Rising Food Prices Blamed on Bandits, Kidnappers

  A development economist, Ken Ife, says insecurity has been the major cause of rising food prices. “Fewer farmers are growing crops, and many can no longer go to the farm out of fear. Eighty per cent of rural production, processing and marketing of food is done by women. “Insecurity has made it also dangerous for these women to go to harvest their crops,’’ he said in an interview on Thursday in Abuja. The economist explained that there were five components of inflation, and the foodstuff basket index was the highest. “You have the foodstuff basket index, and it is

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Gunmen kill one, kidnap three in Kogi

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one person while three others were kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. The Commissioner of police Ayuba Ede who confirmed the incident said the gunmen struck on Thursday at the Royal Garden Relaxation spot, along Ayingba – Ankpa Highway, Egume community, in the Eastern flank of the state. Ekpeji, said, “I received a report from Egume Division, that three unknown armed men attacked Royal Garden Relaxation Spot shooting sporadically. “Immediately, the DPO mobilized operatives to the scene where he met one yet to be identified body lying in a

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Kidnapped Kaduna School Victims Regain Freedom

Six students and two staff of Engravers College who were  kidnapped from their school recently have regained their freedom. The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed their release in a statement today. He said, “We are relieved that this criminal violation of the right to liberty is over and that they are all back safely. “The victims, most of whom are minors, and their families will now be focusing on recovering from this undeserved trauma. We appeal for considerate reporting of their ordeal and respect for their privacy. “As we continue to combat banditry,

By |October 26th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Gunmen Invade Another School in Kaduna, Abduct Principal

The Principal of Government Technical Secondary School, Maraban Kajuru, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been abducted following an attack on the school by gunmen. The gunmen were said to have invaded the school in the early hours of Thursday and broke into the principal’s house. This is coming a week after bandits raided Engravers College, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area, abducting six female students and two members of staff who are still in captivity. A resident around the school, who witnessed the incident, said the bandits arrived the technical school at about 12:45am and were

By |October 10th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

APC gave me N13m for 2019 election, Wadume makes startling revelations

•I’m a political thug, not a kidnapper •I made N6m from a sitting governor •How I escaped from soldiers who wanted to kill me •Slain policemen identified themselves before soldiers killed them •Wadume’s uncle, brother, cousin reveal their roles Suspected kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, a.k.a Wadume, who has been in the middle of the raging storm between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police over the murder of three police operatives and two civilians by soldiers in Ibi town, Taraba state has finally opened up and made startling revelations. In an exclusive interview with Saturday Vanguard, Wadume gave a

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Police Destroy Kidnappers’ Den In Ondo, Arrest Two

The Ondo State Police Command said on Thursday that it had arrested two people suspected to be members of a kidnapping gang terrorising the state. The suspects, who were identified as Jahae Mohammed and Jimoh Ahmed, were nabbed during a raid on the kidnappers’ den located in a forest in the Oba Akoko/Ose area of the Akoko South East Local Government Area of the state by a team of policemen. Speaking on the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph, said the suspected kidnappers were arrested in the Oba Akoko/Ose area by a police special patrol team.

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Palpable Fear In Kaduna As Kidnappers Killed Traditional Ruler

The paramount ruler of the Adara, the Agwom Adara, Mr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima who was abducted last Friday with his wife has been killed. The traditional ruler is believed to have been killed on Thursday and his body dumped where it was found and taken to St. Gerald Catholic Hospital in Kaduna early Friday morning. According to Daily Trust, one of the officials of Adara Development Association who went to identify the body at the St. Gerald Catholic Hospital in Kakuri, Kaduna, said the late Agom was shot twice in the head as there were bullet wounds piercing through his

By |October 26th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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