase our achievements in the fight against armed banditry, kidnapping and other sundry crimes to the public.

    “These accomplishments are not without the assurances of your unalloyed support and commitment towards discharging our statutory responsibility.

    “Thus, we seek a robust Police Public Partnership in the continuous fight against criminal elements, as the quest of securing the society is everybody’s business.

    “The command, during the period under review, is not unmindful of the security challenges bedeviling the state, amongst which are banditry, kidnappings, armed robbery and farmers/herders clashes, just to mention but a few.

    “However, remarkable efforts were not spared in addressing the situation which culminates into the relative peace currently being enjoyed by law abiding citizens in the state,’’ he said.

    Jalige also noted that when the Commissioner of Police, Mudassiru Abdullahi, assumed office few months ago, Kaduna State was witnessing some daunting security challenges.

    “Notwithstanding, having support from the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman, in terms of manpower and logistics and the unwavering assistance from the state government, the Command took some decisive approaches in tackling these challenges, and which ushered in a high level of calmness in our communities.

    “The relative serene security atmosphere in the state is as a result of the strategic and tactical deployment of the special units of the force, undercover operatives, conventional Police personnel and the purposeful synergy within the security architecture in the state,” he said.

    Jalige also disclosed that their efforts in investigating the culpable homicide case involving late AVM Mohammed Maisaka of No. A27 Makarfi Road, Rigasa, Kaduna, who was assassinated on Nov. 8, had yielded a positive result with the arrest of the principal suspect, Mohammed Giwa.

    He said the suspect confessed that he and his cohorts had extorted money running into millions of naira at different times from the victim by threatening to kill him if he failed to meet up with their demands.

    “All the suspects being paraded here are currently in various stages of investigation and will be charged to court on completion,” Jalige said.

  • What I did after bandits blocked my way in Kebbi – Shehu Sani

    What I did after bandits blocked my way in Kebbi – Shehu Sani

    Former Kaduna State lawmaker, Shehu Sani has revealed what he did after bandits reportedly blocked the road leading to a wedding he was to attend in Kebbi State.

    Senator Sani said there were those who said they should pray and then continue with the journey, but that he decided to pray and return to his house.

    “We were heading to Kebbi for a wedding, we’ve been informed that bandits have blocked the road. Some said we should pray and move on, I’ve joined those who prayed and moved back home,” Sani tweeted.

  • Police foil bandits’ attack in Niger State, rescue 20 abducted victims

    Police foil bandits’ attack in Niger State, rescue 20 abducted victims

    The Police Command in Zamfara has rescued five persons who were kidnapped in Niger.

    This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Muhammad Shehu.

    “The state police command, in continuation of its search and rescue operations across various forests in the state, has succeeded in the unconditional rescue of five kidnapped victims.

    “The victims were abducted in Kontagora and Bangi Local Government areas of Niger on Feb. 6 and Feb. 9, 2022 respectively”, he said.

    Shehu said that the victims were abducted from Niger and brought to Dansadau forest in Maru Local Government Area of the state.

    “All the victims were rescued by the police tactical operatives during an extensive search and rescue operations in the forest.

    “The joint police and state government medical team is working in synergy to ensure that the rescued victims receive appropriate medical treatment,” he said.

    The police spokesman added that police detectives from anti-kidnapping squad were debriefing the victims before reuniting them with their respective families.

    He quoted the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah, as expressing appreciation to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and Gov. Bello Matawalle for their unalloyed support and encouragement to all the security operatives, especially the police.

    While sympathizing with the victims, Elkanah assured the people of the state that the police, in collaboration with other security agencies and the state government, would continue to work assiduously for enthronement of lasting peace and security in the state.

    The police commissioner also called on members of the public to continue to support security operatives in the ongoing battle to rid the state of criminal elements.

  • Just In: Bandits attack Katsina community, kill DPO

    Just In: Bandits attack Katsina community, kill DPO

    The Divisional Police Officer in Jibia town in Jibia local government has been killed by bandits in a midnight raid with the criminal groups who stormed Magamar Jibia in the late hours of Tuesday.

    The slain DPO, A. A. Rano, was until his death the officer in charge of the Divisional Police Headquarters in Jibia, eyewitnesses revealed on Wednesday.

    Similarly, it is being reported that another junior army officer was also killed and the army commander in the area sustained a gunshot.

    These happened in a midnight operation when the joint security teams responded to a distress call by the Magamar Jibia community when the criminals stormed the area with heavy gunshots.

    This is coming just days after another attack was carried out last Wednesday at Daddara village just about 20 kilometres to Jibia.

  • Buhari can’t defeat bandits before leaving office – Gumi

    Buhari can’t defeat bandits before leaving office – Gumi

    Fire spitting Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has said the Nigerian army should stop celebrating after killing one bandit leader because a new one will rise again.

    The cleric also said that without any fear of contradiction that President Muhammadu Buhari would spend the next one year seven months without defeating bandits.

    These were the postulations of the Kaduna Islamic cleric, Sheikh, Dr. Ahmad Gumi, when he spoke to newsmen today, in Kaduna, through his media consultant, Tukur Mamu.

    Gumi advised Nigerians, in particular, the military to stop jubilating each time they kill bandit leader, saying that as they kill leader, another one would rise.

    There is a particular forest we visited in Niger State. The whole of the settlement had been bombarded. This settlement has nothing to do with bandits. In fact, they showed us two wells full of innocent people, dead, casualties of these bombardments.

    “That’s exactly what these bandits were telling us. They said whenever we hear the sound of an aircraft, we run to our caves and then run. If they will succeed in killing anybody, it is the small children, the wives or the cows.

    “That’s their own testimony. So you can imagine a country where, for example, bandits would gather in a forest and be celebrating. when You don’t even have the intelligence to track them and eliminate them. Then who are you to say you will succeed in killing them?.

    “For example, you killed Dogo Gide, a person more dreaded than him emerged. When they killed Buharin Daji, Turji emerged. So what’s the success there? Our military cannot succeed in crushing them all they cannot.”!

    “I think, by now, we are authorities especially on issues that have to do with banditry. The genesis of the crisis, how to go about it, and then what we’ve actually seen on the ground. This is because nobody in Nigeria has seen what we saw.