Insecurity: 97 killed, 58 kidnapped in various violent attacks across Nigeria last week
Many states across the country are battling with security challenges involving killings and kidnappings of innocent individuals.
told journalists that Boko Haram terrorists have been occupying some communities in the state.
“I am confirming that there are Boko Haram elements here in Niger state, here in Kaure, I am confirming that they have hoisted their flags here.
Governor Abubakar Bello addressing the released students and staffs of GSC Kagara, on 27th Fed, 2020 at Govt House Minna, [Photo credit: Mary Noel-Berje]“Their wives (of the villagers) have been seized from them and forcefully attached to Boko Haram members. I just heard that they have placed their flags at Kaure, meaning they have taken over the territory.
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The District Head of Dangunni (Hakimi Dangunni) in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Musa Sarkin Mohammed has raised the alarm over yet another attack by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits in the area.
Dangunni said that several bandits, a soldier, a civilian were killed in the attack which left many persons displaced at the weekend.
He also added that three youths from the area were said to have sustained severe gunshot injuries during a gun duel between the bandits and a Joint Military and Police Mobile Force.
The district head stated this on Sunday in a telephone interview with our reporter in Minna, adding that the bandits struck at about 12:00pm on Thursday in Sofo-Ngida area of Sarkin Pawa, few Kilometers away from headquarters of Munyan Local Government Area of the state.
Two Of Four Kaduna Residents Kidnapped By Bandits Regain Freedom
According to the command s spokesman, Muhammad Jalige, the four people were kidnapped last night in the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna State.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 01, 2021
The Kaduna State Police Command has secured the release of two out of four abducted persons.
According to the command s spokesman, Muhammad Jalige, the four people were kidnapped last night in the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna State.
He, however, said two of the four were rescued because the bandits were unable to carry them along in bushes due to pressure from police officers, who were on their trail.
Residents angered by incessant abductions and bandit attacks have blocked the Gonin Gora end of the Abuja-Kaduna Highway in Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State in protest.
The protest follows the recent abduction of four people in Ungwan Auta in Gonin Gora by bandits on Saturday night.
The protesters, in their numbers, barricaded the busy road with stones and wood, insisting that nobody will pass until the state Governor Nasir El-Rufai addresses them.
They also prevented the convoy of a top military officer from passing through the road.
Gonin Gora, like some other communities in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been experiencing incessant attacks and kidnappings by bandits, a situation which many of the residents described as worrisome.
SaharaReporters gathered that the incident, which occurred last night, left several other persons seriously injured.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 01, 2021
Armed bandits have reportedly killed at least ten persons in the Gonin Gora suburb in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the incident, which occurred last night, left several other persons seriously injured.
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Elderly women, devastated by the brutal attacks and killings in the area, have staged a peaceful protest, barricading the Kaduna - Abuja road.
Abuja junction, under the bridge, is currently shut down entirely due to the ongoing protest causing hardship to road users.