10 Kidnapped In Renewed Bandits Attack In Niger

Ten people have been kidnapped in Kagara and Katcha communities in Niger state. The bandits were said to have kidnapped the Director of Kongeama Table Water, Alhaji Aminu and six others in Kagara. The NATION learnt the bandits first went to the Government

BREAKING: Zamfara Abducted School Girls Freed

The 317 kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara have been freed. The Nation confirms they are in the palace of the Emir of Anka for onward transportation to Gusau, the state capital.

Jangebe: Don’t Accept Child Hostage Taking As A Way Of life – Soyinka Warns Nigerians

Following the Friday abduction of over 300 school children in Jangebe in Zamfara State, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday warned Nigerians against accepting kidnapping of school children in parts of the north as a way of life. Soyinka who lamented that

Seven Abducted Zamfara School Girls Escape

Seven out of the 317 school girls abducted by bandits at Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe have escaped. A source Jangebe town confirmed to The Nation on Friday evening the girls returned home from their captors. Seven out of the 317 school girls abducted

Security Operatives Launch Manhunt To Rescue 317 Abducted Zamfara Girls

The Zamfara State Police Command in Collaboration with the military have commenced a joint search and rescue operations with a view to rescuing the kidnapped 317 Zamfara students. The girls, students of Government Girls Science Secondary School Jangebe in Talata Mafara LGA were

Buhari Orders War On Bandits, Kidnappers, Criminals

• Shun ethnic profiling President Muhammadu Buhari promised Nigerians on Thursday that bandits, criminals and kidnappers will continue to be dealt with by security agents. “The Government shall continue to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals who constitute a threat to

UPDATED: Bandits Abduct 300 School Girls In Zamfara

Suspected bandits in Hilux vehicles and a number of motorcycles in security unfroms have abducted over 300 students of GSS Jangebe in Talatar Mafara local government area of Zamfara. They stormed the school around 1am on Friday. The Nation gathered the first batch

Buhari: No Amnesty For Bandits, Insurgents

…says, time to treat criminals as criminals, not profiled President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out the possibility of the Federal Government’s readiness to grant amnesty to armed criminals terrorising the country, saying his government will continue to deal decisively with bandits, kidnappers

JUST IN: Again, Bandits Attack Niger Community

Armed bandits on Saturday evening launched another attack on Gurmana Ward in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The Nation learnt that over 15 people are suspected to have drowned in River Kaduna as they tried to escape from the bandits attack.