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  • Bandits k!ll two drivers, abduct scores of passengers in Zamfara

    Bandits k!ll two drivers, abduct scores of passengers in Zamfara

     

    Bandits k!ll two drivers, abduct scores of passengers in Zamfara

     

    Bandits have k!lled two drivers and abducted scores of passengers in two separate attacks in Magazu village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

     

    The bandits first attacked four moving vehicles around 5:15pm, on Monday, August 12, 2024, k!lling a truck driver and abducting scores of passengers.

     

    They returned to the same spot around 6:30pm and attacked a commercial Volkswagen Gulf and abducted passengers on board.

     

    Eyewitness accounts revealed that during the first attack, the bandits blocked the busy highway, opened fire at four moving vehicles and their drivers lost control and ran into the bush.

     

    Daily Trust gathered that banditry attacks have returned along Funtua-Gusau Road, according to some residents in Magazu and Tsafe

     

    The State Police Commissioner, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan confirmed only the attack on the truck driver.

     

    “I only heard about the attack on the truck driver. For the other attacks, I don’t have any information for now,” he said.

     

    Bandits k!ll two drivers, abduct scores of passengers in Zamfara
  • Bandits Open Fire On Commercial Vehicle, Kill Six Occupants In Taraba

    Bandits Open Fire On Commercial Vehicle, Kill Six Occupants In Taraba

     

    Terrorists Kidnap Reporters Of The Nation, Blueprint Newspapers In Kaduna

    Six people, including the driver of a commercial vehicle, were killed by gunmen while traveling from Takum Local Government Area to Wukari Local Government Area in Taraba State.

    The attack took place in Sai, a border community stretching into Takum LGA from Benue State.

    The chairman of the Takum council, John Ali, confirmed the tragic incident on Monday.

    The Takum-Wukari Express Road, where the attack occurred, has a history of violence; it is the same area where the traditional ruler of Chanchanji and his son were recently ambushed and killed by gunmen as they returned from a funeral in Takum.

    Ali explained that the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) had previously been warned to avoid using the route early in the morning due to the dangerous conditions.

    “The first vehicle that carried about five passengers left Takum in the early hours of Monday at about 6:00 am, the vehicle alongside its occupants approached Sai a community in Benue state and we usually have problems in that axis.

    “The hoodlums emerged from the bush and opened fire on the moving vehicle and killed the six passengers including the driver.

    “I have instructed the security agencies to carry the corpse, deposit it, and go after the hoodlums.

    “Already, there is a team of security agencies put in place by the Governor shortly after the killing of the third-class chief of Chanchanji and his son.

    “The patrol team was preparing to move into their various units of the patrol as they normally come out around 7:00 am but the incident happened between 6:00 am to 6:30 am.

    “We earlier had a security meeting with the NURTW and other unions where we warned against plying the road as early as possible in the morning because security agencies on patrol have not resumed duty.

    “I do not know why they failed to intimate their members or why this driver left early in the morning and became a victim,” Ali stated.

    He assured that the government is determined to bring the perpetrators to justice and that the hoodlums responsible for the attack would not go unpunished.

  • Troops neutralise 6 bandits, recover Guns and 40 sets of uniforms in Kaduna

    Troops neutralise 6 bandits, recover Guns and 40 sets of uniforms in Kaduna

    By Mohammed Tijjani
    Kaduna:  The 1 Division Nigerian Army, said it’s troops have killed six suspected bandits in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of the Division, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya said this in a statement, on Thursday in Kaduna.

    Yayaha said that the operation was carried out on Nov. 16, adding that 40 pairs of police and military uniforms and nine motorcycles were recovered.

    According to him, troops of 1 Division and operation Whirl Punch swooped on the bandits following credible intelligence.

    “The highly motivated troops carried out an offensive clearance operation to bandits strongholds in Sabon-Birni, Dogon Dawa, Saulawa, Maidaro-Ngede Allah and Kidenda all in Birnin Gwari LGA.

    “In the fire fight that ensued when contact was made, troops neutralized six bandits, recovered two AK 47 rifles, four AK 47 rifle magazine, 14 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 40 pairs of bandits uniforms and nine motorcycles.”

    Yayaha said the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division, who is also the Force Commander, Operation Whirl Punch, Maj.-Gen. Valentine Okoro, applauded the troops for their gallantry.

    He charged them not to relent until all terrorists, bandits and other criminals in the division’s area of responsibility are completely neutralised. (NAN)(nannews.ng) /Flowerbudnews