Bandits
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The military has announced the release of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage by Boko Haram Terrorists following the attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train. In a statement issued Wednesday by the Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf, said their release was secured on Wednesday. The statement reads: […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered members of the Nigerian Armed Forces to confront terrorists and wipe them off the face of the earth. The president gave the order at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State while addressing military officers at the graduation ceremony of 247 students of the Senior Course 44 of the […]
No fewer than 32 people have been reportedly killed by bandits in separate attacks on four communities within the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The affected communities are Ungwan Gamu, Dogon Noma, Ungwan Sarki, and Maikori. The police are yet to confirm the incident, but the District Head of Kufena, Titus Dauda, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said bandits are using the captives of the Kaduna train attack as shields, making rescue operations difficult. The president said this while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Sallah homage at the State House, Abuja. Buhari said the government would explore every opportunity to rescue the captives […]
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has visited the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna rail attacks. Osinbajo paid the visit while on his way to Lagos to attend the 13th Tinubu Colloquium marking the 70th birthday of former Governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande , the VP had […]
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government has done well on ensuring safety via rail transport and has performed excellently in the provision of infrastructure. He said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. He said, “We are proud that in our time, Nigerians are once again able […]
The Nigerian military had said troops killed the 12 bandits that attacked the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday and that the incident occurred six kilometers away from the terminal and outside the airport perimeter’s fence. On Monday clarification was made about the attack when the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home […]
The District Head of Vwang, Jos South local government area of Plateau State, Da Gyang Balak has been kidnapped. Da Balak is the second traditional ruler to be kidnapped in the State in less than a month. Recall that the Sum Pyem, HRH Charles Dakat was kidnapped during the Christmas period in 2021 but […]
Gun-wielding bandits have robbed a popular supermarket, Uzorbest Super-market Limited, at Onu Asata Junction of Enugu metropolis carting away goods worth over N1 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the robbers carted away 18 bags of 50kg foreign and local rice, 10 bags of 10kg rice; 30 cartons of noodles and […]
Three police officials have reportedly died after gunmen on Friday morning attacked another police station in Delta State, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (DSP) and two officers. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning when bandits made attempts to break into the Umutu police station in Ndokwa East Local Government Area […]
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