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  • Insecurity: Police confirm abduction of village head in Bauchi

    Police Command in Bauchi State has confirmed the attack and abduction of Village Head of Zira, Alhaji Yahya Abubakar and his son, Habibu Saleh in Toro Local Government Area in the state.

    This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, made available to newsmen on Monday in Bauchi.

    He said the gunmen attacked the village, under Rishi Police Division, a border village with Plateau State, at 2 a.m. on Saturday.

    Wakil said the police search team was on the trail in the forests of the area.

    “The command has since dispatched a team of detectives and other police officers to rescue the victims and presently our men are combing the bush in search of the abducted victims.

    “We assure residents that the abducted persons shall soon be rescued,” he said.

    The spokesman also said the  Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda, had directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to work assiduously to rescue the abducted victims.

    He appealed to the general public to remain calm and go about their normal businesses and cooperate with the Police authorities.

    Wakil also called on the public to report the suspected movement of people as well as suspicious people to the police or security agencies in the area.

  • Ogun community palace razed, Baale burnt to death over land dispute

    Ogun community palace razed, Baale burnt to death over land dispute

    Some unidentified antagonists set ablaze the Baala of olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State.

    It was gathered that the head of the community went to observe the Islamic prayer in the morning, upon return to the palaace he realized it has been razed by unknown aggressors.

    The setting ablaze incident happened just 1 month after Olu of Agodo,Ayinde Odetola was murdered and burnt to ashes in Ewekora Local Government in the state.

    An man who spoke on condition of anonymity said the aggressors broke the window before gaining access to where the man was murdered.

    Another source who spoke on condition of anonymity said he sensed the Baale was killed over a land dispute he was involved in, saying that the deceased was arrested by the police over same matter.

    The Baale who was supposed to appear in court on the 15th of March over the land issue was already employing measures to resolve the matter and settle out of court before his demise.

    Confirming his death, One of his wives, Silifat Muheedeen, said she was returning from the mosque around 6 a.m. when she saw that the compound was already engulfed in fire.

    “When I saw the fire, I shouted, I didn’t know what was happening. I rushed down, only to discover that my husband was on fire, already dead. We later found out that a window at the back of the house was broken. We didn’t know who killed him.”

    His second wife, Iyabode Muheedeen, said she slept in the same room with her husband, saying he left the room at dawn to urinate and pray as usual.

    “He used to pray every morning, so he went out around 6 a.m. to urinate and prepare for prayer. After about 15 minutes, I heard my senior wife shouting, ‘fire, fire’. I rushed out to discover that it was Baale that was on fire. He didn’t go out with fire or matches. We don’t know who did this,” said Mrs Muheedeen.

    Also confirming the incident the Seriki of Olowe, Kazeem Dauda, also coroborated others that there was a conflict between the Baale and some individuals.

    “Few days ago, I was here with him to talk to him not to panic about the case in court. Some people have been claiming ownership of his land. He was even arrested and granted bail in court. He was supposed to be in court again on the 15th of March. He was a gentleman. This would be the first time he would have an issue with anyone.

    “I got a call this morning that ‘he burnt himself to death’. I said, ‘how come?’ But when I got here, we discovered the window was broken. He couldn’t have burnt himself like that.” He said

    The matter has been reported to the Ogun State police command and investigations are ongoing to unravel the mystery behind the burning of the palace and the Baale’s death.

  • Bandits shoot village head dead after raiding residence in Kaduna

    Bandits shoot village head dead after raiding residence in Kaduna

    The village head of Dogon Daji community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mallam Anja, has been shot dead by bandits.

    The bandits were said to have raided the residence of the village head and shot him at close range, after which he died on the spot.

    Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said investigation into the incident is ongoing to unravel the perpetrators of the heinous act.

    Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has expressed sadness over the death of the village head and prayed for the repose of his soul.

    The governor also sent his condolences to the family of the deceased, and the entire community of Dogon Daji over the shocking and brutal killing.

  • Gunmen kidnap Katsina village head

    Gunmen kidnap Katsina village head

    Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the village head of Raddah community in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Kabir Umar.

    They also injured Umar’s younger brother identified as Aminu on the thigh.

    He’s currently receiving treatment in a hospital in Katsina.

    Residents reported the gunmen stormed the community in large numbers around 2am and operated for hours.

    The residents could not, however, say specifically the number of items stolen by the gunmen.

    One of the residents said: “They abducted our village head and wounded his younger brother on the thigh. But we cannot say exactly the number of items stolen or taken along with them as they kept on shooting during the operation and also while they were leaving the community.”

    The source added that the whereabouts of the village head was still unknown as of Friday morning.

    The spokesman for the Katsina Police Command, SP Gambo Isah confirmed the incident but failed to give details.

  • Gunmen kill, bury Niger village head one week after abduction

    Gunmen kill, bury Niger village head one week after abduction

    Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Mr Zakari Ya’u Idris, the Village Head of Madaka in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.

    The Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Rafi LGA, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the murder of the village head to on Saturday.

    According to reports, Idris was killed a week after he was abducted by his captors who invaded Madaka community on Sunday last week, where they murdered three persons and abducted the village head for a second time.

    Mohammed revealed that the bandits had earlier contacted the family of the deceased to pay a ransom of N800,000.

    He noted that five persons that were released after they paid their ransom revealed that the Village Head of Madaka had been killed by the bandits.

    According to the LGA chairman’s aide, those who gained their freedom said Idris was killed after going through torture in the hands of the gunmen, as they were always beating him.

    They further disclosed that the remains of Zakari Idris were buried in the bush by the bandits.

    The village head was abducted after his release about a month ago during which he spent three months in the custody of his abductors.

    Those killed by the gunmen during the raid on Madaka included a leader of the vigilante group in the community, Isyaku Alhassan, his son Abdulhamid, and one other person.

    Scores of other persons were also said to have been injured during the attack while many houses were set ablaze.

    Similarly, the District Head of Gunna who was abducted in Yakila in the same local government has yet to regain freedom.

    The gunmen, according to Mohammed, have yet to get in touch with the family of the district head to demand any ransom.

    Gunmen kill PDP chieftain, Kidnap three daughters

    Meanwhile, the daredevil gunmen also extended their killing spree in the state to one Alhaji Ahmodu Mohammed, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kampala ward of Bosso Local Government Area of the state.

    According to reports, Ahmodu’s three daughters were also kidnapped by the bandits.

    According to eyewitness account, the murder of Alhaji Mohammed, a successful farmer, took place Thursday after the bandits had paid two previous visits to his community.

    The armed men were said to have previously attacked traders at the popular Beji market.

    Thursday’s raid by the bandits who numbered about 15 and carried dangerous weapons took place around 2.00 am, it was learnt.

    Confirming the development, a close family member said: “This is the third time that the bandits are attacking the man. They have been coming before but they couldn’t succeed because the man is very powerful”. “He was shot several times before he eventually died.”

    The Niger State Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Tanko Beji confirmed the development. Beji said the remains of the slain Ward leader of the party had been interred according to Islamic injuction. He also confirmed the kidnap of three daughters of the deceased and described the incident “as unfortunate and pathetic”.

  • Kano suspends village head over alleged involvement in selling of baby boy

    Kano suspends village head over alleged involvement in selling of baby boy

    The Village Head of Sabon Gari in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano Ya’u Mohammad has been suspended for his alleged involvement in the sale of a one-year-old boy.

    The monarch was accused of involving in the alleged sale of the toddler in connivance with the Hisbah Commander of Fagge Local Government.

    Muhammad Umar, the secretary to the Galadiman Kano Abbas Sunusi, announced the suspension on Tuesday in Kano.

    Mr. Umar said the council decided to suspend Mr. Ya’u pending the outcome of an investigation by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

    The NAPTIP is investigating Mr. Ya’u alongside the Fagge Hisbah commander Jamilu Yusuf for allegedly selling a baby to a woman for N20,000.

  • Gunmen kill Village Head in Nasarawa

    Gunmen kill Village Head in Nasarawa

    Gunmen have killed the village head of Odu community, Udege development area in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Amos Ewa Obere.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bola Longe, confirmed the report.

    He said the killing occurred on Friday night, around 10 pm when the perpetrators stormed the community and shot the deceased, thus leading to his death.

    Longe noted that the traditional leader sustained a grave injury in his stomach as a result of the gunshot and was rushed to the Mararaba Udege General Hospital, for medical attention where he gave up the ghost.

    The police boss revealed that security has been beefed up in the area. Obere was a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police and the ward head of Odu and other surrounding villages.

  • Bandits kill village head in fresh attacks on Zamfara communities

    Daredevil bandits have again attacked a village in Dansadau Emirate of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

    Police spokesman Muhammad Shehu confirmed the attack on Kujemi community, saying in a statement that one of the victims was the village head, and one other person.

    Shehu said the attack took place on Sunday at 8:40pm.

    The police further revealed that the gunmen came to the community in a large number, killing one Malam Gambo and Mustapha Halilu.

    The spokesman said a combined team of policemen and military personnel attached to Operation Puff Adder mobilised on learning of the invasion and went after the assailants.

    The police command appealed for continued support from members of the public through useful information on activities of criminal elements.

  • Missing General: Village Head, others surrender to police 24hours after declared wanted

    Twenty four hours after being declared wanted by the police over the disappearance of an Army General, Mohammed Idris Alkali (retd), three suspects on Friday voluntarily surrendered themselves to the Plateau State Police Command in Jos.
     
    A source said the other suspects were also ready to surrender themselves but were waiting to see how the persons who already surrendered to the police would be treated.
     
    “The three suspects voluntarily surrendered themselves to the police. If the police detain them, it will be difficult to get the others. But if they are granted bail, be assured that they will all appear before the police by next week,” the source stated.
     
    The suspects who surrendered to the police were the Village Head of Dura-Du District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Yakubu Rapp (52); Youth Leader of the community, Matthew Rwang (aka Amesco, 27); and a tipper driver, Timothy Chuwang (26).
     
    They were said to have arrived in the Police Command Headquarters in Jos by 10 am accompanied by the lawyer representing the community, Matthew Godfree.
     
    The suspects were declared wanted after the mysterious disappearance of the former Army Chief of Administration.
     
    Alkali who was said to have disappeared in questionable circumstances was said to have retired a few weeks before he was declared missing on Monday, September 3, 2018, a day after gunmen swooped on Dura-Du and killed about 13 persons.
     
    About three cars were said to have been recovered from a mining pond in the Dura–Du District during a cordon and search operation conducted by a team of soldiers led by the Garrison Commander of 3 Armour Division, Brig. Gen. Umar Mohammed.
     
    The suspects were sighted in the office of the Officer-in-Charge (Homicide Department).
     
    Godfree said the community was ready to cooperate with the police in their investigation.

  • BREAKING: Bandits storm Kaduna community; kill village head, five others

    There was pandemonium on Thursday afternoon at Sarari Village in Kaduna State as armed bandits killed the village head and five others.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Sarari village is near Kuriga town in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    According to a report by Premium Times, the incident which happened around 2 p.m. left ‎about eight people injured.

    One of the injured victims, who identified himself as Henry and was shot on the leg, confirmed the death of their village head.

    He said the bandits stormed the village, going house to house shooting people.

    “I don’t know where they came from we were just sitting down when we started hearing gunshots from all directions.

    “They came on motorcycles in large number. They go house to house shooting people. Our village head and five other people were killed. I was shot on the leg while trying to escape,” Henry said.

    It was also learnt that all the dead victims were ‎male adults.

    Henry gave the names of the dead as Sule Sarari, the 60 years old village head, ‘Lado, Yunusa, Jonah, Tela and one other person.’

    The victims were rushed to a Primary Health Centre in Oduwa town, few kilometres from where the incident occurred.

    The nurse in charge of the PHC where the victims are receiving treatment, Silas Ayuba, ‎confirmed that six bodies were brought to the clinic.

    “Yes we have six bodies right now at the clinic; all males. Eight people were injured and we are doing our best to stabilise their condition,” he said.