Tag: Niger State
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Niger State senator clears air on alleged N110m ransom payment to bandits
No ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted students of the Islamic seminary in Niger State. This is according to the lawmaker representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Mohammed Musa. Gunmen had on May 30 stormed their school in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State and whisked…
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Abducted Niger State commissioner regains freedom
The Niger State Commissioner for Information Mohammed Idris has regained freedom from bandits who abducted him on Monday. Top government officials in the state confirmed the return of the commissioner on Thursday. Idris was released around 9:30pm at a location in Suleja after which he was taken to a hospital for medical check-up. The officials,…
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Gunmen abduct APC Chairman in Niger State
Gunmen have abducted a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Aminu Bobi in Mariga Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, Bobi who is the Zone C chairman of the ruling party in the state was kidnapped on his farm last Saturday. A resident in the area confirmed through a telephone conversation…
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Niger kidnap: 2 wives of community head regain freedom
The two wives kidnapped alongside their husband, a Chief in Zungeru community of Niger, have been freed after payment of N6,740,000 ransom. The husband, Malam Al-Mustapha Abdullahi, is still with the kidnappers who demanded for extra N95 million to free him. The Village Head of Zungeru, Alhaji Aliyu Tanko, made this known on Wednesday in…
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Nigerian Air Force bomb mistakenly strays into wedding party in Niger State
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) during offensive against Boko Haram terrorist has mistakenly bombed a wedding party in the village of Argida, Niger State on Saturday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports an eyewitness made this known, saying the bomb killed two villagers and left several guests at the wedding injured. According to PRNigeria, NAF was conducting an…
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Gunmen release 11 out of over 200 abducted students in Niger State
Eleven students who were part of scores kidnapped earlier from an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been released. This is according to a communique by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the state governor. In the statement late on Sunday, Ms. Noel-Berje noted that the released…
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BREAKING: 200 students of Islamiyya school kidnapped in Niger State
At least 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted. It was gathered that One person was shot dead while another lays critically injured after gunmen carried out the kidnap operation at about 4:30pm on Sunday. A resident of the area Zayyad Mohammed…
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Gov Wike threatens to flog hell out of former Gov of Niger State [VIDEO]
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has threatened to flog hell out of former Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu for calling him a dictator. Governor Wike, made the threat in a video that has since gone viral, stated that “no PDP congress has been held in Niger State because of Aliyu’s dictatorial tendencies.” Aliyu had…
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JUST IN: Troops confirm mass movement of herdsmen from Abuja
Troops and Police operatives have confirmed the mass movement of some herdsmen from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the herdsmen were sighted around Tafa in Kagarko local government Area. The troops trailed the group to an open field at Toba village, Tafa, Niger State, following several distress calls from citizens on…
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Bandits kill five soldiers, one NSCDC officer in fresh attacks on Niger communities
Seven persons including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer have been feared killed in a bandit attack on five communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a report by Channels Television, ten other persons were kidnapped with seven motorcycles stolen and military vehicles burnt down in the attack carried…