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  • Police kill ‘two bandits’ along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    Police kill ‘two bandits’ along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    The Ogun state police command on Saturday said two persons have been gunned down during a gun duel with suspected kidnappers.

    The police said it also recovered two AK 47 riffles at Bere forest in Onigaari along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

    In a press statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said this was made possible as a result of information received by the command from members of the public that the AK-47 bearing hoodlums, numbering about six, were sighted in the forest, possibly waiting for the appropriate time to strike.

    “Upon the information, the commissioner of police, Edward Ajogun quickly deployed the command’s tactical teams, coordinated by the DPO Owode Egba division, CSP Olusola Oniyiku to the forest in search of the bandits,” the statement said.

    “While the combing was going on, the hoodlums, on sighting the policemen, opened fire and a gun battle ensued.”

    At the end of the encounter, he said that one of the bandits was shot dead on the spot, while others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot injuries.

    “Searching the forest further, one of the bandits with bullets wound was arrested in the bush but gave up the ghost few minutes after.

    “Two AK-47 riffles with breech numbers 1983NF1040 and 1987-3-CA-1212 with five rounds of ammunition were recovered from them.

    “The latest riffle recovery makes it four AK-47 riffles recovered by the command within the period of two weeks. ”

    He said that sachets of tramadol and assorted charms were also recovered from the bandits.

    “The commissioner of police, CP Edward Ajogun, has ordered for massive manhunt for the remaining members of the gang,” the statement added.

    “He also appealed to members of the public, especially hospitals not to hesitate to inform the police if anyone with gunshot injuries is seen in their area.”

  • How ‘bandits’ hired private jets to attend Buhari son’s wedding in Kano – Sheikh Gumi

    How ‘bandits’ hired private jets to attend Buhari son’s wedding in Kano – Sheikh Gumi

    Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned the hiring of private jets by politicians to attend the wedding ceremony of Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    The cleric described the politicians who hired private jets to attend Buhari son’s wedding in Kano as bandits.

    Recall that President Buhari’s son married Zarah Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Bayero in a grand ceremony held in Bichi, Kano on Friday.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the wedding was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, serving and former governors, traditional rulers, as well as prominent personalities from within and outside the country.

    However, Gumi faulted Nigerian politicians for hiring private jets to attend the wedding during a preaching programme at Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna.

    Except from the controversial cleric’s preaching below:

    “Umar bn Kattab once took 16 dinar, which is equivalent to N2,040,000 today, from the treasury as estacode to Hajj. After their return, Umar admitted to Abdallah that they wasted public funds.

    “Somebody told me private jets in Nigeria were all hired for the wedding of Buhari’s son. With your money, you can’t get a private jet because they were all booked.

    “Some people are in captivity in both the bush and cities. Hunger is everywhere. People are facing all manner of problems, yet politicians spent public funds on private jets.

    “When Prophet Mohammed married off his daughter, who came from Mecca or Yemen? In the entire Medina no righteous persons to oversee the solemnisation?

    “First it was not an obligatory religious gathering. Umar bn Kattab went to Hajj. Second, public funds were taken to hire the private jets.

    The cleric lamented about how politicians corrupted the clergy, saying religious leaders have become subservient to politicians.

    “Some religious leaders cannot survive without behaving in a servile manner towards politicians.

    “Politicians have spoilt the clerics. Atrocities are committed in the country but no one can speak up.

    “You are spending money to hire jets to go to the wedding, while criminals are holding people to ransom in the bush. The criminals (bandits) are milking the people.

    “Some people have never earned N1million in their life, but bandits would demand N10million. How many people sold their houses, farms, everything… and collected loans to pay a ransom?

    “People think only those in the bush (bandits) milk us dry, no! Even our leaders milk us dry. Where did they get the money to hire all these jets?

    “In one of the states, some pictures of a dilapidated hospital were sent to me. The roof was blown off and a patient was lying on the bed. That governor is in Kano to attend the wedding.

    “How many schools were rehabilitated? The money that should be used to cater for the people is the one they hire private jets to junket around. Are you not also a bandit?

    “We vent our anger against ourselves, other tribes. People are left killing themselves because of poor leadership,” Mr Gumi added.

  • How bandits killed 11, abducted 40 in Zamfara

    How bandits killed 11, abducted 40 in Zamfara

    Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Randa village in Dansadau Emirate of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 11 and abducting over 40 people.

    The abducted are mostly women, nursing mothers, and children.

    Eyewitness said the bandits stormed the village in their large numbers on Tuesday night at about 11:00 pm and started shooting sporadically forcing residents to scamper for safety.

    Seven of the people killed were said to have been set ablaze when the house they were hiding in was set on fire, while the four others were shot dead.

    According to the eyewitness, the local vigilante known as “Yansakai” confronted the bandits and got into a fire exchange but were overpowered by them.

    Police authorities in the state are, however, yet to confirm the incident as the Public Relations Officer SP Mohammed Shehu said an investigation will be carried out.

    The latest attack comes few days after bandits kidnapped a total of 20 people comprising 15 students, four staff, and a driver at the College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura in Zamfara.

    During the attack on Sunday, two watchmen and a police officer were killed.

  • Bandits kidnap nine Islamiyya pupils, teacher in Katsina

    Bandits kidnap nine Islamiyya pupils, teacher in Katsina

    The Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday night confirmed the abduction of nine pupils of an Islamiyya School in Sakkai village of Faskari Local Government Area of the State.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the abduction of the pupils, said the pupils were abducted by the hoodlums last Tuesday.

    Isah, who did not disclose the name of the school, explained that the pupils were kidnapped by the marauding bandits while returning home from the Islamic school after closing hours.

    He said: “Yesterday (Tuesday), after closing from school, some pupils while on their way going to their respective houses were abducted by bandits who went into Sakkai village.

    “Nine of them (pupils) were abducted by the bandits but we are making frantic efforts with the view to rescue them from the hand of the hoodlums. Effort is in top gear”.

    However, a resident of the village, Ibrahim Dan-baba, who also confirmed the abduction of the pupils to THISDAY, added that the bandits also kidnapped one of the school teachers.

    He said the bandits stormed the school on motorcycles when the pupils were about to close for the day and started shooting indiscriminately, the development, he said, caused a commotion on the school premises and at nearby communities.

    “They (bandits) are yet to contact the family of the abducted pupils or the school management. Infact, the school is now closed and many people are running to Faskari town for fear of the unknown”, he said.

  • Buy guns, protect yourselves against bandits, Masari tells Katsina residents

    Buy guns, protect yourselves against bandits, Masari tells Katsina residents

    Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on residents in the areas prone to banditry to acquire weapons and defend themselves against the outlaws.

    While noting that prayers are important, the governor said it was morally wrong for people to submit meekly to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves.

    “We must intensify prayers with clean minds to seek God’s forgiveness and intervention.

    “We must all rise up to counter the insecurity challenge, we must not seat and watch some people buying guns attacking our Houses, we too should buy the guns and protect ourselves,” he said.

    The governor said this on Tuesday when he paid a condolence and sympathy visit to families of 10 persons who were killed after being hit by a Nigeria Customs vehicle.

    He also believes that it is the people’s meek submission that emboldens the bandits to continue with their heinous activities, stressing that people must divorce their minds from the mistaken notion that security is the sole responsibility of the government.

    Addressing the issue of the incident, Governor Masari assured the people that the government was perusing all the necessary legal steps to seek redress for the families of the deceased, as well as those who sustained various degrees of injuries.

    He added that legal experts had already been consulted to advise on the way forward to ensure speedy (legal) resolution of the matter.

    The governor, however, cautioned the families of the victims not to succumb to any covert enticement from the Nigerian Customs Service, saying that doing so will compromise the government’s efforts to secure justice for the bereaved and injured.

    “What Customs operatives are doing is wrong, and therefore, unacceptable,” Governor Masari said.

    “Do not succumb to any covert enticement from the customs service, no matter what they offer or promise to do for you.

    “Whatever they want to do for you, let it be in the open, not in secret.

    “If you accept any secret offer, then you will be truncating the government’s efforts to seek justice for you, but if you resist any untoward move, the organisation will then have to rethink its attitude towards its host community”.

  • Angry youths shut down Katsina highway in protest against banditry

    Angry youths shut down Katsina highway in protest against banditry

    Some aggrieved youths in Yantumaki, Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, early Monday morning barricaded Katsina/Funtua highway.

    The youths engaged in the renewed protest after bandits attacked Amarawa village on Monday.

    During the Monday attack, two persons were said to be killed.

    It was also learnt that six persons died from other attacks over the weekend in Matazu and Musawa councils.

    The bandits were also said to have injured several people, razed houses and rustled domestic animals during the attacks.

    It was gathered the youths barricaded the highway as early as 6 a.m with unused tyres and debris, the development which disrupted traffic flow on the highway for hours.

    It was learnt that the barricade made some travellers going to Funtua, Kaduna, Abuja, Sokoto and Gusau turn back and wait at Dutsin-ma until security operatives later cleared the highway.

    The spokesman for the Katsina police command, Gambo Isah, said security operatives were on top of the situation.

    He said, “We woke up this morning with a report of protest by some youths at Yantumaki area because of bandit attack at Amarawa village where two villagers were killed by the hoodlums.

    “The command in collaboration with military and other security agencies are on top of the situation as personnel and equipment are additionally deployed to deal with the recalcitrant bandits hibernating in the area.

    “The Command is calling for calm and urges members of the communities around the area to join hands with security agencies in the ongoing onslaught against the hoodlums.”

  • Bandits kill 8 farmers in Kaduna

    Bandits kill 8 farmers in Kaduna

    Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the killings of farmers in Buruku and Udawa villages in Chikun Local Government area by bandits.

    Though the Police could not confirm the number of the victims, a community leader in the area told journalists eight farmers were killed in the two communities.

    Plateau Police spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jalige, revealed newsmen that the incident happened on Friday.

    According to him: “There were attacks on farmers in Buruku and Udawa communities. But the number of casualties has not been ascertained. As soon as we get the details, we will make it public.”

    A community leader, Muhammed Umar, who confirmed the attacks on Saturday said, the victims were attacked while working on their farms.

    According to him: “Five farmers were killed in Buruku while three were killed in Udawa. We are tired of burying our men daily. We need help.”

    Another resident, Malam Lawal Isa said: “Attacks by bandits have become almost a daily occurrence in our communities. We cannot go to farms freely and we cannot even sleep in our homes peacefully.

  • BREAKING: Bandits kill scores in Kaduna fresh attacks

    BREAKING: Bandits kill scores in Kaduna fresh attacks

    No fewer than 8 persons have been killed in a fresh attack launched on farmers in Buruku and Udaw‎a villages of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State by suspected to be bandits.

    TheNewsGuru gathered on Saturday that the armed men attacked the victims while they were working in their farms.

    Recall that the two villages located along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway have been under constant attacks recently.

    When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Jalige Mohammed, confirmed the attacks.

    He was, however, incapable of giving details of the incident saying the actual number of deaths cannot be ascertained at the moment.

    “Yes, there was an incident in the area and some persons were killed”.

    “We don’t have the details of the incident yet but we have sent our men to the area to gather information”, he told Dailypost.

     

  • Another ex-councilor attacked, killed by bandits in Zamfara

    Another ex-councilor attacked, killed by bandits in Zamfara

    A former councilor of Sabon Gida Ward, Hon. Farouq Hassan, has been killed by unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits few minutes after he arrived at his home on Wednesday night.

    According to reports the bandits stormed Hassan’s house with dangerous weapons loaded in two vehicles, which they had used to trail the 38-year-old politician.

    Sources close to the family disclosed that the gunmen asked Hassan to turn his back before he was shot twice in the head.

    None of his family members or neighbours were abducted in the attack.

    The incident happened less than 24 hours after gunmen invaded the house of another former councilor, Babangida Damba, who was shot while his nursing wife and eight-month-old baby boy were kidnapped.

    As at the time this report was filed, Zamfara State Police Command was yet to confirm the incident and attempts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), SP Mohammed Shehu, proved abortive.

  • Criticising Buhari’s handling of bandits, secessionists is ‘pure hatred’ – Presidency

    Criticising Buhari’s handling of bandits, secessionists is ‘pure hatred’ – Presidency

    Those accusing the President of handling bandits and terrorists with a softer hand than the way secessionists are being treated have full of hatred, Mr Femi Adesina has said.

    Adesina, who is President Muhammadu Buhari’s media adviser, made the statement while defending his principal in a piece titled ‘See How They’re Being Sent To God To Answer For Their Crimes’.

    “It amazes, even confounds, to hear some people say President Muhammadu Buhari should go after Boko Haram terrorists and bandits with the same gusto he has displayed against separatists in the country,” he said.

    “Amazing and confounding because what the Buhari government does daily in the north-east, north-west, and north-central parts of the country, where terrorists and bandits abound, is send them to God to answer for their crimes.

    “Why then do some people claim that certain troublers of the country are being treated with softer hands, than some others? This could be due to deliberate ignorance, mischief, or pure hatred.”

    The President’s spokesman stated that it was not new as his position had been confirmed by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, on the day he was decorated with his new rank.

    He reminded critics of the President’s directives to the nation’s security forces to crush all violent criminals and those sponsoring insurrection in the country.

    Amid the continued outcry that the Nigerian leader had been softer on bandits than separatists, Adesina insisted that President Buhari’s order was carried out without fear or favour.

    Those who keenly follow the war against insurgency and banditry in the North, according to him, will honestly admit that every effort is being made to extirpate the evil from the nation.

    The presidential spokesman insisted that the present administration was cleaning the country of vermin.

    “The baby that swears that his mother will not sleep, will himself keep forceful vigil. All over the country, terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, all types of criminals are being spoken to in the language they understand.

    “And the victory of good over evil is sure, inexorable. Yet some people say they see nothing that the government is doing. Pitiable souls. Of all men most miserable,” he said.

    Adesina added, “May God bless our troops. May He protect them, reward their labour of love. As for the cynics and skeptics, may God have mercy on them, open their eyes, and help them not to hate their own country any longer.”