Kaduna State Archives

Jul

2024

The Souls of Victims of Insecurity, Kidnap For Ransom shall stand in Judgment against us.

NewsCrime, Kaduna State, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Nigeria, Nwaokobia Jnr, Security

Prof Chris Nwaokobia Jnr. My Late Younger Sister; The 14 Year Old Son of The Judge in Kaduna; And The Many Victims of the Pervasive Kidnap For Ransom Business Shall Stand in Judgment Against Nigeria And The Political Class. - Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr. I woke up with tears in my eyes and characteristic with the dictate of my soul, I proceeded to process the impious State of national security, the Politics of it, and the lame albeit draconic platitudes of the operators of State. Kidnappers The alleged heartrending murder yesterday of the 14 years old son of the…

Mar

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

137 kidnapped Kaduna pupils found and rescued in Zamfara – DHQ

Metro, NewsBoko Haram, Crime, Insecurity, Kaduna State, Metro, Security, Zamfara State

According to the Defence Headquarters, troops were able to free the teachers and students who had been kidnapped from LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna, Zamfara State, on Sunday. About 287 pupils as well as instructors were kidnapped by alleged terrorists on March 7, 2024, and taken into the bush. After that, their kidnappers demanded N1 billion as ransom, with a deadline of March 27, 2024, for the payment. However, in a statement, Maj Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, alleged that the victims had been saved by the military in the wee…

Jan

2024

By David Okoye

Kaduna Police Capture Notorious Phone Snatcher

NewsKaduna State, Security

The Kaduna police command has successfully captured Yusuf Abdullahi, a 22-year-old gangster known as "malam Y'M," in the Danmagaji area of Zaria LGA. Abdullahi, hailing from Kofan Kibo in Zaria LGA, was apprehended during a routine patrol on Monday at around 1430hrs. The police command's spokeswoman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed Abdullahi's detention and said he is well-known for stealing phones and forcibly taking away people's possessions from the streets. At the time of his arrest, the suspect—who had been placed on the police wanted list—was discovered to be in possession of potentially hazardous weapons. Prior to Yusuf Abdullahi's court appearance…

Jan

2024

By David Okoye

Kidnapping Attempt Thwarted as Police Rescue Victim in Kaduna

MetroBandits, Kaduna State, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Security

After receiving a distress call from Abuja, the Kaduna State Police Command successfully foiled an attempt at kidnapping and freed a victim in Kaduna. On the state police commissioner Audi Ali's orders, the police detained one suspected kidnapper and found the victim's car along with the perpetrators' weaponry. The event started when agents from Kaduna's Kawo Divisional Headquarters learned that kidnappers were passing across the state with their victim. The police believe that the grey Toyota Hilux van, registered Abuja RBC90DC, was carrying the kidnappers and their victim when they stopped it at around 00:10 hours. One of the kidnappers…

Oct

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Bandits kill the only teacher in Maro community, Kaduna

MetroBandits, Crime, Kaduna State, Metro, RIP

The sole instructor in the Unguwan Dorowa Bakhira hamlet in the Maro community of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, has been slain by bandits. During the early hours of Sunday, the bandits also killed a couple during their attack on the community. Mr. Sunday Akor, the elementary school teacher, is a native of Benue State. As per Maigari Ben, a community leader who verified the occurrence on Sunday, no one was abducted during the assault."They killed a man and his wife as well as Mr. Sunday Akor, a primary school teacher who was a native of Benue State," he…