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Unknown Gunmen Attack Kaduna University, Students Abducted 0 likes 0 comments Unknown gunmen have attacked a private university in Kaduna state, on Tuesday night. Gunmen struck Green Field University, the first private university in the state established three years ago, located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen stormed ...

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The assailants also kidnapped a yet-to-be ascertained number of students, said to be mainly females. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 21, 2021 Bandits who attacked Greenfield University along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway in Kaduna State on Tuesday night, killed a porter of the institution, identified as Paul Okafor. The assailants also kidnapped a yet-to-be ascertained number of students, said to be mainly females, it was learnt. The bandits stormed the school located on kilometre 34 along Abuja-K...

Gunmen have attacked a private university in Nigerias northern Kaduna state, killing one staff member and kidnapping some students, police and officials said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how many students had been abducted from Greenfield University during the Tuesday night attack and one official said they were still conducting a headcount. Two officials at the university told AFP at least 20 students were still missing though it was unclear how many had been taken by gunmen or may ...

Yasuyoshi Ciba / AFP Nigeria police have killed 30 gunmen after criminal gangs raided four villages in the countrys northwest, which has been hit by a surge in kidnappings and attacks, police said on Tuesday. At least 10 villagers were killed in the different raids, Zamfara State police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said in a statement, before police fought off the gangs. Heavily armed criminal gangs known locally as "bandits" have become an increasing security challenge in northwest Nigeria, ransa...

AVM Ebenezer Alade, Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, on Friday called for more synergy

Our correspondent reports that a few days after the abduction, the bandits had warned parents against reaching out to them, insisting that they would only negotiate with government representatives. Ten of the 39 students were last week released in two batches following what sources say was intensive negotiations with the aid of intermediaries, in which all 39 students were expected to be freed. The bandits however only released 10 students comprising of seven males and three females as against ...

Breaking: Abductors of Afaka students demand N500m ransom On By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Parents of the kidnapped students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state said they were asked to pay a whopping N500 million ransom before their children would be released from captivity. They also said they have lost hope in government’s intervention of securing the release of their children. Although 10 of the students were released by the gunmen and have since reunited with their ...

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Parents of the kidnapped students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state said they were asked to pay a whopping N500 million ransom before their children would be released from captivity. They also said they have lost hope in government’s intervention of securing the release of their children. Although 10 of the students were released by the gunmen and have since reunited with their respective families, the remaining were still held in the bush...

He also threatened that those who negotiate on behalf of the government would be prosecuted. When the government stood its ground, the bandits began reaching out to parents of the remaining students to demand ransom following which 10 persons were freed. At a press conference in the school premises on Friday, the parents urged Nigerians to help raise funds for them to rescue their children. They said they were not afraid of arrest and prosecution by the Kaduna State Government as long as their ...