The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled an attack on Yarkala village in Rawayya District of Bungudu Local Government Area by suspected armed bandits.
In a statement, the command's spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, said an AK 47 rifle and a magazine containing 10 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the bandits.
The statement partly read, "On 8th April 2021, police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder deployed to Rawayya – Yarkala axis were alerted about the presence of a large number of armed bandits who were moving to Yarkala village on an attack mission. On receiving the distress, the operatives quickly mobilised and dislodged the bandits; thus, they fled back to the forest with possible gunshot wounds."
The development comes a day after the command, in collaboration with the Ministry of Security and Home Affairs, secured the unconditional release of 11 kidnapped victims abducted by a group of kidnappers and taken to a forest near Gobirawan Chali in Maru Local Government Area.
Ten out of the 11 kidnapped victims are natives of Kyakyaka, Tungar Haki and Gidan Ango villages of Gusau Local Government Area, while the other victim is from Kaduna State.
All the rescued victims have been debriefed by the police and later handed over to the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Abubakar Dauran, who will reunite them with their families.
By SaharaReporters,New York
Source:https://saharareporters.com/2021/04/10/police-repel-attack-bandits-zamfara-community-recover-rifle
Bandits have killed one person and abducted ten others during an attack on seven villages in the Gurmana community in the Shiroro council area of Niger State.
The affected villages are Karibo, Shekadna, Kokki, Sarkin Zama, Bakin Kogi (Lagbe), Maganda and other adjoining villages all under Gurmana District.
According to Daily Trust, the District Head of Sarkin Zama and several others sustained gunshot injuries and are currently on admission at various health facilities in Kuta, the Shiroro local government's headquarters.
The bandits had gone on a rampage in the communities, burning down houses and barns where yams and grains were stored.
Sources also said that the bandits invaded the communities in large numbers on motorcycles, shooting sporadically.
Some of the residents of Shiroro local government said the bandits had developed a new operation model which includes barricading roads and laying ambush for road users who occasionally go to their homes to fetch some foodstuffs for their upkeep.
Recently, they embarked on setting houses on fire.
The bandits' activities have heightened due to the non-presence of security personnel in the local government area.
The Shiroro Youths Association co-convener, Yusuf Abubakar Kokki, confirmed the incident and called for "urgent and concerted" efforts by the government and individuals to address the insecurity in the council.
By SaharaReporters,New York
Source:https://saharareporters.com/2021/04/10/bandits-kill-1-abduct-10-raid-niger-state-villages
Veteran Nollywood actor, Bruno Iwuoha, has died on Saturday at the age of 68 after a prolonged battle with diabetes.
A statement signed by the Director of Communications, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Monalisa Chinda Coker, reads, “It is on a sad note that we announce the passing away of our elder colleague and active member of AGN Abuja, Bruno Obinna Iwuoha.
“He died in the early hours of this morning (10/04/2021) after a prolonged battle with diabetes.
“Bruno Iwuoha hails from Ehime Mbano Local Government Area in Umunumo Umuanunu kindred, Imo State. He was aged 68 years, survived by his wife and six children.”
The National President, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ejezie Emeka Rollas, said on behalf of the entire members of the Guild, that he commiserates with the immediate family members, friends and fans.
He prayed that God would comfort them at this moment of grief and that all the souls of all faithful departed would rest in peace.
By SaharaReporters,New York
Source:https://saharareporters.com/2021/04/10/nollywood-actor-bruno-iwuoha-dies-68
An unspecified number of women have been abducted by suspected Boko Haram sect members who attacked a community in Adamawa State.
The insurgents also killed five people, destroyed houses and other property and made away with residents' belongings, a source said.
It was gathered on Saturday morning that the insurgents stormed Kwapre, a village in the Hong Local Government Area of Northern Adamawa on Friday evening, shooting randomly and picking up the women.
A source around the area, Innocent Geoffrey, told DAILY POST that the attackers were first thought to be herders out for vengeance attack but later manifested their Boko Haram tendency, seizing the female residents they could lay their hands on, as residents scampered for safety.
"Right now, there is no single person in Kwapre; everybody has fled the community," Innocent said during the conversation Saturday morning.
The member representing Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency and Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yusuf Buba Yakubu, who represents the affected community in the National Assembly, reacted to the development with a statement expressing his concerns.
He said the insurgents, who besieged Kwapre village in Garaha Ward of Hong LGA, killed and maimed unsuspecting community dwellers, destroyed homes and property and abducted some people.
"This latest attack on the innocent and peace-loving people of Kwapre is another senseless and cruel act of cowardice on a community that is renowned for peace, industry and serenity," the lawmaker said.
By SaharaRepoters,New York
Source:https://saharareporters.com/2021/04/10/boko-haram-attacks-adamawa-community-kills-five-abducts-many-women
