Tag: Niger State
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JUST IN: Again! Bandits attack more communities in Niger, residents feared killed
Some Communities in the Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have been attacked by gunmen again as the state is still battling with the kidnapping of some students at Kagara school students. Sarkin Zama, Bakin Kogi (Lagbe), Siyiko, and other adjoining villages were Wednesday evening invaded by gunmen, who stormed the…
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Niger Governor confident abducted Kagara students will return safe
The Niger State Government says it has taken concrete security measures to ensure safety in the state and safe return of the abducted 27 students of the Government Science College, Kagara. The students, three staff and 12 families of the college in Rafi Local Government Area of the state were abducted in the early hours…
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BREAKING: Niger Govt reveals number of students abducted in Kagara school
Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of 27 students, three staff and 12 family members by gunmen at the Government Science College, Kagara, in Rafi Local Government Area of the state. Bello made the confirmation at a news conference shortly after an emergency meeting with heads of security agencies in Minna…
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Buhari dispatches security officials for rescue operation in Niger State
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the abduction of some staff and students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State and directed the Armed Forces and Police to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, said the president had also dispatched…
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UPDATED: Bandits invade GSC Kagara, kidnap students, staffers in night raid
A large number of students, whose exact figure, is yet unknown, have been abducted by suspected terrorists at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State. The bandits in military uniforms, stormed the school premises on Tuesday night, overpowered the security guard, before whisking away the students. In a tweet, Senator Shehu Sani confirmed the…
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Gunmen kill three vigilantes, abduct 30 travellers in Niger State
At least 30 travellers were abducted Sunday evening by gunmen who ambushed commuters along the Tegina-Zungeru highway in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Officials of the drivers union in the area said the victims were travelling in a bus of the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) when they ran into an ambush by…
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Bandits leave out woman, baby; whisk away 18 other passengers in Niger State
Bandits have kidnapped 18 passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) in Niger State. According to reports, the attack occurred at Yakila village in Rafi local government area of the state on Sunday, with the bandits leaving a woman and her baby behind and whisking away the other 18 passengers. The passengers were said…
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APGA wins Reps by-election in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Shehu Sale, candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger in Saturday’s by-election. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Tanko Baba of the Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, said Sale scored 22,965 votes to defeat Alamu Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Bandits invade Niger community on New Year’s Eve, kill seven farmers
It was a bloody New Year’s Eve in Baban Rami, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State after bandits invaded the community and killed seven farmers. The Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane on Saturday confirmed the killings saying the incident occurred on New Year’s Eve. He said the bandits had laid ambush on…
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Gunmen kidnap 19 villagers, kill clergyman in Niger State
At least 19 people have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ogu and Tegina communities in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The Chief of Staff to Rafi LGA Chairman, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the incident on Monday. He, however, had to place telephone calls to some residents of the affected communities for more information.…