The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has expressed concern over the mass exodus of residents of Damari town in Kazage Ward in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State as a result of daily attacks by bandits. The chairman of BEPU, Ishaq Usman Kasai, who confirmed the development in a statement at the weekend shared photos of residents fleeing the community. “Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) is deeply touched and heavily concerned over the high level of anxiety in Damari …
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28 persons have been killed following an attack by bandits in Duma village, Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The bandits who invaded the community on Wednesday night, July 27, also rustled livestock and kidnapped some residents. A resident, identified as Garba Mailambu, told NAN that the gunmen rode on motorcycles and were firing sporadically, adding that some fleeing residents drowned as they dived into a nearby river. Another resident said the bandits forced the abducted persons, …
Bandits have abducted about 36 residents including children and nursing mothers in Keke B Community in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits stormed the community at about 9pm on Monday night, July 25, when residents were indoors as a result of the torrential rain. An eyewitness, Muhammad Salihu, told Daily Trust that the bandits, who operated unchallenged, moved from house to house. “Many of us were still outside when the bandits attacked because it …
Gully erosion has claimed the life of a yet-to-be-identified victim at Alibuoba quarters, Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. The lifeless body of the victim was seen lying deep down in the gully measuring over 50 feet deep and 30 feet wide along the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Road, beside Agbor Technical college on Saturday. According to residents in the area, their attention was drawn to the incident following the stench oozing out from the gully …
Lawmaker representing Magama in the Niger State House of Assembly, Suleiman Musa Nasko, was attacked and chased out of the community by his constituents. Nasko was attacked on Saturday, March 19, when he went on a condolence visit to the families of the victims of bandit attack in which a Divisional Police Officer and six other security operatives were killed. The angry constituents comprising mostly of youths booed him and stoned his convoy out of town, saying “we are no …
A security man identified as Temitope Ariyo has reportedly been killed by gunmen who invaded Iraye community in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to Punch, the gunmen stormed the community last Wednesday, January 19, around 3pm allegedly on the orders of one Otunba, who was laying claim to the traditional stool in the community. The report stated that the hoodlums also injured three policemen, many villagers and robbed residents of their valuables, including money, mobile phones, electronics, among others. …