Tag: Rafi Local Government Area

One of the bandits’ leaders was killed in the gunfight

Thursday's attack was the deadliest since bandits began attacking the area years ago.

The police fired multiple gunshots into the air to scare and disperse the fighters, residents said.

Resident say the pastor and some church officials were having a meeting after the morning service when the gunmen invaded ...

Locals say after Saturday's attack, the bandits left behind a message that they would return for the affluent residents of ...

The bandits raided the palace of the emir of Kagara who was not in the town during the attack

“The bandit can return at any moment. We cannot continue to pay ransom with the little we have for feeding.”

Governor Sani Bello says bandits are trying to force people of Niger to change their normal lives

Ahmad Gumi urges government to "use the bad to fight the ugly, and use the good to fight the bad ...

The school's proprietor says the number of the students abducted was not yet determined

Governor Abubakar Bello described the death of the emir as a colossal loss to the Kagara Emirate and Niger State

The president has directed the armed forces and police to ensure the immediate and safe return of all the captives.

The bandits' hideout according to police report was Tunga-Iliya forest in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state.

The abducted traditional ruler was earlier kidnapped in December and freed after the payment of ransom.

The victim worked at a road construction site when he was abducted.

The victims were handling the rehabilation of a federal road when they were abducted.