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  • Again, Gunmen raid Bwari Community, Kidnap 13, demand N900m Ransom

    Again, Gunmen raid Bwari Community, Kidnap 13, demand N900m Ransom

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

    Suspected Gunmen on midnight Sunday, raided Paiko a remote Community in Bwari Area Council and allegedly kidnapped thirteen 13 persons and demanded N 900 million ransom from the villagers.

    Sources said that the deadly operation on midnight Sunday lasted for over one hour, without any interference from either the vigilance group or other security agencies.

    The Maidakin of Paiko community , Chief John Jatau confirmed that 10 residents were kidnapped from his domain, including 4 nomadic Fulani herdsmen, adding that out of the four Fulani people, one escaped from the kidnappers’ custody.

    He said that the kidnappers have demanded for a ransom of N900 million Naira.

    He also gave the names of the following persons who were kidnapped from his community and are still with their abductors, Nuhu Anyiwoyi, Emmanuel Nuhu, Danjuma Ali, Parisa Numa, Ezekiel Jatau.Shekwosa Ezekiel, Roseline Samuel, Salome Jacob, Abyelo Ezra, and Ezra Male.

    He said, ” the kidnapping incident occurred last night being Sunday 05/05/2024, at about 11pm.

    According to the community head, the kidnappers raided the village for about one hour without any response or reaction from the community or outsiders, the major challenge the community faced last night in terms of communication with others was as a result of no telecommunication network in the village, so they picked people house to house.

    From the community, they picked about 13 people, and later released three.

    ” The Madakin Paiko, disclosed that they have called and they said they need the Ramson of 900,000,000 (nine hundred millions). They picked about four Fulani people and one of them was released.”

    The FCT Police Command Public Relations officer, Josephine Adeh who was contacted through a WhatsApp message, neither confirmed nor refuted the Kidnap incident.

    As at the time of filling this report , there was no tangible response from Adeh, the FCT Command PRO.

  • Bandits kill Redeemed Church Pastor, four in Kuduru, Bwari, Niger communities

    Bandits kill Redeemed Church Pastor, four in Kuduru, Bwari, Niger communities

    …Kidnap 39

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

    Four people have been killed and 39 persons were kidnapped when bloodthirsty bandits invaded Kuduru, Bwari Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Garam and Azu, two communities under Niger State.

    In a recurring manner, the bloody incidents occurred on Saturday, December 23, 2023, when the bandits invaded Garam community, within Bwari killing a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, while kidnapping 13 other persons.

    Again on Thursday, December 28, 2023, bandits invaded Kuduru, which shares a boundary with Garam, and kidnapped 18 persons.

    On Friday, December 29, 2023,bandits invaded Azu, killing three people and kidnapping eight others.

    A resident of Garam, and a witness one, Mrs. Juliana who narrated the incidents said that the bandits first entered a house, and they asked for the house of their target.

    She said, “The bandits entered a wrong house, kidnapped two boys who later led them to the house of their target.”

    “When they got there, they kidnapped the entire family, but while leaving the house, they shot the man (their target), who is a pastor at the Redeemed Christians Church of God, in the presence of his wife and their three children.”

    “It was further gathered that when the wife realized that she left her six-month-old baby behind, she asked for permission from the bandits to go carry the baby, and she was followed back to the house by the only female among the bandits.”

    ‘However, when the female bandit ran out of patience, she left the woman, joined the others and went with the other kidnapped people who were 13 in number.”

    The Pastor’s wife, it was gathered, is a teacher in one of the government secondary schools in Bwari.

    Another eyewitness said the bandits made their way to the house of a military personnel, asking for his rifle and uniform from the wife.

    “The wife told them that her husband is on duty. They, however, kidnapped two of his children.”

    The eyewitness added that 13 persons were kidnapped, while a five year old boy of the Redeemed pastor that was killed was abandoned by the bandits at the river side because he couldn’t cross the river.

    However, the boy was rescued by a vigilante group who went on the trail of the bandits.

  • Area Council Polls: PDP clears AMAC, BWARI, KUJE Councils, as APC retains Gwagwalada

    Area Council Polls: PDP clears AMAC, BWARI, KUJE Councils, as APC retains Gwagwalada

    By Joyce Remi- Babayeju

    The People’s Democratic Party, PDP has cleared three Area Councils as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the candidates for Abuja Municipal, Kuje and Bwari Area Councils winners out of the councils announced so far.

    The Returning Officer for Chairmanship Election in the municipal area council Professor Sani Saka declared Mr Christopher Zaka of PDP who polled 19, 302 to defeat his closest rival Mr Murtala karshi of All Progressives Congress APC who scored 13, 340 with a margin lead of 5962.

    Also PDP Candidate, John Gabaya won the Chairmanship election in Bwari Area Council as the Returning Officer Professor Amuche Madu declared his votes of 13045 to defeat his closest rival Mr Haruna Shekwolo of All Progressives Congress APC who scored 7697.

    He was then returned elected having met the requirements of the Constitution and the electoral law.

    Meanwhile,the All Progressives Congress candidate for Gwagwalada Area Council, Jubrin Abubakar, polled 11,125 votes to defeat his opponent, Mohammed Kassim of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 9,597 votes. Chairman (Gwagwalada) Total Valid Votes 21,037, Rejected Votes 739.Total Votes Cast 21,776
    AAC 22 NIRSAL AD
    ADC 81.APC 11,125.
    APGA 106. APM 37.
    Labour 40, PDP 9,597
    PRP 26. SDP.

    However, The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Kuje Area Council Suleman Sabo, was declared winner of the election.

    The INEC Returning Officer, Sule Mahaji, announced the result on Sunday morning.

    Sabo polled a total of 13,301 votes against his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu, of the All Progressives Congress who polled 7,694 votes.

    With a total margin of 5,607 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sabo has returned to serve a second term in office as chairman of Kuje Council Area.
    FCT election results:

    Kuje Central (ward 01)
    APC- 1717
    PDP-3671

    Chibiri ( ward 02)

    APC- 1,172
    PDP–1,839
    Gaube (ward 03)
    APC – 1793
    PDP -2,226
    Kwaku ( ward 04)
    APC :562
    PDP :1450
    Kabi (ward 05)
    APC- 271
    PDP-433
    Rubochi (ward 06)
    APC – 1047

    PDP – 1506
    Gwargwada (ward 07)
    APC- 365
    PDP-583
    Gudrun Karya ( ward 08)
    APC -420
    PDP -1032
    Kujekwa (ward 09)
    APC-76
    PDP:106
    Yenche ( ward 10)
    APC:271
    PDP:455

    Collation of results from Kwali and Abaji Area Councils are ongoing as at the time of filling this report.