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Students Abducted From All Girls Secondary School In Kebbi
5 teachers and several students have been kidnapped by bandits after an attack at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) in Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi state at about 12 pm on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeleke Adeyinka-Bode, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday. Adeyinka-Bode disclosed the time of the attack while…
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Bandits Kill One, Abduct 10 In Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic
One student has been reportedly killed and 10 others kidnapped after armed bandits attacked the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria in Kaduna state on Thursday. The bandits attacked the school located along the Kaduna- Zaria road last night, shooting and killing one student on the spot and leaving several others injured. In a statement issued by…
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Bandits Kidnap 60 Women And Children In Zamfara State
Bandits have attacked the Gidan Baushe village, kidnapping several people including 60 women and children. An eyewitness, Malam Rikwanu Abubakar, claimed that the bandits moving with their cattle arrived in the village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Wednesday afternoon to demand foodstuff from the villagers. “When the bandits realised that the…
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1 Killed, 200 Students Kidnapped In Niger State
Over 200 students have been kidnapped by armed gunmen in an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Zayyad Mohammed, a witness and a resident of area, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on the phone. The government of Niger state have also confirmed the report. The Secretary…
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Nigeria May Soon Have A Law That Criminalizes Ransom Payments
A bill to criminalize payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria has passed its second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria has spiked over the past couple of years.Nigerian geopolitical intelligence firm, SBM Intelligence, in a recent report, estimated that about $18.3 million was paid by Nigerians…