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Breaking : Top Emir Abducted

By sahelstandard01 September 14, 2021 90 0

BREAKING: Emir of Bungudu Emirate in Zamfara state, Alh. Hassan Attahiru has been kidnapped along Kaduna – Abuja highway this evening. His police detail was killed during exchange of gunfire while others sustained injuries. Details laterContinue Reading

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Bandits Collected N68m, Motorbikes From Tegina Parents

By Sahel Standard August 27, 2021 111 0

The remaining pupils of the Tanko Salihu Islamiyya School held hostage by bandits who whisked them away from Tegina 88 days ago were released last night, Daily Trust reports. Following their abduction on May 30, this year, tears continued to flow in many homes in Tegina as traumatised parents awaited a miracle for the release […]Continue Reading

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Bandits Broke Into Five Flats At NDA

By Sahel Standard August 26, 2021 53 0

The armed gang that raided the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) barracks in Afaka, Kaduna State, on Tuesday, broke into five flats. This is according to a memo sighted by Daily Trust. According to the intelligence, the bandits operated successfully because troops did not respond to distress call on time. “The response time of troops to […]Continue Reading

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BREAKING: 2 Majors Kidnapped As Bandits Invade Nigerian Defence Academy

By Sahel Standard August 24, 2021 182 0

Bandits have invaded the Afaka barracks of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, killing a naval officer. The bandits were also said to have also kidnapped two majors. It was gathered that the bandits who attacked the barracks around 1am on Tuesday are still be inside the academy. A reliable source within the barracks told […]Continue Reading

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Nigerian Hunters Say ‘Bigger Animals’ like Bandits, Kidnappers Now Their Target

By Sahel Standard August 10, 2021 30 0

The Nigerian Hunters Council says bandits and kidnappers are the “bigger animals” they are currently targeting in the forests across the country.Advertisement Speaking with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja, Joshua Osatimehin, commander-general of the council, appealed to the national assembly to pass a bill seeking to establish the council lawfully. Osatimehin said the bill, when Continue Reading

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Bandits Abduct Zamfara Speaker’s Father

By Sahel Standard August 5, 2021 52 0

Suspected bandits have abducted the biological father of the Speaker of Zamfara state House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Muazu Magarya. The armed men also kidnapped the Speaker’s stepmother, uncle and four others in a raid on his community, Magarya in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The speaker is representing Zurmi east in the […]Continue Reading

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Bandits Abduct Former Tsafe LGA Administrator Aminu Mudi Tsafe In Zamfara

By Sahel Standard July 30, 2021 300 0

Bandits have abducted the former sole administrator of Tsafe local government council in Zamfara state The former sole administration Aminu Mudi Tsafe was kidnapped thursday evening while returning from his farm in sungawa village in Tsafe local government area Sources close the family told TVC NEWS that the bandits in their large number fully armed […]Continue Reading

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Bandits Release 28 Abducted Students Of Kaduna Baptist School

By Sahel Standard July 28, 2021 11 0

Bandits have released 28 of the abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, after 20 days in captivity. Joseph Hayab, Kaduna state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), confirmed their release to TheCable on Sunday. A total of 121 students were abducted from their hostels by bandits on July 5. the cable […]Continue Reading

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Bandits Release Abducted Students of Kaduna Baptist School

By Sahel Standard July 25, 2021 51 0

The abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna have been released after 20 days in captivity. Joseph Hayab, Kaduna state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), confirmed their release to TheCable on Sunday. A total of 121 students were abducted from their hostels by bandits on July 5. Hayab could not immediately confirm Continue Reading