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Bandits kill two, kidnap two in Katsina
Bandits kill two, kidnap two in Katsina
The chairman of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Ado Faskari, has confirmed the killing of two residents and the kidnapping of two females by bandits who stormed Mairua community yesterday evening.
Faskari, in a BBC Hausa interview, disclosed that the assailants targeted Alhaji Lado Mairua’s home while the Ramadan Tarawih prayer was being observed on Saturday night.
The onslaught claimed the life of Lado Mairua, a politician and businessman. Lado’s neighbour, who raised the alarm upon realising what was happening, also got killed by the hoodlums.
Narrating the ordeal To BBC Hausa, Faskari said: “The hoodlums asked the congregation, “Where is Alhaji Lado?” He (Lado) answered, “I am here.” Then they demanded that he follow them, but he refused. So, they shot and killed him.”
Faskari also confirmed that Lado’s wife, Hajiya Rabi, and his 15-year-old daughter, Maryam, were abducted by the hoodlums, compounding the family’s tragedy.
“This makes it the second time Hajiya Rabi will be kidnapped by bandits,” he noted.
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According to Faskari, the attack is already causing residents to despair, as they now live daily in constant fear of the hoodlums.
He said, “These bandits have several camps in our locality, and they now attack us almost on a daily basis. Even yesterday, they invaded Malalai village, killed two people, and went away with two women. A soldier was also killed around Ruwan Godiya yesterday,” he lamented.
“We are calling on the federal government to look into our plight,” he pleaded. “This situation is proving to be beyond what we can handle.”
He called for a more aggressive approach, stating that “there’s a need to invade their hideouts and arrest them. If not, this insurgency will never end. They have devised several ways and means of attacking our communities, either while we are breaking our fast or praying, among several others.
“The road that leads to Gusau from here is attacked daily. Despite the complete abandonment of the road from Ruwan Godiya to Kankara, the residents of this area still lack safety.
“Frankly speaking, Faskari LGA is in a terrible situation. We need serious prayers and more security personnel to be deployed to the area to conquer these bandits—not security personnel that will come and try to secure the community but those that will go after the bandits in their enclaves and defeat them,” Faskari told the BBC in the interview.
Bandits kill two, kidnap two in Katsina
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
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