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Two Notorious Bandits, 44 Others Killed In Zamfara

An attack by a notorious bandit, Bello Turji on another bandit group, based in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State has led to the killing of two notorious bandits, Dullu and Dan Maigari, alongside 44 others. The bloody clash between the two sides took place on Tuesday morning. It was reported that the recent […]

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Take Battle To Bandits’ Doorstep, Matawalle Urges Military

Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has called on the Military to persist in taking the battle to Bandits’ doorstep as a major panacea to the lingering insurgency in the state. From a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, a copy of which was made available to the […]

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Insecurity: Southern Kaduna Residents Cry For Help

The Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Foreign Missions, the European Union, United Nations to beam their searchlight on the atrocities, crimes against humanities, ethnic cleansing being perpetrated against the people of Southern Kaduna under the watch of Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The President of the union, […]

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Terrorists Release Another Photograph Of Abducted Kaduna-Abuja Train Passengers

Terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train about a month ago have released another picture showing some of their victims. The gunmen had on March 28 ambushed the train heading for Kaduna from the nation’s capital city after bombing its rail track. At least eight passengers were killed in the incident, while 168 others were kidnapped […]

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Bandits Abduct Mother, Daughter, Driver Distributing Sallah Items in Kaduna

A Mother, daughter and a commercial driver conveying them to Kaduna after a humanitarian mission and distribution of materials to the less privileged at Mariri community in Lere Local Council of Kaduna, have been abducted by gunmen alleged to be bandits. The Guardian reports that a source from the area told newsmen yesterday, in Kaduna […]

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Terrorist Threatens To Kill 300 People Over Death Of Bride, Two Others In Zamfara

A terrorist known as Nasanda, has vowed to avenge the death of his bride, her uncle and aunt whom he said were allegedly killed by some vigilante men recently in Zamfara State, by killing 300 people.  To this end, he gave a 14-day ultimatum to the state government to pay 30 million naira as compensation […]

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Nigeria: 8 Yrs After Chibok, Thousands Of Children Subjected To Abduction By Armed Groups

•Nigerian authorities increasingly failing to protect children •More than 1,500 school children abducted by armed groups since Chibok incident. Fear of abduction causing drop in school enrollment Eight years after the chilling abduction of 276 Chibok school girls by Boko Haram, more than 1,500 Nigerian school children have been abducted by armed groups, and the […]

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Bandits Abduct 5 College Of Health Technology Students In Zamfara

Bandits have invaded a residential area in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted five students of the College of Health Science and Technology, Tsafe. It was gathered that the heavily armed men stormed their residence outside the school campus in the early hours of Wednesday, April 13 […]

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Breaking: Bandits Shoot Dead Miyyetti Allah Chairman In Abuja

The report reaching the Spectacles gathered that Bandits have invaded Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and shot dead the chairman of the Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) of the council, Adamu Aliyu. This online news platform understands that Miyetti Allah Chairman Adamu Aliyu was said to have been killed alongside […]

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Bandits Abduct 22 Villagers On Abuja-Kaduna Highway Hours After IGP’s Visit

Daily Trust Bandits have raided some houses at Anguwar Maji, in Jere town along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway and abducted 22 villagers barely 24 hours after the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, visited the highway. Jere, which shares a boundary with Tafa-Sabon -Wuse in Niger State, is located on the ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna Highway. […]