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Pastor shot, worshippers abducted as gunmen attack Katsina community

    Pastor shot, worshippers abducted as gunmen attack Katsina community

Gunmen have abducted five women from Dan Mai-Tsuani community in Kankara LGA in Katsina state. Confirming the attack to TheCable, Gambo Isah, the police spokesperson in the state, said the

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TIMELINE: Condemn, appeal, threaten — chronicling Buhari’s responses to major bandit attacks

    TIMELINE: Condemn, appeal, threaten — chronicling Buhari’s responses to major bandit attacks

In recent years, bandit attacks have become rampant, with gunmen often unleashing terror on several states across the country. Given the alarming frequency of attacks and kidnappings, it’s increasingly becoming

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TIMELINE: 821 students abducted in 2021 alone — more than half of those kidnapped in past 7 years

    TIMELINE: 821 students abducted in 2021 alone — more than half of those kidnapped in past 7 years

School abductions have worsened. From a fleeting criminal fad they have become a modus operandi for bandits looking to nick millions of naira from parents. What was once believed to

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Katsina emirate dismisses Kankara district head for ‘aiding’ banditry

    Katsina emirate dismisses Kankara district head for ‘aiding’ banditry

The Katsina emirate council has announced the dismissal of Yusuf Lawal, district head of Kankara, over alleged complicity in banditry. Earlier in May, the council had announced the suspension of

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TIMELINE: Four incidents in 3 weeks… how Niger became ‘epicentre’ of kidnapping

  TIMELINE: Four incidents in 3 weeks… how Niger became ‘epicentre’ of kidnapping

Nigeria has recorded a series of mass abductions in various parts of the country over the years, beginning with the

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IN DETAIL: From Chibok to Jangebe — 1,119 students abducted in seven years

  IN DETAIL: From Chibok to Jangebe — 1,119 students abducted in seven years

At least 1,119 students have now been abducted over the course of seven years in northern Nigeria.  In the early

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From Kankara to Kagara: The deification of banditry

  From Kankara to Kagara: The deification of banditry

The recent abduction of 27 pupils and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State by armed bandits is

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Defence minister: We’ll rescue Kagara students like we did Kankara schoolboys

  Defence minister: We’ll rescue Kagara students like we did Kankara schoolboys

Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says the government will secure a swift and safe release of the schoolchildren abducted from

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Masari: We’ve secured release of 103 kidnap victims

  Masari: We’ve secured release of 103 kidnap victims

Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, says the state has secured the release of 103 kidnapped victims from bandits.  Masari disclosed

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Governors are tired and frustrated, says Fayemi on rising insecurity

  Governors are tired and frustrated, says Fayemi on rising insecurity

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says his counterparts are tired and frustrated of the issues of banditry and kidnapping

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