Hope was initially raised yesterday on freedom for the abducted 27 students and 15 others at Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, but later dashed, with the bandits insisting on N500 million ransom before releasing the abductees and other people…
Kagara victims have not been released, says Niger Gov
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has debunked the news making rounds on the release of the victims abducted at Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. Daily Trust had reported how armed men broke into the school in the…
Residents killed as gunmen carry out fresh attacks in Niger
Some communities in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have been attacked by gunmen. Daily Trust learnt that Sarkin Zama, Bakin Kogi (Lagbe), Siyiko and other adjoining villages were invaded by armed gangs who operated unchallenged…
Gunmen kidnap students, teachers in Niger State school
Some teachers and their family members residing within the Government Science College Kagara in Niger State staff quarters have been kidnapped. According to media reports, the incident started at about 2 am on Wednesday when the gunmen started shooting sporadically.…
Woman nabbed for selling boy for N300,000 in Niger (Punch)
A woman, Bose Isaac, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly selling an abducted baby boy for N300,000. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, confirmed this development in Minna on Sunday. He said the…
Gunmen Invade Niger Secretariat, Cart Away N9.8m (Leadership)
Gunmen yesterday morning held civil servants and other visitors hostage at the Abdulkareem Lafene secretariat as they attacked the accounting staff of the office of the Niger State head of service and carted away over N9.8million they withdrew from the…
Niger man kills neighbour for making advances to his wife (Punch)
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Umar Audu, for allegedly killing one Abubakar Mohammadu of the Fulani Camp, Wawa village in New-Bussa, Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The command confirmed the suspect’s arrest on…
Man strangles seven-month-old daughter in Niger (Punch)
The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Nasiru Musa, 30, of Salka village in the Magama Local Government Area of the state for allegedly strangling his seven months old daughter. Musa was apprehended by police operatives attached to the…
We’re interested in newly-wed women, says Niger kidnapping suspect (Punch)
A member of a suspected gang of kidnappers in the Kpakungu community in the Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State has confessed to the abduction of one Halima Ibrahim on May 11, 2019. The suspect, Mohammed, 25, was said…
Police arrest 93 kidnap, robbery suspects in Kaduna, others (Guardian)
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 93 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in the last two weeks during operations in Kaduna, Niger and Katsina states. Force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, who made the disclosure at Katari village along Kaduna-Abuja highway…
