Browsing: Kaduna State

Residents of Zaria were upset after the arrest of Abdul Azeez Idris for kidnapping and killing his 6-year-old cousin. The girl was kidnapped while going to an Islamic school.

There was noticeable anxiety in the Old-Kuyelo community in the Birnin Bwari area of Kaduna State when terrorists entered the community on Tuesday night. The Secretary-General, Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, Abdulrashid Abarshi, verified the incident to PUNCH Online on Thursday. According to Abarshi, the terrorists invaded the old Kuyello town which forced the residents to […]

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has emphasized value addition as an essential standard for mining operations in the country. Value added in mining and quarrying is considered as the output value minus the value of intermediate consumption. During an inspection tour of […]

The Kaduna State Government has announced the release of the 287 schoolchildren kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement signed by the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Sunday. The statement partly read, “I wish to announce that our Kuriga school children have been released. “Our special […]

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command on Saturday apprehended a suspected  notorious kidnappers’ gang leader, Saidu Yakubu, also known as “Ismail.” The gang was said to be behind the September 7, 2023 attack at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Fadan Kamanta, Kafanchan Diocese, in Jema’ah Local Government Area of Kaduna State,  razing the parish house […]

Another try by terrorists in Kaduna State to kidnap some residents in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state was stopped by personnel of the Nigerian Army deployed to the area. Recently, the state has become a hotspot for terrorists who have taken over 300 people as hostages. In the same Kajuru LG […]

Terrorists kidnapped 87 people after launching a recent attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Harisu Dari, a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Kaduna.