Pay N24m Or Wait For Our Action, Terrorists Tell Zamfara Communities
Terrorists have slammed N24 million levies on nine communities in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State and demanded prompt payment or face assaults, Daily Trust gathered. Ten days ago, the armed criminals operating in Gando forest attacked seven communities in Bukkuyum and Anka Local Government Areas killed scores of residents and rustled about 2,000 cows. The levied communities include; Gaude,...
Banditry: el-Rufai Weeps, Says Informants His Greatest Challenge
Informants are posing a great challenge to the efforts to rid Kaduna state of banditry, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has said. He said this at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Kaduna on Saturday. El-Rufai said informants living within communities in the state have been frustrating the fight against banditry. “The level of insecurity we face in the country, especially here in...
State Police: Governors Not Tolerant To Criticisms, Should Not Be Trusted With Control Of Arms — Sir Udensi
Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has backed President Muhammadu Buhari in rejecting state police, insisting that it is prone to abuse by the governors whom he said are not tolerant to slight criticisms. According to Udensi, governors will use state police to pursue political agenda, noting that it is dangerous to trust them with the command and control of...
After Brutal Massacre In Zamfara, 143 Buried As Search For More Bodies Continues
At least 143 bodies have so far been recovered and buried in the wake of brutal attacks on Wednesday and Thursday on several communities in Anka and Bukuyyum local government areas of Zamfara State, Daily Trust gathered. Recall that migrating terrorists loyal to terror kingpin, Bello Turji, who were displaced by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force from their...
Stop Extorting From Recruits, IGP Warns Police College Commandants
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, Wednesday warned commandants of police colleges against extorting recruits. He gave the warning while meeting the commandants at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. He said: ‘’Let me use this medium to remind you of this administration’s zero-tolerance to acts of corruption or extortion of any form. “Accordingly, there must be no form of extortion of the...
Gunmen Who Killed Zamfara District Head Went House To House, Picking Identified Targets — Residents
A district head identified as Alhaji Umaru Bawan Allah has been shot dead in an attack on Gada community in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. Daily Trust gathered that five other persons were killed in the attack which happened in the wee hours of the day. Residents said dozens of armed men stormed the community around 1am and went...
Enugu Community Weeps As Suspected Herdsmen Kidnap 7 Indigenes Who Returned For Christmas Holidays
There is uneasy calm in Eha-Amufu, in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State after suspected herdsmen allegedly kidnapped in one week seven residents who returned for Christmas and New Year celebrations. PUNCH Metro gathered that about five persons were abducted on Monday along the Eha-Amufu-Agu-Amede-Ikem road. A community leader, Mr Divine Nwonye, who hails from Agu-Amede community in Eha-Amufu,...
Killings: Masari Vows To Assist Katsina Citizens Acquire Arms
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on citizens residing in the state to acquire arms with a view to protecting themselves from incessant attacks by bandits now bedevilling the Northwest region of Nigeria. A BBC Hausa report said that while discussing with journalists in Katsina,Masari said the number of police operatives in Katsina State was less...
Zamfara Elders Weep As Arrested Bandits Are Allegedly Being Released
A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity in the state. The group raised the alarm on...
Ebem Ohafia Holds Security Awareness Lecture, Expert Harps On Tackling Kidnapping
In preparation for the 2021 Ebem Cultural Day festival, the people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia on Sunday held a security awareness lecture which centered on tackling the resurgence of kidnapping in the community. The facilitator of the programme,Mr Ikechi Ogba Otah, a retired officer of the Department of State Services, DSS who spoken with...
