13 Persons, Not 37 Killed in Shiroro Banditry Attack – Niger CP
Niger State Police, on Monday revealed that only 13 persons instead of 37 were killed by bandits at Nakundna and Wurukuchi communities, Shiroro Local Government Area on Monday. The State…
Niger: Government Sets up Refugees Commission With N500m Take Off Grant
Governor of Niger State, Muhammed Umaru Bago has set up a State Refugees Commission with the sum of N500 million to cater for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the north-central…
Bandits Kidnap Man Sent to Pay Ransom For Abducted Pupils in Niger
Bandits have abducted a 60-year-old negotiator who was sent to pay ransom to secure the release of the 136 students kidnapped on 29 May from the Salihu Tanko Islamic school…
Bandits Kill One, Abduct 15, Steal Valuables in Niger Attack
Bandits attacked Batagari village in the Maikujeri District of Rafi LGA in Niger State. The bandits who reportedly invaded the village in motorcycles, shooting sporadically into the air killed one…
Man Commits Suicide Over N250,000 Debt
A 30-year-old Saifullahi Salisu of Shata, Maikunkele, in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State, has reportedly hanged himself. Shata reportedly took his own life following his inability to settle…
Gunmen Kidnap APC Zonal Chairman In Niger State
Unknown gunmen have abducted Aminu Bobi, an All Progressives Congress (APC) zonal Chairman, in Mariga Local Government Area of the state. The Zone C chairman of the ruling party…
Court Sentence 11 Persons to Death in Niger state
11 people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being arraigned before a high court for killing seven people in Niger state. The convicts who are all from Anfani…
Wife Stabs Husband to Death 5 Weeks After Wedding in Niger
Aisha Aliyu, a 20-year-old newlywed, allegedly killed her husband, Idris Ahmadu, in Nasarawa village, located in the Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident occurred around 1…
BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Niger Commissioner for Information
suspected bandits have kidnapped the Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mallam Idris Mohammed. It was gathered that the Commissioner was abducted on Sunday night his residence, Baban Tunga,…
Surrender Before We Smoke You out – New Katsina CP Warns Bandits
CP Idrisu Dauda Dabban, the new Katsina State Police Commissioner has advised bandits terrorising the state to surrender before the police smoke them out. According to the CP, who assumed…