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Suspected bandits kill Senator Marafa’s sister, abduct husband
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Suspected bandits kill Senator Marafa’s sister, abduct husband

Some suspected bandits have reportedly murdered the elder sister of Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, Hajia Ade Marafa in Ruwan Bore community in Gusau Local Government area of Zamfara State. They also reportedly kidnapped her husband, Alhaji Ibrahim and his brother.Reports say the bandits, stormed their residence in the early hours of Tuesday, bearing dangerous weapons, including guns, operated at the residence and in the whole village for hours from 3.am. The husband to the late senator’s sister, Alhaji Ibrahim, has not been released as at the time of filing this report.Marafa’s Personal Assistant, Abubakar Abdullahi Tsafe, in a statement in Abuja, said the bandits, numbering over 100, set the village ablaze.He said the senator’s sister would be buried today, in accordance with Islamic injun...
Breaking: DSS explains why bandits’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu was arrested at Kano airport
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Breaking: DSS explains why bandits’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu was arrested at Kano airport

The Department of State Services (DSS) has clarified the reasons behind the apprehension of Tukur Mamu, the principal negotiator between armed groups and captives of the Kaduna-bound train, by its agents at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. NAIJATAB NEWS had previously reported that Mamu was seized along with his family members in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and subsequently transported back to Nigeria. Mamu indicated that he was taken into custody and held at the Cairo International Airport for a duration of 24 hours while traveling to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj. The DSS personnel picked up the Kaduna-based publisher and his relatives immediately upon their arrival at the Kano airport this afternoon and transferred them to Abuja. The DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, ...