Tag: Informants
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Insecurity: Kaduna mob lynch father, mother, son for acting as bandits’ informants
A man, his wife and son were lynched on Monday afternoon after a mob descended on them in Zangon Aya community, Igabi local government area of Kaduna state. The victims, Abdullahi Mohammed Gobirawa; his wife, Binta; and son, Hassan, were reportedly killed when the mob stormed their home. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…
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Niger governor assents to laws recommending death sentence for kidnappers, informants
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assented to some laws in accordance with Section 100(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). The Laws include: The Kidnapping and Cattle Rustling (Special Provisions) Law, 2021, the Niger State Vigilante Corps (Amendment) Law, 2021; the Niger State House of Assembly Service Commission…
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Medical doctor arrested for allegedly being Boko Haram informants
The government of Niger State in north-central Nigeria has said it has arrested nine persons, including a medical doctor, for being Boko Haram informants. Abdulberqy Ebbo, the Director-General of strategic operations, ICT and public enlightenment unit at the Niger State Government House, claimed the men confessed to revealing the movements of troops to Boko Haram…
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Troops kill six bandits, arrest informants in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army on Monday said troops deployed to the northwest on operation Habin Kunama III have neutralized six bandits and arrested 18 informants including a district head while on clearance operations. Its Acting Director of Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement that weapons were also recovered from the bandits. Col. Musa…