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  • Kaduna Abduction: School Pupils Returned, 3 Teachers missing – State Govt

    Kaduna Abduction: School Pupils Returned, 3 Teachers missing – State Govt

    The Kaduna State Government has disclosed that all the pupils of the Rema Primary School, Magajin Gari Ward 2, of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area have been rescued, following kidnapping incident at the school.

    Three teachers are victims of Monday morning’s invasion by bandits in Birnin Gwari.

    Two pupils who were missing from the school have been found.

    The Commissioner Internal Security & Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan, said two teenagers kidnapped about a week ago have been rescued from forests in the state.

    The teenagers confessed to have experienced hellish times with their abductors.

    In the meantime, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has issued a 72-hour ultimatum for abducted students in the state to be released.

    They were at the College of Forestry in the state capital where they made their demands.

  • Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

    Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

    Schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State last Friday have regained their freedom.

    Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, who confirmed the news on Tuesday, said the girls were released with the help of repentant bandits without any ransom paid.

    The Governor put the number of girls recovered at 279, although the police had earlier said 317 girls were kidnapped.

    The released girls arrived at the Zamfara State Government House in Gusau early on Tuesday wearing face masks and light blue and brown chadors. They had breakfast and were scheduled to visit the hospital for checks before a reunion with their families.

    The girls’ kidnapping on Friday was the latest in a series of school abductions that has rocked the country in the past three months.

    “I am very exhausted and very devastated,” Governor Matwalle told reporters on Tuesday, “but I thank God that with the prayers of Nigerians we are able to secure their release.”

    He said his government will continue to negotiate with bandits – some who may have been involved in the abduction – and convince them to accept a peace deal. “We want to bring everybody on board,” he said.

    Governor Matawalle also noted that the released girls will undergo counseling.

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  • Gov Sani Bello confirms 27 students Kidnapped in Kagara school

    Gov Sani Bello confirms 27 students Kidnapped in Kagara school

    The Niger state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has confirmed that the total number of students Kidnapped at the Kagara Science school is 27.

    This is just as the state governor directed the immediate closure of boarding schools in four (4) local Government areas in the State.

    The Governor stated this in a State Broadcast at the Government House following the abduction of 27 students of Government Science College Kagara, some staff and members of their families.

    The local government affected with the closure are Rafi, Mariga, Munya and Shiroro local government areas.

    Governor Sani Bello said all options will be implored to ensure the release of all that have been abducted but however maintained that the state government will not pay ransome as it is not the policy of the state government, saying it is to discourage the kidnappers from using the proceeds to purchase more weapons.

    Meanwhile the state Governor is presently in a closed door meeting with the Kaduna Based cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi but the details of their meeting is yet to be unveiled.

    Feelers also has it that the federal government delegation is on its way to Minna, the Niger state capital.

  • 181 Kidnap Victims Freed In Katsina After Govt Negotiates With Bandits, Miyetti

    181 Kidnap Victims Freed In Katsina After Govt Negotiates With Bandits, Miyetti

    NEGOTIATIONS with bandits in Katsina State by the state government, security agencies and Miyetti Allah have resulted in the release of 181 kidnap victims. Government and security forces said they plan to extend the negotiations to bandits in other ‘vulnerable’ northern states.

    Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, on Friday, said no fewer than 181 kidnapped victims had been rescued from the bandits through negotiations in recent time. He made this known while receiving another set of 77 kidnapped persons at the Government House, Katsina.

    According to the governor, the victims were released by their captors after negotiations led by the state government, in collaboration with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Department of State Service and other security agencies.

    The government plans to adopt the same method in other North West states where banditry has wrecked peace and order. Masari said 104 victims were recently released through the same collaboration. He explained that the 104 victims were from Sabuwa, Faskari, Dandume and Danmusa, while the 77 others that were handed over to him were from Batsari and Jibia axes.

    Masari stated that all the negotiations for their release were in continuation of an exercise that started with the recovery of 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. 

    He said: “We saw an opener and we are working with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), in cooperation with the police, army, DSS, air force and other security agencies, to bring back as many of the kidnapped victims as possible.

    “The process is still ongoing. We are doing this as quietly as we can to make sure that nobody is harmed and further kidnapping is stopped. Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, said the bandits themselves made several appeals for peace to reign in their domains. “This process has been on for some days. We are making efforts to ensure that all those that are still in captivity are safely rescued without the payment of any ransom or hindrance.

    “We hope and pray that this the method will not be limited to Katsina State but will go beyond all other vulnerable states.” In a similar situation, the defence headquarters, on Friday, said the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke rescued three kidnapped victims and neutralised one bandit in an operation carried out at the Maraba Udege general area in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

    This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Headquarters Operations (DMO), Major General John Enenche He explained that the operation was executed in the early hours of Thursday by the troops following credible intelligence on the movements of the bandits in the area during which three kidnapped persons were rescued and the one-armed bandit was neutralised.

    General Eneche stated that the kidnapped victims were subsequently reunited with their respective families. He stated that in a related development, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole bombed three Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs)’ enclaves in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State and took out their hideouts in Alagarno, including a compound housing some high-value Boko Haram leaders.

    He said the ATF also destroyed no fewer than two Boko Haram terrorists’ gun trucks and eliminated some of their fighters along the Wamdeo-Chul axis in the Southern part of Borno State. He said the compound housing terrorist leaders were concealed under thick vegetation and located 2.3km North-East of Kafa, and was being used by the terrorists to coordinate their activities.

    General Eneche said: “The destruction of the locations was achieved through multiple airstrikes executed on 6 January 2021 as the ATF dispatched appropriate force packages of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and attack helicopters to engage the target areas in the day and night raids.

    “The BHTs were spotted under the dense vegetation of the locations and the NAF attack aircraft took turns in engaging the targets, killing several of them “Upon sighting the NAF helicopter gunships, the terrorists, mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles attempted to beat a hasty retreat whilst firing at the attack aircraft.”

    He said further that the terrorists were hit by the helicopters’ barrage of rocket and cannon fire which resulted in the immobilisation of two of the gun trucks, one of which was seen engulfed in flames. General Eneche vowed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria would not relent until all enemies of the country were neutralised and normalcy was restored to all troubled zones in the country.

  • SOKOTO: Kidnappers Shot Former Assembly Member, Kidnap Three Members Of His Family

    SOKOTO: Kidnappers Shot Former Assembly Member, Kidnap Three Members Of His Family

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    AbdulWahab Yahaya Goronyo Tuesday around three o’clock in the morning encountered kidnappers in a Hilux and good number of motorcycles adopted hawk system while picking its preys and kidnapped two of his sons and a sister to his wife.

    Eyes confirmed that the terrorists forced open the gate and entered the house after overpowering the gate man who tried to deny them entry into the main house.

    “The gate man was shot but could not affect him, it was the number of the terrorists that overpowered him, pin him down, and made their way into the main house”, said the unanimous speaker.

    Open hearing unnecessary voices, the former member of the state House of Assembly and owner of the house, AbdulWahab Yahaya Goronyo came out of the house to see what was causing the commotion, but only succeeded in accommodate a bullet in his thigh.

    The unanimous speaker further said apart from AbdulWahab’s residence no any other house was attacked.

    All efforts to contact Police Headquarters proved abortive as their phones were put off for several hours.

  • Okada man bags 14 years jail term for attempting to Kidnap Ex-Boss

    Okada man bags 14 years jail term for attempting to Kidnap Ex-Boss

    By Gabriel IUdeh,, Kaduna

    A commercial motorcyclist in Zaria, Kaduna state who threatened to kidnap an Igbo businessman has been sentenced to 14 years in jail by magistrate court.

    The convict, Bashir Adamu, 25, a resident of Sadauki Road in Wusasa Zaria was charged for threat to life and attempted kidnapping his former boss.
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    The Chief Magistrate, Hajiya Zainab Garba, in her ruling said the sentence was pursuant to section 247 (3) of the Penal Code Law.

    The Magistrate’s Court at Zaria City, Kaduna State, gave no option for fine to the convict.
    The prosecuting officer, Inspector Abdullahi Sarki who said that Bashir Adamu , the commercial motorcyclist, was arraigned on charges bordering on threat to life and attempt to commit kidnapping contrary to section 247 of the Penal Code.

    He explained that on Oct. 12, 2020 at about 20.00hrs, one Kenneth Chinanuife, a businessman of No.11, Park Road Sabon Gari Zaria came to the Federal Intelligence Bureau, Intelligence Response Team Base of Puff Adder at Rigachikun Kaduna.

    “Chinanuife reported that on Oct. 8, 2020 he received a call from a GSM number threatening to kidnap him if he did not provide One Million Naira. That the caller told him that he is a member of a syndicate that kidnapped people at Wusasa, Zaria.
    “Our detectives traced and arrested Adamu in the process of collecting the ransom and N108, 000 was recovered from him and it contradicts section 247 (3) of the Kaduna state Laws 2017.”

    Bashir Adamu accepted the charges and pleaded guilty before the court.
    The prosecutor applied for summary trial under section 367 (3) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA since the defendant had pleaded guilty to the charges. Bashir Adamu did not object to the application but only pleaded for leniency and mercy.
    “Chief Magistrate Garba therefore ruled that since the convict had pleaded for leniency, she should have been lenient since he was a first time offender but her hands were tight as to the punishment provided for the offence.

    “We should allow the law to take effect coupled with the fact the offence was rampant in the society and the punishment would serve as deterrent to others. I hereby sentence you to 14 years imprisonment without option of fine pursuant to Section 247 (3) of the penal code and you have right of appeal within 30 days,’’ she said.

    Bashir Adamu and 25 others were recently, paraded by the police connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, murder ,cattle rustling and other related crimes.

    Adamu had confessed to journalists that he had worked for Mr. Chinanuife who sells paints and other building materials in the ancient city.

    According to the convict,” the motorcycle is my own but I wanted to buy a new motorcycle and as a mason ,I have not been getting work regularly.”

    On his part, Mr. Chinanuife, expressed satisfaction over the ruling and commended the police for the expertise and professionalism on this case.

    “I wanted to appeal to the magistrate on the sentence because he know Bashir, he is my neighbor at Wusasa, Zaria and I pity him but there is nothing I can do to reduce what the law has stipulated,” he said.

  • Herders: Oyo Residents present evidence, alleges herders collected N50m ransoms, raped 15 women

    Herders: Oyo Residents present evidence, alleges herders collected N50m ransoms, raped 15 women

    Residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State on Sunday recounted their ordeals in the hands of Fulani herdsmen.

    The community leaders, who spoke during a visit of the state government delegation to the town, stated that they had paid a total of N50m as ransoms for kidnappings carried out by herdsmen in the community.

    The community also presented to the delegation, pictures and other evidence of ransoms paid to the herdsmen.

    They accused the Seriki Fulani of complicity in the negotiation of ransoms.

    The delegation comprising officials of the state and the new Commissioner of Police in the state Command, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, on Sunday, visited Ibarapa where violence erupted on Friday over kidnappings and killings by herdsmen.

    Recall that there was violence at Igangan on Friday when a popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, alongside his followers, stormed the Fulani settlement in the ancient town to eject Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmlands with their cattle.

    During the crisis, the Seriki Fulani of Igangan and his family members were evicted from the town and their property torched.

    According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to state Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, Igangan community leaders on Sunday stated that besides the payment of N50m as ransoms, 15 women were raped by the herders in the town.

    But Fulani leaders, who attended the meeting, begged for forgiveness, saying the Fulani were ready for peaceful co-existence with their hosts.

    The Secretary of Igangan Development Advocates, Lawal Akeem, said the people were tired of the antics of the Seriki Fulani of Igangan, whom he accused of complicity in different kidnap cases.

    He also said that the community had been forced to pay about N50 million in ransoms for different cases of kidnapping, while also accusing Fulani herders of regularly vandalising farms and raping women of the community.

    A youth in the town, Taiwo Adeagbo, said that no fewer than 15 women had been raped in recent weeks.

    A member of the state House of Assembly, Peter Ojedokun, also told the delegation that the peace in Ibarapaland had been stirred by the Fulani herders with the incessant attacks on members of the community, kidnappings and other crimes.

    LG caretaker chairman, community leader accuse Seriki Fulani of complicity

    The Caretaker Chairman of Ibarapa North-West Local Council Development Area, Okediji Olusegun, also corroborated the allegations levelled against the Seriki Fulani of Igangan, saying that the Seriki had been fingered in the series of security challenges in the area many times.

  • Gunmen invades Secondary school in Katsina, Abducts dozens of students

    Gunmen invades Secondary school in Katsina, Abducts dozens of students

    Dozens of students have reportedly been kidnapped at their dormitories at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara local government in Katsina state.

    HumAngle who shared the report online, claim armed men stormed the school in the early hours of Saturday December 12, and abducted the students.

    ”Armed men stormed Government Science Secondary School in Kankara LGA, Katsina State, northwest Nigeria, and kidnapped dozens of students from their dormitories early today. A missing persons count is currently in progress.” the tweet from HumAngle reads

    The state police command is yet to comment on the development.

    Gunmen reportedly storm secondary school in Katsina and kidnap dozens of students from their dormitories
  • Woman beaten to pulp by angry mob for kidnapping children in Nasarawa

    Woman beaten to pulp by angry mob for kidnapping children in Nasarawa

    A suspected female kidnapper was reportedly caught and beaten to pulp by an angry mob in Nasarawa State.

    The incident reportedly happened three days ago in Laminga, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.

    According to a report by Facebook user, Ismail Samai, the woman identified as Lisa specialises in kidnapping children and selling them to ritualists. 

    Woman beaten to pulp by angry mob for allegedly kidnapping children in Nasarawa (photos)

    Samai shared photos of the suspect and wrote;

    “A warning message to the parents please be aware of this dangerous people this is the suspected woman called Mrs Lisa was caught and arrested yesterday in Laminga nasarawa local government nasarawa state she’s kidnapping small small children selling them for money ritual. She said that they are everywhere please and please take note don’t allow your children to go far and for those going to school should also careful with this dangerous people. thank you for bearing with me on this medium.” he wrote.

    Woman beaten to pulp by angry mob for allegedly kidnapping children in Nasarawa (photos)
  • BREAKING: NMA direct its members to stop work as another medical doctor got kidnapped in Calabar

    BREAKING: NMA direct its members to stop work as another medical doctor got kidnapped in Calabar

    Nigeria Medical Association NMA in Cross River State have directed it members to down tools until one of their members, Dr. Godwin Udo is set free by his kidnappers.

    Chairman of NMA in the state Dr. Innocent Abang told newsmen at the NUJ Press Center that medical doctors have been severally targeted by kidnappers who have been having a field day in their evil act in the state.

    He explained that Dr Godwin Udo, of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital UCTH, was kidnapped on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at his residence in Bateba Street about 7pm.

    He noted that it is irreconcilable that despite the 6pm to 6am curfew imposed on the state by the state governor, kidnappers can operate freely, driving through several security check points put in place in line with the curfew.

    The NMA chief noted that the decision to down tools was taken in an emergency meeting on Wednesday, adding that because of the number of times doctors have been kidnapped in the state, decision was taken to down tools anytime it occurs again.

    He called on the state government to step up her commitment to the security of life and property in the state as the records of kidnapping in the state has gotten out of hand.

    Dr. Abang confirmed that the kidnappers have called a relative of the victim to demand for ransom in millions of naira.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Irene Ugbo, confirmed that the abduction of the Dr Godwin Udo by hoodlums, but said the command is working round the clock to track down the abductors.