Tag: Northwest Nigeria

Bandits Kidnap 13 Year-Old Boy, Turn Him To Child Slave For Stolen Cows

Aliyu Aliyu

Bandits turned a 13-year-old boy they kidnapped from Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, into a child slave for the cows they stole. The Zamfara Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, who announced the rescue of the boy by men of his command, said the boy, kidnapped two years ago, was dehumanised by the bandits. He maintained that the abductee was forced to run an errand for stolen cows by bandits before he was rescued. According to him, the Police Tactical Operatives, deployed along Dansadau…

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BREAKING: Bandits Kidnap Commissioner For Information in Nigeria

Aliyu Aliyu

Here are details of how, Mallam Idris Mohammed, Commissioner for information, Niger State, Northwest Nigeria, was whisked away at gun point by over 20 bandits   Mallam Idris Mohammed, the Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, has been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to ve bandits. Platforms Africa reports that the Commissioner was kidnapped on Sunday night by highly armed individuals who broke into his home in Baban Tunga, Tafa local government area of the State. READ ALSO: ‘I Wanted To Stay,’ Tearful Messi Says Goodbye To Barcelona After 18…

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Yellow fever kills 8, rattles entire Nigeria’s Bauchi Community

Aliyu Aliyu

  The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA) says that an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Areas (LGA) of Bauchi State, Northwest Nigeria, with eight deaths and eight samples testing positive. Chairman of the agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this while briefing newsmen in Bauch on Monday. “Our polio team were in communities in Ganjuwa for routine exercise and they found out that eight people died of unknown disease, so they reported back. “Eight samples were brought for lassa fever and yellow fever tests…

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