By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The Taraba Police Command foiled an attempt by unknown gunmen to abduct a Chinese national in Gindin Dorowa area of Wukari local government area of the state on Monday, December 14. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP David Misal, states that the unidentified gunmen had blocked the Wukari-Jalingo highway on Monday night and were about to kidnap a Chinese national on transit but were repelled...

Seventeen missing students from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara have been found, says the Katsina state governor, Aminu Musari. The governor made this indication during an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), a German news outlet on Monday. He said the students found have been reunited with their families. “As at today, information available to me shows that 17 of the missing children have been found. 15 of them were found around Dinya in Danmusa (LGA)....

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The attackers of Kankara Government Science Secondary School, katsina State, north-western Nigeria have been located. The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari confirmed that   the attackers who left hundreds of students missing have been located at their hideout at Zango-Paula Forest in the area. The president said the students abducted by the attackers who arrived on motorbikes and started shooting into the air, causing people to flee, will be freed. According...

Hours after the abduction of an unspecified number of students by an outlaw gang in Kankara Local Government Area, Kastina, the state governor, Aminu Masari issued a directive to shut down all boarding secondary schools in the state. On Friday, the Nigerian military had located and exchanged fire with the gang who were armed with AK-47s. According to police spokesman Gambo Isah, the bandits came on motorcycles firing sporadically and tried to enter the school....