Wife of a commissioner in Zamfara and six children have been abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday at Gurbin Bore village in the state.
In Zamfara, Gunmen abduct Commissioner’s wife, 6 children
Rising insecurity: German engineer abducted in Kano, police escort killed
The Kano State police command said some unidentified gunmen on Monday in Kano killed a police escort and abducted a German engineer, identified as Mr. Michael Cremza.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident in a statement in Kano.
He said the gunmen trailed Cremza’s car to Sabon Titi Madobi Road Kano, where they launched the attack. Cremza works for construction company, Dantata and Sawoe.
Chibok girls: Your information is ‘fake’, presidency tells Salkida
The Presidency has dismissed Ahmed Salkida’s latest information that only 15 of the remaining 113 abducted Chibok schoolgirls in captivity of Boko Haram were believed to be alive.
Ahmad Salkida: only 15 out of remaining 113 Chibok Girls still alive, 98 probably dead
He made the claim in series of tweets today, in which he provided a backgrounder to the abduction, exactly four years ago. Salkida said the surviving 15 have been married off, indoctrinated and may no longer be interested in returning home.
At least 1,000 children in Nigeria abducted by militant group since 2013: UNICEF
At least 1,000 children have been abducted by the Boko Haram insurgent group in northeastern Nigeria since 2013 amid repeated attacks on schools, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday.
Dapchi girls update: Lai declares David Bako fake soldier, unknown to Army
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has denied as untrue stories making the rounds in the social media about an alleged presidential level conspiracy that stage-managed the infamous abduction of a large number of schoolgirls from Dapchi on the 19th of February, insisting that the purported purveyor of the allegations, Sergeant David Bako is unknown to the Nigerian Army.
Dapchi schoolgirls release: EU applauds Buhari
The European Union on Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls.
Dapchi schoolgirls: FG says PDP plumbs depth of infamy
The Federal Government has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) of plumbing the depths of infamy for saying the abduction
and release of the Dapchi schoolgirls were stage-managed.
Dapchi girls update: We will free Leah Sharibu – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the freedom of Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi schoolgirl still in captivity, as he was to the freedom of all the 110 girls when they were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.
Dapchi girls kidnap staged by Buhari’s government, PDP says
Nigeria’s main opposition party Wednesday accused the country’s government of staging the abduction and eventual release of the Dapchi schoolgirls to score political points.
