Fear Grips Zamfara Residents As Deadline For Payment On N20m Protection Levy By Bandits Approaches
Residents of Gidan-goga village in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State are panicking as the deadline given to them by bandits to pay a levy of N20m draws near. A bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, had told the community that the N20m must be paid on or before Sunday this week. He threatened to attack the village if the money...
Notorious Terrorist, Turji Bello Orders Detention Of Zamfara Residents For Paying N10.5 Protection Levy Instead Of N20m
Bello Turji, notorious bandits’ leader, has reportedly held five residents of Moriki town in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State captive. The victims were said to have been held after they delivered N10.5 million “Protection Levy” slammed on their community. A couple of weeks ago, Turji imposed N20 million “Protection Levy” on Moriki community which is located 33km along Kaura...
Bandits Who Kidnapped Four Persons In Zamfara Say They Want Their Ransom In New Naira Notes
Bandits have abducted four people in the Kolo village of Gusau Local Government Area in Zamfara State and refused to collect old naira notes as ransom. The bandits earlier demanded N10m as ransom but after the negotiation, they agreed to collect N5m. Sources from the area also said that as the villagers were trying to get the money through communal effort,...
Bandits Strike In Zamfara, Abduct 44 Persons As Residents Pay “Protection Levy”
Bandits have abducted at least 44 people from Kanwa community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Daily Trust on Sunday has gathered. Residents said the bandits stormed the community in the night, moving from house to house to abduct residents, mostly women and children. In recent time, there’s been a lull after years of deadly raids on communities in...
Army Says It Killed IPOB Commanders, Recover Stolen INEC Devices
Troops of the Nigerian military have killed no fewer than 13 commanders of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) over their ‘criminal’ activities in the South East zone. The troops also recovered a voter registration capturing machine belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some other items. Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, the Director, Defence...
Kaduna Bandits Who Collected N3m Ransom Before Killing Abductee Demand N10m To Release His Corpse
A N10 million ransom is being demanded for the release of the remains of one Obadiah Ibrahim, who was kidnapped in early October in Sabon Gaya, on his way back from Abuja to Kaduna. A family member of the victim, Kefas Obadiah, said the bandits had earlier collected N3 million as ransom. He said his brother died on Monday, but it...
Politicians Defacing Opposition’s Billboards To Face Hard Times As Kwara Police Talk Tough
Kwara State police command has read the riot act to politicians in the state over destruction of their opponents’ billboard. The Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama who said this in a statement issued in Ilorin at the weekend said anyone caught would be arrested and prosecuted . He also asked parents and guardians in the state to caution their wards against...
Citizens Can Now Travel To Abuja – UK Updates Security Alert
The United Kingdom (UK) has updated its security alert to its citizens in Nigeria especially as it concerns the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The UK had two weeks ago announced that terrorists may attack the FCT soon, advising its citizen to only make essential travels to the capital city of Nigeria. However, in its latest update on its website on Monday...
Security Forces Kill Terrorists Harvesting Crops In Zamfara Community
The troops of the Nigerian military attached to Operation Hadarin Daji, have neutralized some terrorists at Yar Tashar village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The terrorists were reportedly killed while they were trying to harvest farmers’ produce in the village. The military personnel also killed a notorious bandit kingpin identified as Bada, who was reported to have attacked...
Insecurity Under Control – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispelled insinuations that insecurity was on the rise in the country. According to him, the narratives by some western countries on the security situation in the country are false. The president spoke at the opening ceremony of a 3-day strategic communication conference for State Commandant and Public Relations Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...
