Court fixes May 9 for Agunloye’s ₦1bn suit against EFCC
metro
Again, Bandits Storm Zamfara Village, Kill 18, Residents Claim
At least, 18 people were feared dead and several others injured after an attack by bandits in Kadaddaba in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The residents claimed that the attack, which lasted from 10 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. yesterday, was the first recorded in the village.
Kadaddaba is a few kilometres from the Federal Government College, Anka and is also not far from Anka town.
Bandits have been attacking rural communities, kidnapping people for ransom and rustling cattle for many years in the North-western part of Nigeria.
They recently killed over 200 people in one of their worst atrocities in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas.
A resident of Anka town, Ibrahim Danda, according to Premium Times, said the bandits stormed the village on motorcycles.
READ ALSO:
- Some NGOs working with foreign agents to destabilise Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
- Aregbesola breaks silence after losing ward to Oyetola
- Gunmen block Kebbi major road, kills three during operation
“From what I have gathered, the bandits surrounded the whole village while others went in. They conducted house- to-house search, collecting money, foodstuff and domestic animals before they started shooting sporadically. Some of the residents who ran into the town (Anka) said those killed were either running or trying to resist the bandits’ attempt to take their valuables,” he said.
On the number of those killed, Danda, who is a lawyer, said the residents buried 16 people yesterday (Saturday) morning after the bandits left while two persons died at the General Hospital, Anka.
“Those who were severely injured were brought to the hospital and two of them died today; one immediately he was brought while the other a few minutes before you called me (3:47 p.m). I was at the hospital, I couldn’t count the number of those who have been admitted,” he said.
Another resident of Anka, Ansar Aliyu, said he heard the gunshots while the community was being attacked.
“I started hearing gunshots around 11 p.m and though I didn’t know from where it was coming from, I knew that it was from that axis (Kadaddaba). In the morning, the Imam in our mosque announced that there had been an attack on Kadaddaba.”
The state police spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, could not be reached for comment as his known phone number failed to connect.
Thisday
metro
Court fixes May 9 for Agunloye’s ₦1bn suit against EFCC
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Abba Mohammed, sought an adjournment to enable him to regularise his processes before the court.
metro
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
Two prominent bandit kingpins, Kachala Gwande and Kachallah Madagwal as well as 12 other fighters have been killed after a confrontation erupted at Kaurar Zomo village in the Kunchin Kalgo district of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State.
The deadly fight involved three rival bandit groups operating in the area.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, that Alhaji Tsauni’s group, Kachallah Jafaru’s group, and Kachallah Gwandu’s group, clashed in a fierce gun battle, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at approximately 15:45 hours, resulting in the reported deaths of over 10 bandits from the three factions.
READ ALSO:
- APC: Ganduje secures Federal High Court order stopping suspension
- JUST IN: APC petitions National Judicial Council over Kano judgement on Ganduje
- Israel halts plan to carry out retaliatory strike on Iran
Jafaru, a notorious bandit kingpin known to operate from Faskari LGA in Katsina state, descended upon Kaurar Zomo village, which serves as Tsauni’s stronghold, under undisclosed circumstances that led to the violent confrontation.
Jafaru’s fighters were said to have overpowered and naturalised Gwande and his fighters.
The fight, however, escalated to other enclaves shortly after the news of Gwande’s death broke, resulting in another heavy gun battle with Kachallah Madagwal’s group, who was neutralised in the aftermath of the shootout.
Zagazola understands that several bandits who sustained severe gunshot wounds were promptly evacuated to Munhaye Health Facility for urgent medical attention.
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
metro
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.
She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.
READ ALSO:
- Pandemonium at a busy bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector
- Yahaya Bello: EFCC warns against obstruction of operations
- Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa
She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.
April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.
The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
-
Sports7 days ago
Kane’s three children involved in car crash, hospitalised
-
News6 days ago
FG gives update on where fleeing Binance executive is hiding
-
Entertainment6 days ago
Tolani Baj expresses love for Bobrisky
-
metro6 days ago
Troops neutralise 188 terrorists, rescue 133 hostages in assault operations
-
metro6 days ago
Viral video: Edo CP orders trial of officer threatening people with gun
-
News5 days ago
NLC, TUC jointly propose N615,000 new minimum wage
-
News7 days ago
New electricity tariff may drop if naira rebounds further – Adelabu
-
metro7 days ago
Breaking: Bobrisky sentenced to six months imprisonment without option of fine