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  • Bandits release video of travelers abducted in Niger State

    Bandits release video of travelers abducted in Niger State

    Kidnappers operating in Niger state have released a video showing 21 commuters that were abducted along the Tegina-Zungeru highway in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state on Sunday, February 14.

    The victims were abducted while traveling in a bus belonging to the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA). A statement released by the state government on Tuesday, February 16, said ten of the passengers had been freed without a ransom paid.

    There are reports that the terrorists are demanding a ransom of N500 million to release the remaining victims in the captive.

    Kidnappers release video of travellers abducted in Niger State
    Kidnappers release video of travellers abducted in Niger State
  • Insecurity: Nigeria Air Force Loses Personnel To Bandits In Kaduna

    Insecurity: Nigeria Air Force Loses Personnel To Bandits In Kaduna

    The Nigerian Air Force has lost some of its personnel to armed bandits in Kaduna State.

    This was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by the spokesman of the Air Force, Ibikunle Daramola.

    He said over 100 armed bandits laid an ambush which led to the unfortunate killing, adding that some military personnel sustained various degrees of injuries.

    “Troops of the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment today, 13 February 2021, foiled an ambush set up by a group of over 100 armed bandits at Ungwan Laya near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State,” the statement partly read.

    “The gallant troops were able to fight their way through the ambush killing dozens of bandits in the process.

    “Unfortunately, some NAF personnel paid the supreme price during the operation, while a few others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The injured personnel are currently receiving treatment at the NAF Hospital in Kaduna.”

    Meanwhile, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, on behalf all officers, airmen, airwomen and civilian staff of the NAF, has commiserated with the families of the fallen heroes, praying for the repose of their souls.

    Amao who visited the injured personnel in the hospital on Saturday evening asked all NAF personnel to remain resolute and continue to collaborate with other security agencies, to rid the northwest of all criminal elements.

  • Again bandits wasted 3 in Chikun LG in Kaduna

    Again bandits wasted 3 in Chikun LG in Kaduna

    By Gabriel Udeh, kaduna

    Security agencies have reported that armed bandits attacked a commercial vehicle around Yakwo village in Chikun local government area and killed three passenger, kaduna security report update for late Saturday has revealed. 

    Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement availed Sunday morning, stated that those killed are Rilwanu Mohammed, Mardiyya  Ibrahim and Ja’afaru Makarfi respectively.

    The release stated that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of laduna state expressed sadness at the report, and prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed by bandits, while sending condolences to their families. 

    He stated that Investigations into the incidents “are in progress, as troops intensify patrols in the general areas. 
    Recalled that indigenous Adara tribes had recently revealed that Fulani herdsmen are the ones killing and not bandits as painted by the media.

  • Exposed! Fulani are the one killing us not Bandits – Adara S/Kaduna

    Exposed! Fulani are the one killing us not Bandits – Adara S/Kaduna

    …We know the reason why they’re killing us
    …Say’s El-Rufai canvass for supposedly ‘victim’ Fulani herdsmen interests, rights, privileges nationwide.

    By Gabriel Udeh, kaduna

    Surviving victims of Adara tribes in Adara community in Kaduna and Niger states have revealed that all the incidents of attacks and killings perpetrated against their people were done by armed Fulani militia and not bandits as continuously portrayed and projected by the Nigeria media.

    They also lamented that the preventable security challenges are deliberate efforts to inflict terror; deprivation; impoverishment; social, religious and economic destabilization and displacement of indigenous populations to bring about demographic restructuring.

    “These are to ultimately pave the way for full Fulani elite imperialist hegemony being surreptitiously orchestrated by government.

    This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna by the National President of Adara Development Association (ADA), Mr. Awemi Dio Maisamari.

    The statement made available to our Correspondent further stressed that “For several weeks now, Adara communities in Kaduna state as well as those in Niger State have continued to suffer severe violence in the hands of armed Fulani militia, who the press has chosen to window dress as ‘bandits’ and ‘kidnappers.’

    “For the records, between October and December 2020, kidnappings sometimes accompanied by killings had become a weekly and sometimes a daily activity. Within this period, 44 persons were abducted from these communities and tens of millions of Naira paid in ransom while six persons were killed”, it stated.

    ADA state that “From January 2021 to date, there has been a further escalation. The biggest attack was on 24th January when the terrorists sacked 9 villages and killed two persons in Adara and Gbagyi communities of Paikoro and Munya LGAs of Niger state.

    “The displaced persons lost all their belongings and are now squatting with relations in the absence of any government relief, sympathy or mere solidarity visits”, it added

    The release added that in the Kaduna State axis, reported security breaches in January alone total up to 17 persons kidnapped, with millions of Naira paid in ransom and three persons killed, excluded mass highway abductions of commuters in the area.

    “In the latest incident, the terrorists descended again on the peaceful Adara Village of Kujeni in Kajuru LGA on Saturday 6/2/2021, burnt down all houses and killed five persons in a senseless orgy of unprovoked violence. “Consequently, the above settlements have joined the infamous long list of displaced and or occupied villages”, it stated.

    The modes of operations of the invaders, ADA noted “are becoming more open, undisguised and more confident because it is clear even to government that the killers are on top of their game.

    “In all these incidences and many others, surviving victims affirm that the perpetrators are Fulani. And at last, Governor El-rufai and others have belatedly owned up to this worn-out truth. Therefore, the pertinent questions are no longer who or how but why?

    “We shall therefore boldly say it for the umpteenth time that these preventable security challenges are deliberate efforts to inflict terror; deprivation; impoverishment; social, religious and economic destabilization and displacement of indigenous populations to bring about demographic restructuring.”

    Theses are to ultimately pave the way for full Fulani elite imperialist hegemony being surreptitiously orchestrated by government.

    “We are just waiting for the inevitable implosion that is being triggered by numerous government acts of commission and omission intended to culminate in the suspected climax.

    “That is why weeks, months, and years are painfully but sluggishly passing by without any genuine and decisive action by our Local, State and Federal governments to end this lawlessness and chaos. “All we see and hear are occasional and puerile ritual statements that follow some of the dastardly terrorist acts. “Meanwhile, government security agents take pleasure in shows of strength on peaceful, helpless, traumatized and panicking citizens.

    “The sight of lawless gun trotting Fulani teenagers has now become the new normal in Kaduna and other states. Peasant farmers can only teal their farms or harvest their crops at the pleasure of Fulani occupiers.

    “We sadly wish to note another weird peculiarity of, most especially the Kaduna State Government. “The February 3rd statement by Governor El-rufai is a classic example. “He is now wailing loudly for the alleged wrongs supposedly being suffered in southern Nigeria by Fulani.

    “According to the governor, the alleged wrongs include attacks, massacres, destruction of properties, violent eviction or displacement of law-abiding citizens, denial of their rights to life, liberty, peace, livelihoods wherever they choose to reside and peaceful resolution of issues.

    “But this is the height of dishonesty, hypocrisy and double standards because Fulani terrorists have been wrecking much more havoc on other ethnicities under his watch.

    “In all this time, the standard response of “His Excellency” has always been to sermonize, berate and even threaten the non-Fulani victims to live in peace with their tormentors.

    “Therefore, why did Mr. Governor suddenly discover persuasive statesmanship and sensitivity to the very atrocities that have become the hallmark of his administration?

    “It is simply because in this case, his chosen people are not in a position of strength. His claim that his government has resisted the attempt to tag all members of any ethnicity is untrue.

    “The entire Adara community in particular and Southern Kaduna in general are practical examples of communities that have been earmarked for humiliation and dispossession.

    “Governor El-rufai’s statement gives the impression that the primary mandate of his government is to canvass for supposedly ‘victim’ Fulani herdsmen interests, rights and privileges nationwide.

    “By continuing to do so overzealously, exclusively and at the expense of justice, equity and fairness, he has created the dreaded El-rufai nightmare, the worst in the history of Kaduna State.

    “In conclusion, any honest observer will agree with me that the Governor has been consistently inconsistent in his policies, attitudes, actions, inactions and pronouncements in relation to preferred and less preferred citizens in our state and Nigeria at large. “Therefore, the Governor must remedy this mortal flaw by practically showing that “What is good for the goose is also good for the gander” Failing to do so, the commendation due to him for any good works done will be certainly denied him for dubiously turning governance into a “zero sum” game in which the negative completely cancels out the positive”, ADA lamented.

  • Each Weapon retrieved from Bandits Can Kill 2,000 People- Zamfara Govt

    Each Weapon retrieved from Bandits Can Kill 2,000 People- Zamfara Govt

    The Zamfara State Government says its sustained dialogue with bandits was producing results.

    Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Abubakar Dauran, said more gunmen had submitted their weapons.

    He spoke on Tuesday at a joint press briefing with the Police at the State Command Headquarters in Gusau. Anambra 360 Reports

    Daura commented on the arms a bandit leader, Daudawa and his followers gave up on Monday.

    “These 20 AK47 riffles were surrendered at once by just one gang of repentant armed bandits and l can tell you, each of these weapons is capable of killing 2,000 persons”, he said.

    Commissioner of Police, Yaro Abutu, assured that the command would continue to support government’s peace initiative.

    He said the command had rescued many kidnapped victims and recovered several arms and ammunition from repentant bandits in recent months.

  • Insecurity: Kaduna community flee as bandits abducted 14 woman

    Insecurity: Kaduna community flee as bandits abducted 14 woman

    By Gabriel Udeh, kaduna

    Barely 24 hours after the massacre of nineteen people in Kutemeshi in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of kaduna state by bandits, the people of Saulawa community have fled their home in numbers.

    About 20 kilometers from Dogon Dawa, people of Saulawa community reportedly fled their homes as a result of attack and abduction of 14 women on Saturday.

    An eyewitness who captured the video of those fleeing women, children and aged persons, told our reporter that the exodus took place around 4:30pm in the evening of Monday “Saulawa community is a distance of about 20 kilometers from Dogon Dawa”, the eyewitness said, adding that “the people are fleeing their abode as a result of attack and abduction of 14 women on Saturday.

    When contacted on phone, a victim refugee, Mail. Maharazu Saulawa, who’s contact number was provided could not go through, our correspondent was however told that the refugees were heading towards Funtua area of Katsina state.

  • Sheikh Gumi sponsoring bandits – Nnamdi Kanu fires back Islamic scholar

    Sheikh Gumi sponsoring bandits – Nnamdi Kanu fires back Islamic scholar

    Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday said popular Kaduna-based scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi was a terrorist.

    Kanu made the assertions while responding to Gumi’s remark equating him and other Biafra and Oduduwa Republic agitators to Boko Haram terrorists.

    Gumi had likened Kanu and those agitating for Biafra and Oduduwa Republic to Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.

    Condemning the remark, the IPOB leader asked the Islamic cleric to stop comparing freedom fighters to terrorists.

    Speaking through IPOB’s National Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, Kanu stressed that Gumi and those seeking the integration of bandits are the sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria.

    A statement by Powerful reads: “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the leadership of our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, read with incredulity a provocative remark credited to a filthy looking so-called acclaimed Islamic cleric in the mould of Sheik Gumi that bandits and freedom fighters are the same. Gumi in the said media report, allegedly compared agitators of Biafra and Oduduwa republics with his Fulani bandits rampaging the North and ravaging the entire South. Such a statement if true, has simply unmasked and exposed the real identify of this man masquerading as an Islamic cleric when in actual fact he is one of the hardened supporters of Fulani terrorism.

    “With such ignorance ladden uttrance from a supposed Islamic scholar, the world does not need to look far for the real sponsors of banditry and terrorism in Nigeria. We now know those behind the killing spree and evil agenda to decimate indigenous ethnic populations and non-muslim communities across Nigeria.

    “Gumi is a terrorist calling peaceful agitators terrorists. He has just revealed his true identity. Now the world knows those to be held responsible for the daily bloodbath in Nigeria. Gumi is not just an apologist for terrorism in Nigeria but a certified bandit in his own right and must know that a miscreant is better than a murderous bandit any day any time. He should also know that those holding meetings with killers and advocating integration of bandits and other terrorist groups into an imaginary amnesty program are nothing but their sponsors.

    “Before now Nigerians were deceived into believing that bandits and other agents of terror on rampage all over Nigeria were invisible and without a fixed address. How come this pretender and self-acclaimed Islamic cleric knew where to find the bandits? He even posed for a picture with gun wielding murderers and was very proud of it. How was it that this man managed to locate the hideout of these mass murderers but Nigeria Airforce cannot? How come there hasn’t been any invasion or bombing of any these Bandit Settlements in the North but the same Nigeria Airforce were quick to deploy fighter jets to terrorise innocent citizens in Orlu?

    “Not only did Sheik Gumi wine and dine with their bandits, he has also suddenly become their advocate. He has gone to the extent of comparing blood suckers with self-determination activists. What a national embarrassment!

    “It’s an insult to freedom fighters all over the world to be compared with blood-sucking demons in human clothing like Fulani herdsmen. If we may ask Gumi, going by his lame argument, is Nicola Sturgeon the leader of Scotland a terrorist or bandit? Are the bandits he was drinking Burukutu with in the forests of Zamfara peace ambassadors? We want to let Gumi and his fellow Fulani Boko Haram and bandits understand that Biafrans will never allow Fulani to take any inch of Biafraland under the guise of one Nigeria fake unity.

    “In his warped mind, Sheik Gumi can no longer differentiate between self determination which is a constitutionally guaranteed right and terrorism which is a crime. This hypocrisy has confirmed our earlier position that terrorism and banditry in Nigeria are common agenda of the caliphate. ISWAP, bandits and Fulani herdsmen are one and the same people whose common aim is to decimate the indigenous populations in Nigeria and ultimately Fulanise the country. Sheikh Gumi should remove that dirty rag he is fond of wearing on his head to allow fresh air to cool his brain. Perhaps then he can reason like a human being.”

  • 19 killed in fresh Bandits invasion in Kaduna

    19 killed in fresh Bandits invasion in Kaduna

    …Many still missing, injured

    By Gabriel Udeh, kaduna

    Kutemeshi community in kuyello District, Birnin-Gwari was invaded by armed bandits yesterday 6th February 2021, around 5.00pm.

    At the wake of Sunday morning, 19 people were confirmed shot dead, while several others were injured and many people still missing. 

    Those killed “are set for burial, an insider eyewitness source and resident of Kutemeshi community, has confirmed in a statement made available to our reporter on Sunday morning in kaduna.

    The resident who pleaded anonymity stated that “in the two hours operation, armed bandits opened fire on the innocent rural community that borders Katsina state and Kaya, in Giwa Local Government.

    “A resident of Kutemeshi, told our reporter that “We call severally for security reinforcement, only a handful of volunteers vigilantes came, after the bandits had retreat to bush around 7.00 pm” yesterday.

    The source, stated that “In  recent days, armed bandits had displaced thousands of people from different communities in various part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. 

  • Two die in fresh Plateau bandit attack

    Two die in fresh Plateau bandit attack

    Two persons have been feared died in a fresh bandit attack in Dundu Village, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

    The Nation had reported three of clashes between Irigwe natives of Miango and herders in Duste, Bassa Local Government left over 12 persons dead and several injured.


    The Dundu attack occurred on Wednesday evening, The Nation learnt.

    It was further gathered one of the victims died immediately after he was shot in an ambush while the second person, who sustained injuries, died on the way to the hospital.

    Those killed during the attack were 39-year-old Raphael Bawa, who has two wives and four children as well as 40-year-old Mabo Agah, who died before reaching the hospital.

    He had a wife and five children.

    The spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Gabriel Ubah and National President of the IRIGWE Development Association, Sunday Abdu, confirmed the incident in Jos.

    Abdu condemned the attacks, calling on the security agents to protect the people from further onslaughts.

  • Our Major Informants Are Officials Of Zamfara, Sokoto Governments–Bandits

    Our Major Informants Are Officials Of Zamfara, Sokoto Governments–Bandits

    Bandits operating along Shinkafi/Sokoto Road, Zamfara State have claimed that officials of Zamfara and Sokoto State governments provide them with information with which they strike and evade arrest by military.

    The bandits disclosed this during a peace meeting with popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday at Makkai forest.

    The meeting was in continuation of the peace moves by Gumi.

    It was not the first time the Islamic cleric would be meeting with suspected bandits to broker a peace deal.

    About three weeks ago, over 500 bandits reportedly agreed to lay down their weapons in Kaduna after he struck a peace deal with them.

    A source at the Tuesday meeting told SaharaReporters that the gunmen claimed officials of both state governments provide information on movements of troops and other operational activities discussed during security meetings to them.

    The gunmen also accused the Nigerian government of not being sincere in ending instances of banditry and kidnappings.

    “They said they have informants in Zamfara and Sokoto State governments giving them information and that the military can’t arrest them,” the source said.

    States in the North-West region have in the last 10 years faced devastating attacks from armed bandits.

    Almost 70,000 people have fled the region since April 2019.

    According to the International Crisis Group, 11,000 people have died since 2011. Many deaths, particularly in Fulani communities however go unreported.

    Several army operations have been launched by the Nigerian government, but most have been largely ineffective. 

    Some state governments in the region have resorted to signing controversial and secret peace agreements with the gunmen to stop the killings. But despite the accords, communities in such states are still being attacked and residents kidnapped and/or killed.