Estimated Reading Time: 1The Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Sa’idu Namaska has pleaded with bandits to cease their activities to allow farmers to go to their farms as the 2021 farming season has begun to help prevent food scarcity and hunger. The Emir said it is already evident that food is[Read More…]
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Kidnappers, bandits, informants in Niger state to die by hanging
Estimated Reading Time: 1Kidnappers, bandits and their informants will be served hot meals in Niger state as the state governor on Friday signed a bill prescribing death by hanging for cattle rustlers, bandits, kidnappers and their ininformants. The bill was passed on July 1 by the state’s House of Assembly.[Read More…]
Niger State to hang convicted kidnappers and bandits
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Niger State House of Assembly has passed a law, which recommends that convicted kidnappers and bandits must be sentenced to death by hanging. The law according to the lawmakers would also be applicable to any informant caught to aiding the activities in the state. The State[Read More…]
Niger State Government sacks 374 workers, forcefully retire 380 more
Estimated Reading Time: 1374 civil servants with the Niger State Government have been sacked while another 380 were forcefully retired. The chairman of the state civil service commission, Alhaji Sheu Yusuf Galadima, made the announcement at a press conference in Minna on Tuesday. He said the dismissed workers are also[Read More…]
Niger State Introduces Animal Taxation to curtail banditry
Estimated Reading Time: 1Niger state Government has concluded plans to reintroduce animal tax system(Jangali), as a way of ascertaining the actual number of nomads in an efforts to checkmating the activities of alleged cow rustling , banditry activities and other forms of crime across the State. The Governor of the[Read More…]
Governor Sani Bello of Niger, finally returns from trip abroad
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello has finally returned from his trip abroad. NewsWireNGR learned that the Governor on sunday, met with the parents of the 136 students of Salihu Tanko Islamiya School, Tegina, who were abducted last month. Recall that the governor had travelled[Read More…]
Gunmen abduct, kill medical doctor in Niger State
Estimated Reading Time: 1Armed men suspected to be Fulani bandits have shot dead a Medical Doctor, Precious Chinnedu Emeka in Salka village, Magama Local Government Area of Niger state. Late Dr Chinedu who owns and operates a Medical Health facility in the area according to newsmen findings was attacked in[Read More…]
Bandits who abducted Niger State Islamiyya children have reduced the ransom to N150 million
Estimated Reading Time: 1The bandits who abducted 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State 10 days ago have reduced the ransom they earlier demanded to N150 million. The kidnappers had initially asked for a N110 million ransom, which was[Read More…]
Niger Abductions: ‘We have established contact with the abductors’ – Deputy Governor
Estimated Reading Time: 2Niger State Government says it has opened negotiations with the group of armed bandits responsible for the abduction of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya school children in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of the state. The government also said that it was not unaware of the ongoing negotiation[Read More…]
Niger Abductions: Bandits demand N110million ransom
Estimated Reading Time: 1Bandits have demanded N110millipn ransom for the release of 156 Islamiyya students abducted in Niger state. Recall that the students of Salihu Tanko islamiyya school were abducted in Tegina town in Rafi LGA on Sunday. The headmaster of the school, Abubakar Alhassan, told journalists on Wednesday that[Read More…]
