MINNA — After spending about 89 days in captivity, the Niger State government has confirmed the release of 136 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya kidnapped in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of the State. Recall that the pupils were abducted on 30th May 2021. Six of the pupils reportedly died while two of the parents died of heartache. Before their release today, the bandits had told the parents that two of the kids a 6-year-old...

The Zamfara State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Shehu says gunmen have killed four persons and abducted 50 others in Goran Namaye town in Maradun Local Government Area. He told newsmen in Gusau that the attackers invaded the town around midnight on Sunday, killed four persons and abducted 50 others. He, said CP Yakubu Elkana, has ordered an immediate search and rescue operation for the victims, adding that the police tactical operatives had been...