Insecurity

BREAKING: Kaduna Ravaged by Another Bandits Attack, 87 Abducted

Terrorists launched a brutal assault on the Kajuru-Station community in Kaduna State, resulting in the abduction of 87 innocent individuals. Harisu Dari, a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, provided grim confirmation of the incident in Kaduna on Monday. Reports indicate that the terrorists not only kidnapped civilians but also ransacked local shops, looting essential supplies […]

News

Zamfara Girls Regain Freedom After 7 Months In Captivity

In a significant development, four girls who had been abducted by terrorists in Zamfara State in January have been successfully released after spending seven months in captivity. The girls, namely Jamila Isa, Aisha Isa, Ummulkhairi Musa, and UmmulKhairi Umar, were kidnapped while traveling on the Kaura Namoda – Birnin Magaji road. The recent release of […]

Insecurity

Abducted Kaduna School Girls Escape From Terrorists Den

The eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon – who were kidnapped by terrorists on Monday 3rd April 2023 in the Awon general area of Kachia LGA – have escaped from the terrorists’ den. The students, according to preliminary briefings, escaped from a thick forest around the Kaduna – Niger interstate boundaries, and walked […]

Insecurity

Tension As Bandits Storm Zamfara, Kidnap 80 Children

At least 80 children have been abducted by bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The children, aged between 12 and 17, were abducted on Friday at about 8am, the BBC Hausa Service is reporting. According to the station, the children were abducted while fetching firewood in the bush. The gunmen were said […]

Insecurity

Man Shot By Bandits, Wife & Daughter Kidnapped In Zamfara

In Gusau, Zamfara State, gunmen thought to be bandits shot Mallam Mannir Abubakar and abducted his wife and daughter. In the early hours of March 29, 2023, the alleged bandits reportedly assaulted Abubakar’s home, which is behind the Karma hotel, and tried to kidnap him and his family. Abubakar claims that when he protested the […]

Crimes

Terrorists Threaten To Force Kidnapped Daughters Of Former Zamfara AG Into Crime

The terrorists holding two daughters and one domestic staff of the immediate former Accountant General of Zamfara State, Abubakar Bala – Furfuri have threatened to turn them into criminals, who will be used to attract other targets of their criminal activities if their parent fails to pay the ransom they demanded. This was contained in […]

Insecurity

Over 50 Bebeji Phone Marketers Abducted Along Sokoto-Zamfara Highway

Gunmen on Saturday abducted more than 50 wedding guests mostly from Bebeji Plaza travelling along the Sokoto-Gusau Road. Some of the wedding guests who managed to escape told PREMIUM TIMES that the bandits, as the gunmen are called locally, shot into the first vehicle they were travelling in around 6 p.m. They said many of […]

Insecurity

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 […]

Crimes

Zamfara Police Rescue Seven-Month-Old Baby, Nursing Mothers, 21 Others Kidnapped By Bandits

The Zamfara State Police tactical operatives has rescued 24 kidnapped victims including a seven months old baby, nursing mothers after a gun battle with bandits in the state. He said the command tactical operatives deployed along Gurgurawa village of Bungudu local government has succeeded during the rescue operations. Addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in […]