LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen early Tuesday attacked an internally displaced people’s camp in central Nigeria’s Benue state, killing seven and injuring nine others, the local state governor said. Benue is part of Nigeria’s Middle Belt region which has been troubled by deadly clashes between nomadic herders and local farmers over…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than least 20 women have been kidnapped by armed bandits on Friday in a naming ceremony in a remote village in Katsina State. According to available information, the incident happened around 1:00 p.m. at Gidan Bido village in Dandume Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and most of the…
LAGS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have attacked a military base in the Zazzaga community, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. One civilian identified as Jacob Auta was killed and a military vehicle was stolen during the attack which took place around 4:00 pm on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen numbering about one hundred, came riding…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai on Friday stormed Dansadau market in Zamfara State, where they executed several suspected bandits. The Yan Sakai mostly from Ruwan Tofa and some other neighbouring communities invaded the market and killed the suspects to retaliate Thursday’s killing of three farmers in Ruwan Tofa….
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Abba Abbey Gidan Haki, the personal aide to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani, who confirmed the incident said that Abbey,50, was abducted on Thursday night, March 18. His corpse…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some students who were studying at a secondary school in Damaga community, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, fled on Wednesday when armed bandits struck. Residents said dozens of unidentified armed men arrived on motorcycles and opened fire immediately. At least 13 people were reportedly killed in the attack while cows…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 100 miners operating between Anka and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara have been abducted by bandits, the Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has disclosed. Ahmad, who is also the Chairman of the state Council of Chiefs, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday when the Chief of…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior official of the Nigeria Customs Service has explained how operatives offered bandits seven bags of seized rice to save themselves from the criminals. Comptroller Aliyu Mohammed, who is the Coordinator of the Sector 4 Command of the Joint Border Patrol Team in the North West, narrated how the incident occurred…