By: Prof. Usman Yusuf The nation went to bed on Monday 28th March 2022 shocked and saddened by the tragic attack by terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna train that resulted in senseless loss of many innocent lives and kidnappings of many some of whom I know personally. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of…
The General Overseer of Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministries (SGTM), Rehoboth Arena, Okinni, Osun State, Bishop Seun Adeoye has called for urgent cleansing of churches in Nigeria.The cleric who also serves as the Lead Bishop, Worldwide Anglican Church (WAC), Nigeria and Spokesman, World Bishops’ Council (WBC), Africa decried the rising spate of fake pastors in…
Bandits have killed a farmer, Irimiya Musa, and five other people in Jauro Manu village, Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State. Daily Trust gathered the gunmen, five in number, stormed the house of the large scale farmer at about 4.30pm Saturday. The gunmen, each on a motorcycle, shot him in front of his house before shooting the…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has tasked frontline Commanders master the conducts of wide range military operations against terrorists and bandits in the country. According to him, troops must master the art of night operations and anti-ambush drills by engaging in effective night operations and anti-ambush drill training. Yahaya gave the task…
Ten women have been kidnapped in Shiroro local government area of Niger and been forcefully raped in an unknown bandits camp. Chairman of the council Suleiman Chukuba disclosed this to newsmen in Kuta the headquarters of the council. He further made a distinction between the operation of Boko Haram terrorist and bandits in their communities….
Residents of Magami in Gusau Local Government Area, LGA, of Zamfara State, has raised the alarm over worsening security, begging government for help to save their communities from the rampaging bandits who have imposed levies on them. According to them, the bandits normally mount road block to collect the levies, lamenting that whosoever that fail…
Armed bandits blocked the Abuja-Kaduna Road on Sunday, kidnapping travellers, PRNigeria learnt. According to one of the travellers who escaped the abduction, he said the armed bandits blocked the road at Katari village at about 2 pm and operated for more than an hour. Another traveller told PRNigeria that “We had to turn back when…
SHEIKH Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, a prominent Fulani Muslim leader from Kaduna State is a man of strong conviction and appears to have his own position on every government policy and programme and feels proud about that. He is not given to any pretence and prefers to shoot directly at any form of disagreement with his…
Over 1,600 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, are still languishing in different camps in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State alone. This follows the incessant invasion of communities in the local government by bandits. Because of the huge population, they are being camped in some selected camps in the council. Chairman of the council, Alhaji…
