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By Laleye Dipo Just three days after men of the Joint Security Taskforce left their camps at Allawa and Bassa villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, gunmen have invaded Allawa community, sacking the villagers from their abodes. Men of the Joint Taskforce left the bases last Friday, a day after bandits raided the camps killing six soldiers and a policeman and also setting the camps on fire after burning their operational vehicles. The Niger State Government had defended the ac...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 2 April 2021 Bandits have allegedly killed seven persons, including five soldiers, in the latest attacks on communities in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits were said to have abducted over 10 persons, stole seven motorcycles and burnt down military vehicles during attacks on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, which left the villagers confused and scampering for safety. The communities include Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa a...

Share Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits were said to have killed eight persons including six soldiers and one mobile policeman in a fresh attack on communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The hoodlums also reportedly abducted over 15 persons, stole seven motorcycles and burnt down military vehicles among others in the attack. The attack occurred on Wednesday night and in the early hours of Thursday at about 2:00 am leaving villagers scampering for safety in nearby forest...

Gunmen storm military camp in Niger, kill soldiers, abduct 10, burn vehicles On Kindly Share This Story: Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly invaded the camp of the Joint Security Task Force comprising of the Army, Police, Civil Defence and Vigilantes at Allawa and opened fire on them, killing an undisclosed number of soldiers in the process in Niger State. An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was also killed in the attack while many security personnel ...

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  Seven persons including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer have been feared killed in a bandit attack on five communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Ten other persons were kidnapped with seven motorcycles stolen and military vehicles burnt down in the attack carried out from Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday morning. The communities include Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa and Kokki all in Shiroro council. Locals told Channels Television th...

Armed Bandits have allegedly killed seven persons including five Military Officers in latest attacks on communities in Shiroro Local Government of Niger state. They were also said to have abducted over ten  persons, stole seven motorcycles and burnt down Military vehicles among others in attacks they unleashed yesterday and early morning of today, 2am that led the villagers confused and scampering for safety . The communities include Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa and Kokki  in Shiroro council...

The communities attacked by the bandits are Allawa, Manta, Gurmana, Bassa and Kokki in Shiroro council. Daily Trust gathered that the bandits stormed the camp of the Joint Security Task Force comprising of the Army, Police, Civil Defence and Vigilantes at Allawa and opened fire on them. An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was also killed in the attack while many security personnel sustained injuries. Residents said the bandits attacked Manta, Gurmana and Bassa vil...

Peace committee members led by Kayode Oladele on a fact-finding mission at Asa on the Nigeria-Benin Republic border in Yewa North Local Council br The issue of insecurity ravaging Nigeria has manifested in several forms, the most poignant being the conflict between herders and farmers in some parts of the country. Whereas the clashes between nomadic herders and natives of agrarian communities continue to make headlines, efforts by relevant authorities to provide mutually acceptable mediation ...

Kunle Abdul-Azeez The issue of insecurity ravaging Nigeria has manifested in several forms, the most poignant being the conflict between herders and farmers in some parts of the country. Whereas the clashes between nomadic herders and natives of agrarian communities continued to make headlines, efforts by relevant authorities to provide mutually acceptable mediation mechanisms and find a lasting solution to the recurring hostilities have rarely gained traction in the media. In the midst of the ...