…13 abductees were rescued, says Commissioner A gang of bandits attacked Mahu village in Gwagwada ward of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two and kidnapping scores of the people of the area. Confirming the incident the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Mr Samuel Aruwa said the bandits also attacked and
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The parents of the seventeen abducted Greenfield University, Kaduna students has begged the kidnappers to spare the lives of their wards. The parents lamented that after raising and paying N55 million to the kidnappers, the abductors should respect the agreement to free the children. The kidnappers on Monday however issued Tuesday as ultimatum for the
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Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) arm of Boko Haram has intensified its attack on military formations in the North East killing a Commanding Officer and 7 others when they hit two Army Bases. AFP reports that ISWAP, arm of the dreaded Boko Haram group on Sunday morning attacked a base in Ajiri, about 20
Read moreThe Divisional Police Officer of Sakaba Division of the Nigeria Police Force in Kebbi State,SP Jimoh Abdullahi and the crime inspector along with seven mopol officers as well as vigilantes and unspecified villagers were killed when dare devil bandits struck in six villages of Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo in Sakaba Local
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A medical doctor was today shot and killed, while unspecified number of worshippers were abducted by bandits at a church in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Daily Vendor learnt that the incident occurred at the Haske Baptist Church in Mannai Tasha Village in Kuriga ward of Chikun LGA, on Sunday morning while
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Bandits suspected to be herdsmen, at the early hours of Saturday April 24 killed over nine persons and injured scores in a Tiv settlement, Ajaniki in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The DAILY VENDOR News learnt that the bandits wielding sophisticated weapons, invaded the community at the wee-hours of the day, shooting sporadically
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest killing of tens of people by bandits in Zamfara State, warning that “such wanton disregard for life will be brought to an end sooner than later.” Over fifty persons were allegedly killed while several others were wounded when bandits invaded over six communities in Zamfara State. The bandits
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Gunmen on Monday unleashed terror attack on Kwangwami community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing the Chief Imam, Alhaji Liman Auwalu of Kwangwami Jumuat mosque and one other villager. Sources in the community said that the bandits destroyed many farmlands and made away with cattle and other valuable properties of the villagers
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Bandits have attacked a private institution – Greenfield University, located along Kaduna – Abuja road in Kaduna State. According to reports available to the DAILY VENDOR Newspaper, the bandits attacked the institution on Tuesday at about 8:15pm and abducted some students. Greenfield University is the only privately owned university in the state, and is located
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Troops of `Operation Thunder Strike’ have rescued two kidnapped women at Gadanin Gwari in Gwagwada District of Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) just as the police have also rescued two other persons abducted at Kurmin Idon axis of Kaduna-Kachia Road in Kajuru LGA. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Samuel Aruwan, the
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Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed scores of terrorists in an air strike on their logistics base at Tumbun Rego in Lake Chad area of Borno State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche said the mission was executed on November
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Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, the centre of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, security sources said on Thursday. The troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which borders Mali and Niger, one source said. “The provisional toll
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No fewer than 42 persons including women were kidnapped by Bandits on Saturday in an attack in Gobirawar Cali village, in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Malam Abdullahi, an indigene of the village said on Saturday after one AK-47 rifle was seized from a suspected bandit who entered the village for a
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A notable member of the gang led by Terwase Akwaza, alias Gana, has made some shocking revelations about his late leader. According to an interview with The Nation, the militant who gave his nicknames as ‘Major’ and ‘Aondehemba’, insisted that the war is not over yet. He disclosed that Gana, slain by the military last week, knew
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No fewer than two persons have been reported dead and several homes torched by hoodlums in an attack in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Southern Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement by the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), revealing that gunmen invaded Manyi-Mashin village in the early hours of Friday and killed two
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