A Catholic priest named Luka Yakusak, was abducted in Anchuna village, Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna state on Monday at about 8pm. The bandits were said to have stormed the town and shot sporadically before eventually heading to the official residence of the Catholic priest. The priest is in charge of St Matthew’s Catholic Church in the community. The cable reported that Luka Binniyat, spokesman of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), confirmed the abduction incident....

GUSAU — Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State says the state government is no longer interested in dialoguing with bandits as they have rejected the olive branch earlier extended to them. Matawalle who held the government position in Gusau, said security forces would flush them out instead of dialogue.  “The barrage of attacks on bandits by security forces had made them make a fresh overture to the government, seeking dialogue.” “My administration will no longer grant...

Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle, has said amnesty will no longer be granted to bandits in the state. The governor who addressed residents after Juma’at prayer on Friday asked that the collective effort of all citizens in the fight against banditry in the state. He stated that his administration will no longer offer amnesty to bandits because they had rejected the plea to reach for peace. “My administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits...

YOLA — To protect students and teachers from marauding bandits bent on kidnapping school children for ransom, the Adamawa State Government has decided to engage the services of local hunters and vigilantes to protect schools from attacks. Recall, the state government had de-boarded 30 Junior Boarding Secondary Schools as part of steps to safeguard the lives of Students and Teachers. Wilbina Jackson, State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development who announced the measures in...