Nigeria: Terrorists Intensify Attacks After Military Operations in North-West Nigeria allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Farmers' livelihoods hollowed out by gunmen Bandits demand protection money, kidnap ransoms Rising food prices fuel cost-of-living crisis Nigerian farmer Bashir Sanni and his neighbors hoped they could buy their safety from groups of gunmen who terrorize the country's northwest with kidnappings for ransom and extortion. Residents of his village Birnin Tudu clubbed together to pay 10 million naira ($22,550) in protection money to a local armed group - as well as buying them two motorcycles and a cellphone.
The Zamfara state government has ordered the closure of some federal and state-owned media houses due to the worsening security situation in the state. According to a statement issued by the information commissioner, Ibrahim Dosara on Saturday night, the affected media houses are Radio Nigeria (Pride FM); NTA; Gamji TV; Gamji FM and Al’umma TV, all in Gusau. The state government directed the police commissioner to enforce the order by apprehending violators.