Author: Sani Nura

THE Emir of Argungu, Muhammad Samaila Mera, has called on residents of his emirate to legally acquire weapons to defend their communities against persistent attacks by bandits and other criminal elements. News Point Nigeria reports that the traditional ruler also urged communities across the emirate to remain vigilant and take proactive measures against terrorists and criminals who frequently invade their areas, stressing that lawful self-defence has become increasingly necessary in the face of growing insecurity. The monarch made the remarks during a meeting with district heads, village heads and ward heads held at his palace in Argungu. Addressing the gathering,…

SIX persons, including four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), were burnt to death following a motor accident that occurred on Wednesday along the Narehi area of the Girei-Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the spokesman of the Adamawa Police Command, Suleiman Nguroje, said the “unfortunate incident involved a military Gun truck travelling from Gombi towards Yola and a commercial Hummer bus conveying five (5) passengers from Yola to Mubi”. “Preliminary findings reveal that both vehicles were involved in a head-on collision, resulting in the commercial bus flipping over…

SUSPECTED bandits have abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, after invading their off-campus residence located on the outskirts of the Low-Cost area of Kaura Namoda town. However, one of the abducted students reportedly escaped from captivity, leaving three male and three female students still in the hands of their captors. The Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Hon. Mannir Haidara Kaura, confirmed the incident to News Point Nigeria, stating that security agencies had already launched operations aimed at securing the safe return of the abducted students. “The incident occurred, and security operatives are currently…

BANDITS have once again attacked Dan Gulbi community in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State, barely two days after a similar assault that claimed the lives of 17 people, including Sallah visitors. News Point Nigeria reports that the residents said the attackers, who arrived in large numbers on motorcycles, stormed the village at about 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday and immediately began shooting sporadically, sending terrified villagers fleeing in different directions in search of safety. Community sources disclosed that the armed men moved through the area unhindered, unleashing violence on residents and causing widespread panic across the village. According to…

AN APC Chieftain, a legal scholar and public affairs commentator, Dr. Umar D. Duhu, has called for public discourse surrounding the forthcoming Adamawa State local government elections to be guided by facts, established laws and documented procedures rather than speculation and anonymous allegations. Duhu, in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria, titled “Facts, Not Rumours, Must Guide Discourse on Adamawa LG Elections,” expressed concern over a recent editorial published by TGNews on June 1, 2026, under the headline: “Double Game in Adamawa? Fintiri Now APC, Yet LG Chairmanship Slots Go to PDP Aspirants.” He maintained that while political commentary…

OPERATIVES of the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a suspected notorious bandit leader, Ali Bahago Danakulu, alongside his alleged lieutenants during a security operation in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area. News Point Nigeria reports that the arrest was confirmed by the Command’s spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, who disclosed that the operation followed credible intelligence that led officers to a criminal gang allegedly terrorising residents of Kasuwan Daji and neighbouring communities. According to him, the suspects had remained on the Command’s watchlist for an extended period over their alleged involvement in armed robbery, banditry…

SUSPECTED armed bandits have abducted former Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, and his wife in Katsina State, in what security sources described as a daring attack along a major route in the state. News Point Nigeria gathered that the retired senior military officer and his wife were travelling through Matazu Local Government Area on Saturday morning when their vehicle was ambushed by heavily armed gunmen. A security source familiar with the incident disclosed that the attackers intercepted the couple’s vehicle and whisked them away to an unknown destination. According to the source, the driver of the vehicle managed to…

FEAR and grief have engulfed Kiliya village in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State following a deadly attack by suspected bandits that left at least 16 people feared dead and several others missing. News Point Nigeria reports that the tragic incident reportedly occurred on Friday afternoon, shortly after residents had concluded Juma’at prayers and were gathered in celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir festivities, when armed assailants stormed the community and opened fire indiscriminately. Eyewitnesses recounted scenes of horror as the attackers, initially arriving on motorcycles, turned a peaceful afternoon into a tragedy. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity,…

TROOPS of Sector 2 Operation Fansan Yamma have rescued 31 kidnap victims, neutralised five terrorists, and dismantled several terrorist camps in a series of coordinated operations across Zamfara and Katsina states.  News Point Nigeria reports that Zamfara State, troops rescued 31 kidnap victims around the Bagega–Kawaye axis in Anka LGA. The kidnap victims were rescued from captivity following a precision air interdiction conducted by the air component of Operation Fansan Yamma and a follow-on ground operation on terrorist enclaves west of Bagega Forest.  In a statement issued on Friday, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the 8 Division,…

THE Katsina State Government has disclosed that Nura Aliyu Garwa, identified as a suspected mastermind of a kidnapping syndicate allegedly involved in the abduction of an eight-year-old boy in Katsina metropolis, had earlier been suspended from his position as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda on Community Development. The disclosure was contained in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Monday by the Katsina State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Bala Salisu Zango. According to the statement, Garwa was suspended from office over allegations bordering on the diversion of empowerment materials meant for communities in Batsari…

OPERATIVES of the Katsina State Police Command have smashed a seven-man kidnapping syndicate allegedly responsible for the abduction of an eight-year-old boy in Katsina metropolis. News Point Nigeria reports that they also recovered ₦7.5 million, believed to be part of the ransom paid by the victim’s family. The operation, carried out under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Ali Fage, also led to the recovery of a Peugeot 307 vehicle and a Boxer motorcycle allegedly used by the suspects. The command’s spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Saturday. He said the victim, whose identity…

THE Kebbi State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a robbery and abduction syndicate allegedly linked to a series of “one-chance” operations along major highways in the state. The arrests were announced in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bashir Usman, who disclosed that the suspects were apprehended during coordinated operations conducted in Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo, Jega, Maiyama, and Aliero Local Government Areas. The suspects were identified as Abubakar Muhammad of Bancho village in Tambuwal, Shehu Ango, Shamsu Daudu, Shuaibu Umar, and Aisha Usmanu. According to police investigations, the group allegedly…

A GOVERNORSHIP aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, David Sabo Kente, has withdrawn from the race ahead of the party’s governorship primary election. News Point Nigeria reports that Kente announced his decision after what he described as extensive consultations with stakeholders across and outside the state. According to him, the move was taken in the interest of peace, unity and political stability in Taraba State and within the APC. He denied claims that his withdrawal was influenced by financial inducement, insisting that no one “settled” him to step aside from the contest. Kente also expressed dissatisfaction…

THE Katsina Police Command has recorded major operational successes after foiling a kidnapping attempt and recovering 25 rustled cows in separate operations across the state. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed that the operations led to the rescue of 11 kidnapped passengers and the recovery of livestock stolen by armed bandits. It said on May 18, 2026, at about 8:45pm, the Divisional Police Officer of Kankara Division received a distress call that heavily armed bandits had blocked the Sheme-Kankara Road at Kakumi Village in Kankara. The bandits reportedly intercepted an…

SENATOR Muhammad Danjuma Goje has lost the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent Gombe Central Senatorial District for a fifth term, marking a major political shift in the zone. News Point Nigeria reports that the direct primary election conducted on Monday across Akko and Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas, the two councils that make up the senatorial district, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed, emerged victorious to clinch the APC ticket. The Returning Officer for the election, Habu Dahiru, announced that DCP Ahmed secured 42,785 votes, defeating Senator Goje, who polled 10,425 votes. Ahmed had earlier emerged…

SUSPECTED bandits on Sunday afternoon launched a deadly attack on two farmers’ markets in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing at least 11 people, including a local security operative and an unidentified pregnant woman. The attack targeted Gidan Wawu and Gidan Sarkin Noma, neighbouring agrarian communities in Guga Ward, where residents said armed assailants stormed the villages at about 4pm, as locals were returning from the weekly Guga market. According to a community source, Mahadi Guga, who spoke with News Point Nigeria, the attackers appeared to have deliberately timed the assault to coincide with market day, when many…

SUSPECTED Lakurawa terrorists have allegedly killed seven soldiers in a deadly ambush at Runji village, located about 10 kilometres from Illela town in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to local sources, the attack occurred on Saturday evening as troops were returning from a military operation targeting a Lakurawa hideout in the area. Residents disclosed that the soldiers had launched an assault on the terrorists’ camp using three military vehicles in an operation believed to have inflicted heavy casualties on the armed group before the ambush occurred. A source familiar with the incident explained that one of the…

THE Bauchi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Saddique Baba Abubakar, has announced his retirement from active politics. News Point Nigeria Sunday Politics reports that in a short video message released in Hausa on Saturday, Abubakar, husband of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Umar Farouq, described the decision as difficult and said it was taken on personal grounds, while also apologising to his supporters. “Today, with a heavy heart, I have made the difficult decision to leave politics for personal reasons. This decision did not come easily, considering the love, support…

THE Zamfara State Police Command on Friday said it has recorded a breakthrough in a case involving alleged human trafficking, baby factory activities, and the theft of a ten-day-old infant from General Hospital Kaura Namoda. The feat was recorded following a complaint lodged at Kaura Namoda Division three days earlier regarding the theft of the infant from the hospital. According to a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, DSP Yazid Abubakar, on Saturday, as part of the investigation, hospital staff who were on duty at the time of the incident were…

A FEMALE intending pilgrim from Taraba State has died in Yola, Adamawa State, just hours before her scheduled departure for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. News Point Nigeria reports that the deceased, identified as Hajiya Dado Hammadu from Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, reportedly fell ill shortly after arriving at the Yola International Airport alongside other intending pilgrims ahead of the airlift to Saudi Arabia. The Information Officer of the Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hamza Baba Muri, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust during a telephone interview. According to Muri, the late Dado Hammadu…