Bandits
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has cautioned the public against the practice of paying ransom to bandits and kidnappers, warning that such actions will encourage the scourge. The warning against ransom payment followed reports that Nigerians had raised over N50 million through crowdfunding to pay the ransom for the release […]
Bandits, in the early hours of Wednesday, kidnapped a senior lecturer of the Department of Islamic Studies, Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Mallam Bello Janbako. Janbako, who is also the Director, Centre for Research at FUGUS, was kidnapped from his house in Damba, Gusau around 1.30 am. This was as bandits, in Katsina State, on […]
Reports have indicated that bandits have burnt down over 20 maize, soya bean and guinea corn farms on the outskirts of Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. One affected farmer confirmed that the bandits also dropped notes for them on their various farms, asking them to pay N30m levy each or […]
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