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Samson Folarin, John Charles, Godwin Isenyo and Adeniyi Olugbemi
Published 27 April 2021
Samson Folarin, John Charles, Godwin Isenyo and Adeniyi Olugbemi
Published 27 April 2021
ACF, CNGs lampoon Buhari, El-Rufai over killing of two more Greenfield varsity students
The spate of insecurity in the country assumed a more dangerous dimension on Monday as Boko Haram insurgents made inroads into Niger State and gunmen killed two students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state.
Also on Monday, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Professor Richard Kimbir, said kidnappers attacked the institution on Saturday night.
In Kebbi State, the police said nine of their personnel were killed by bandits in the Sakaba Local Government Area of the state.
Insecurity in Kaduna: Gov. El-Rufai not doing enough – SOKAPU
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The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, SOKAPU, has observed with concern that the widening of the corridor of terror and the creation of more ungoverned spaces in Kaduna State, particularly in Southern Kaduna, give residents sleepless nights.
The forum recalled that the governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, had on Monday raised alarmed that part of Niger state has been captured by the Islamic extremist terror group, Boko Haram.
He said that the group even hoisted its flag on a community called Kaure in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state.
Geidam attack and oda ones wey happun for Nigeria in 72 hours
26 April 2021, 10:58 WAT
New Informate 14 minutes wey don pass
Nigeria experience several attacks in di last three days wey make many dey wonder whether di kontri s fight against insecurity dey go anywhere.
From several attacks in di northeast to kidnappings for north-western Kaduna state to bandits attacks for north central state of Niger and gunmen attacks for di south. Here na some of di high profile attacks wey happun.
Geidam attack
Dis na di most popular and most high profile because say gunmen wey many say na Boko Haram take over di town wey dey Yobe state for north-eastern Nigeria from Friday when dem enter.
BY Ibrahim HassanWuyo
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has said that the village head of Libere, Mr Bala Yero, his wives and children numbering 16 were abducted by suspected herdsmen.
In a statement on Friday signed by the spokesman of the Union, Luka Binniyat, the Union said for reasons not clear to SOKAPU, the Kaduna State government did not include in its Daily Security Update, the abduction of 67 Adara villagers from Libere Gari Village, Kallah ward, Kajuru LGA in Southern part of Kaduna State last Tuesday night by persons identified by the villagers as armed Fulani militia.
” The gunmen who arrived at the village around 11 pm went about shooting in the air to scare the villagers as they captured their victims from compound to compound. They spent two hours unchallenged. ”