Abductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have threatened to starve them to death if the ransom they are demanding is not paid on time. One of the abductors stated this in…
We saw hell in kidnappers’ den, freed victims narrate ordeal
Some of the freed 53 passengers kidnapped by terrorists while travelling in a Niger State government-owned NSTA bus in Niger State have continued to narrate their experiences in the kidnappers’ den. The passengers recently regained their freedom following the intervention…
Kagara abduction: Governor assures of imminent freedom
Four days after the attack and abduction of 42 students, staff and their relatives at Government Science College in Kagara, Rafi Council of Niger State by armed bandits, the town remained in confusion. When The Guardian visited the sleepy agrarian…
Governor rejects N500m ransom demand as bandits cling to Kagara schoolboys
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…