Bandits have killed the former Sole Administrator of Dogon Dawa Development Area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Idris Adam
The National President, Parents Teachers Association, PTA, Alhaji Haruna Danladi, has pleaded with the abductors of the Greenfield University students not to execute or hurt any student for now.
He also pleaded with the abductors to please extend the deadline and time of their execution for the affected families to be able to meet their demands.
Speaking with DAILY POST, the National President observed, “There is need to beg all the bandits in view of the situation some of the students find themselves since the day they were kidnapped and kept in the forest.
“There has been high tension and fear among all the families, relatives and other concerned citizens in the state the moment the bandits issued the threat that they will kill the remaining students if their demands are not met.”
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AT least, 302 officers and men of the Anti-riot policemen and Counter-Terrorism Units as well as Police Special Force of the
Operation Puff Adder II have been deployed in Kaduna to battle bandits.
The policemen are to be drafted to five local government areas of Birnin-Gwari, Giwa, Igabi, Chikun and Kajuru in the state to restored peace.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai, at the flag off of the deployment in Kaduna on Wednesday, reminded the troops that the state was facing security challenges ranging from banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling to armed robbery.
The governor was represented on the occasion by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan.
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Troops of the 2Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday neutralized several bandits in Ungwan Danko village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The village shares a border with Kidandan town of Giwa Local Government Area.
The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said the bandits had earlier invaded the village, abducted four persons, a woman and three children who attempted to escape.
He said, “However, the troops mobilized to the location, laid an ambush, and intercepted the bandits, cutting off their escape.
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“In the ensuing firefight, several bandits were neutralized, and others escaped with bullet wounds.