LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWRANGERS)-Bandits have killed an Abuja-based businessman, Muhammad Shuaibu, and his 19-year-old daughter, Fatima Muhammad, despite the payment of N12 million ransom demanded. Fatima, until her death, was a student of the University of Abuja. The deceased businessman was a trader at the Dei-Dei Modern Market in Bwari Area Council of the FCT….
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have invaded a wedding party in Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killing 13 while abducting an unspecified number of people. A resident of Kagarko, Shehu Bala, who confirmed the incident to our reporter through the telephone on Monday, said it happened around 11:47 pm on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have imposed a ₦20 million levy on farmers in Gatakawa, a community in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, before allowing them to harvest their crops. Families in the community are now selling belongings or borrowing money to pay the levies and access their farmlands. According to a source…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As peace efforts gain ground in Katsina State and military operations intensify against armed groups across Northwest, neighbouring Kano State is now facing a new security challenge over influx of fleeing bandits seeking refuge in its border communities. Residents told DAILY POST that the development has forced many families in affected border…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits in the early hours of yesterday attacked a mosque at Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting no fewer than 40 worshipers. The attack came barely hours after a similar one at Godai village in Bukkuyum LGA of the state, kidnapping over 10 persons. This…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Railway Corporation has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the state…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 28 people, including 20 miners, were killed on Thursday during a series of coordinated attacks by armed bandits in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attacks, which occurred around 11:30 a.m., targeted the communities of Gobirawa Chali, Damaga, and Lugga. Residents described the assaults as sudden and brutal,…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits on Wednesday night stormed a mosque in Tudun Malamai community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing the Imam who was leading the Isha prayer and abducting at least ten worshipers. The incident, which unfolded during the night prayers, left two other individuals injured. Details of the attack were made…