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Residents and natives of Gidna and Gidan-Dogo villages in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State on Monday said they will never forget the day bandits attacked their communities and abducted many villagers. The two villages are located off the Bwari-Jere highway near Idah community. According to them, the incident happened some weeks …

Troops have killed a notorious bandit terrorising villagers around Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday said the bandit was intercepted at the Kidunu area around Eastern By-Pass within the LGA Aruwan …

Members of the Ansaru terrorists group have now turned themselves into constituted authorities in many villages of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, urging hapless resident to revolt against the government of the day. The group’s strategy of pitting the citizenry against the government formed the theme of …

Bandits are said to have attacked and killed four people while kidnapping 15 others in Iburu village, Kufena district, Kajuru local government area, Kaduna State. According to a source, the attack occurred on Monday night, when the attackers stormed the village in large numbers. The source lamented, “The bandits stormed …

Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra’uf, a community leader from the Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says the government has left residents of the area at the mercy of murderous terrorists wreaking havoc in the state He disclosed that members of the communities in the …

A joint task force commander and a resident of Sabon Gero community, New Millennium City Settlement, in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area were killed on Tuesday when bandits stormed the area. The bandits’ invasion of the community also resulted in the kidnapping of a medical doctor and 16 others. …

Suspected terrorists have murdered another Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, in Kaduna State. The incident was said to have happened at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm. A statement by Rev Fr Christian Emmanuel of Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, said the deceased was …

Bandits have allegedly killed a pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Ezra Shamaki and abducted 21 people in Kasan Kogi village, Ankwa Ward, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident identified as Yerima Timothy whose wife was also kidnapped said the incident happened on Tuesday morning, June …

Some villagers in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have narrated how helicopter shot at them while the terrorists who attacked them were left unhurt. According to sources, the villagers fled their homes following Sunday’s attack that left no fewer than 32 people dead while others were injured. The …

Tragedy as unknown gunmen reportedly killed 32 people in an attack on four communities in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state. President of Adara Development Association (ADA), Awemi Maisamari said the incident occured on Sunday, and the corpses of the victims were found in the bushes on Wednesday. He said the …