North-West

Angry Residents kill Suspected Armed Men, Set Them On Fire

Some angry residents of Charanchi Local Government of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria have set ablaze three killed suspected armed group members. The armed men were reported to have come to the community’s cattle market with sophisticated weapons but it was not clear if they were going to attack the community. An eyewitness told our reporter …

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Police Kill Four Terrorists, Recover Weapons Rifles In Katsina

Police in Katsina State on Wednesday said that four persons suspected to be ‘bandits’ were killed while some rifles were also recovered in the state. Gambo Isa, a Superintendent of Police and police spokesperson in the state disclosed this while addressing journalists on the state of insecurity in the state. “You will recall that Nigeria …

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Kano Govt Rescues 7 Kidnapped Kids Sold Off to Anambra

Kano State Government, northwest Nigeria says seven more children kidnapped from the state and trafficked to Anambra State, southeast Nigeria have been rescued. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, Muhammad Garba, Kano State Commissioner for Information said parents of five of the seven children have been identified after some announcements. Muhammad disclosed that the …

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Gunmen Attack Rice Mill Factory In Kano, Kill One

Unknown gunmen Saturday evening attacked a rice mill factory in Kano State, northwestern Nigeria, and killed a man identified as Alhaji Isa Abubakar. Sahelian Times reported that the gunmen stormed the factory on Saturday at about 10 pm. According to an eyewitness, the attackers tried to abduct the man but his resistance triggered them to …

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Terrorists Kill Village Head, Younger Brother, Abduct Wife In Katsina Village

Some terrorists on Wednesday attacked Batagarawa Community in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, killing the village head and his younger brother. HumAngle was told by locals that the group invaded the community at about 12:30 am today. Nura Sada, a resident of the community, said that “ it was around 8:30 pm when we sighted over …

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Allow People To Protect Themselves, Northern Traditional Ruler Advocates

The Emir of Anka and Chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad Anka has appealed to the government to allow people to carry weapons to protect themselves. The Emir said this shortly after he condoled with the Emir of Kaura Namoda, Sanusi Muhammad Asha, who lost eight of his people during an attack …

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Gunmen Abduct University Student, Demand N50 Million Ransom

Zainab Isa Zakari Bosuwa, a 400 level student of Sule Lamido University, Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria was Monday morning abducted from her residence by some gunmen. According to Hafsat Bosuwa, sister to Zainab, the abduction took place at about 1am on Monday. “The gunmen scaled the fence to our house through our neighbor’s compound after …

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Terrorists Becoming ‘Magnanimous’ As Governors Insist No Ransom Was Paid?

The governors of Katsina and Zamfara states have maintained that no money exchanged hands to secure the release of over 340 school students on Thursday, raising the question of whether the kidnappers suddenly became charitable. Hundreds of school children were abducted on Friday, December 11, after terrorists stormed the Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) Kankara, …

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Abducted Kankara Schoolboys Are In Zamfara Forest – Governor

Aminu Masari, Governor of Katsina State has told BBC Hausa Service that the abducted Kankara schoolboys are in a forest in Zamfara State with their abductors. Masari also said that the number of students with the terror group is now 400 as against the initial 333 that he told a presidential delegation on Sunday. The …

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Kano Announces School Closure Days After Students’ Abduction In Neighbouring Katsina

The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state. Making the announcement on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru, asked parents and guardians to pick up their children from the state’s boarding schools. “Parents whose children are in boarding schools are to also …

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