The abductors of five residents of Yangoji village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, have held another man in their den for delaying the delivery of ransom. Daily Trust had reported that the gunmen invaded the village two weeks ago, killed two persons and abducted five residents including a father and his two sons. Last week Wednesday, they demanded a N15m ransom for the victims. A family member of one of the abductees, who preferred …
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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 …
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 …
Scores have been feared killed and many wounded while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed following a clash that erupted between Ilaje people (Yoruba residents) and indigenes of Mkpanak in Ibeno, the Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday April 20. The clash was allegedly as a result of a cult war which reportedlyled to the stabbing to death of an indigene of the community before it assumed ethnic dimensions. According to reports, ilaje people, mostly fishermen, …
Residents of over five communities along the Kontagora-Rijau road in Mariga and Rijau local government areas of Niger State have fled their homes following recent attacks carried out by bandits. A video shared online shows men and women with their children in lorries and also on motorcycles as they fled with their belongings. Over the weekend, the terrorists attacked Dusai village, which is a few kilometers away from Kontagora town on Sunday afternoon, February 6, while Kuimo, which is …
Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF) has said that south-east residents obey the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), out of fear of being killed. Speaking during a Facebook live session on Sunday January 30, Dokubo accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, of causing the closure of schools and businesses in the south-east, and wreaking havoc in the region. He said; “IPOB said Igbo people should not go about their business; they …