Eyewitness said the death toll is still on the rise as several houses were also reportedly set ablaze when the suspected. At birnin gwari, mr elrufai met with the emir, jibril zubair, and community leaders before proceeding to gwaska, the scene of the latest fatal attack. In 1901 zaria sought british protection against slave raids by kontagora. In fact, today thre is a place in munya local government area called kabula where is was said that queen amina had a stopover. Kidnapping still rife along birningwari road despite.
Kagarko, northwest kachia, kanuru, igabi, soba, giwa, birningwari, and chikun lgas, kaduna city. For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of birnin gwari are 10. Zaria historical kingdom and province, nigeria britannica. Armed bandits have again attacked birnin gwari on wednesday, according to reliable sources. At least forty people massacred in armed bandit invasion on. Kaduna state, nigeria genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Chairman of the national union of road transport workers, nurtw, birning gwari branch, danladi duniya, who confirmed the incident on phone in kaduna, said those abducted were travelling in three vehicles from birningwari to kano. All culture books celebrity movies music theatre television. As 71yearold tajudeen tijani puts it, birnin gwari is an ancient city and one of the largest communities in kaduna state with little or no government presence. The gwari people are one of the ethnic groups in nigeria that hold on tightly to their believes and traditions. Populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people. Brief history it has been claimed that the gwari people migrated from borno into the abuja region thurley, 1931 due to conflict with the kanuri.
Meanwhile as goment dey talk dia own, di burial ceremony of ova 50 pipo wey dem kill for weekend happen for birningwari. Sediments from the birningwari artisanal gold mining. The death toll from a bloody clash between armed bandits and militiamen over the weekend in the kwaska gwaska village of birnin gwari local government area of kaduna state has risen to 71, a traditional ruler told afp on tuesday. Armed bandits tuesday killed no fewer than 22 persons at layin maigwari community in birnin gwari local government of kaduna state.
Emir of birnigwari in kaduna speaks on how bandits. Chief of army staff coas, lieutenant general tukur. Almost on a daily basis, nigerians are struck by news of such mindless killings. Establishment of 271 naf detachment birnin gwari, would not have been possible without the full support of the president and commanderinchief of the armed forces of nigeria, his excellency. So how does one place the animals of offa, birnin gwari and the rapists of enugu in these examples. Located at the western part of kaduna state birnin gwari is the bridge linking the northern states and the southwest. A foundation, the birningwari vanguards for security and good governance told voice of liberty that, another attack was carried out by armed bandits on mashigi, dakwaro, sabon gida and a village adjacent dakwaro. The emir of birnin gwari, his royal highness, malam zubairu jibril mai gwari ii, has challenged former military president ibrahim babangida to write a book that will correct wrong impressions about his person during and after the expiration of his administration. This present darkness, history of organised crime in nigeria, stephen ellis traces postindependence banditry in nigeria to shortly before the civil war, when government broke down in some parts of the western region and there was a blurred line between political violence, crime, and organised insurgency. The emir of birnin gwari in kaduna state, zubairu jibril mai gwari ii, has revealed why he has been in the frontline of advocacy for selfdefence by his people. The birnin gwari killings arrive on the heels of similar attacks in adamawa and zamfara that claimed some 25 lives last week.
The nigerian army has vowed to track down the perpetrators of birnin gwari attacks that left at least seven dead and five others injured. Look at birningwari, birning, kaduna, nigeria from different perspectives. Average weather in birnin gwari, nigeria, year round. Bandits loyal to the assassinated gang leader, buharin daji, at nabango area under birningwari local government area of kaduna state, tuesday night, reportedly killed 11 soldiers in what seems.
In nigeria, callous murders and violence like the aforesaid are gaining currency. In birnin gwari, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Relief and tranquillity enjoyed by commuters and drivers after four weeks of the restoration of peace in the birningwari axis through the combined operation of security agencies have been disturbed as armed bandits may have resumed with full force as they kidnapped travellers on the same route between wednesdays. Abdullahi jariri was elected chairman of the local government on july, 2018. Birnin gwari is a local government area in kaduna state, nigeria. The flat physical map represents one of many map types available.
Northerners are fond of saying in hausa language muyi shi gwari gwari meaning lets do it like the gbagyi or in the gbagyi way. Her presence was felt at birnin gwari, galadima kogo, to the gara area of the present kogi state. Tukur buratai, ordering his men to flush out the bandits terrorising communities in. Saharareporters has learnt that governor muktar yero of kaduna state has rushed this morning to birnin gwari town, the scene of yesterdays brazen, fivehour operation by a group of armed bandits. Saharareporters broke the news of the daredevil attacks in. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on birnin gwari. One of the passengers in the car lost his life and has.
Queen amina as she popularly known, embarked on the expansion of her territory. Whether youre off for a romantic vacation, family trip, or an allinclusive holiday, birnin gwari vacation packages on. The death toll in last saturdays armed attack on birningwari, kaduna state, has increased with the latest figure being put at 58, as more bodies were evacuated from gwaska. John shikam writes that the recent directive by the chief of army staff, lt. This is coming despite military operations that have helped to restore peace and normalcy in that troubled part of the north west nigeria. The word gwari is a name of a popular yam grown by the gwari people of abuja. Relief and tranquillity enjoyed by commuters and drivers after four weeks of the restoration of peace in the birningwari axis through the combined operation of. Another 47 abducted in birnin gwari maritime first newspaper. Additionally, gwari familiarity with the lapis lazuli stone has been taken in some quarters as indication of egyptian origin. The commissioning of 271 naf detachment birnin gwari is a testimony of the naf commitment to the fight against insurgency and banditry in nigeria.
Elrufai visits birnin gwari, assures communities of. Bandits loyal to the assassinated gang leader, buharin daji, at nabango area under birningwari local government area of kaduna state, tuesday night, reportedly killed 11 soldiers in what seems like a daring reprisal attack. Assistant police commissioner, 6 others abducted on birnin gwari road an assistant commissioner of police identified as acp emmanuel, serving in gusau, zamfara state has been abducted while. Traditional ruler of the troubled birningwari local government area of kaduna state, emir zubair jibril maigwari ii, on friday revealed that the bandits terrorising his area were now struggling. Why i told my people to defend themselves emir of birnin. Again, armed bandits kidnap travellers after arrest of fake army officer. Kaduna state is mostly populated by hausa, gbagyi, adara, ham, atyap, bajjuu and agworok ethnic communities. The dastardly act is coming barely one week after armed bandits killed local miners at janruwa, also in birnin gwari local government area of the state. Birnin gwari full story of how gunmen killed 45 in kaduna.
Sofobirningwari, magajin gari 3, birnin gwari, kaduna state, nigeria. The kaduna state government has received with sadness reports of the murder of our citizens by armed bandits in birnin gwari, it said. A former birnin gwari local government area chairman, who does not want his name mentioned for security reasons, described the attack as worst in the history of the area. Assistant police commissioner, 6 others abducted on birnin. The death toll in the last weekend armed bandits attack on gwaska community in birnin gwari local government of kaduna state has increased to. Elder statesman atiku abubakar and senator shehu sani wey dey represent. The emir of birningwari in the birningwari local government area of kaduna state, alhaji zubair jibrilmaigwari ll, says bandits operation on his domain has taken a new approach, adding that the antibandits operations have been effective naija news understands that birningwari, which had been known as a zone of cattle rustlers, kidnappers, armed robbers, and bandits now enjoy. On may 10, the police paraded 57 suspects it said were arrested on for alleged involvement in armed robbery car snatching, cattle rustling, kidnapping and possession of illegal firearms along the birnin gwari road.
Incessant kidnappings and killings by armed bandits along birningwarikaduna and birningwarifuntua highways has reached an alarming rate. New birnin gwari, naf declare war on bandits, kidnappers. Gbagyi or gbari plural agbagyi is the name and the language of gbagyigbari ethnic group who are predominantly found in central nigeria, with a population of about 8 million people. As i write this, there are innocent people in the hands of kidnappers. A source conversant with the development disclosed. Satellite image of birnin gwari, nigeria and near destinations. The gbagyi people are known to be, noble, peaceloving, transparent and accommodating people. Suspected criminals arrested along kadunabirningwari road. Emir of birnin gwari challenges babangida to write book on.
Thirteen days after the kidnapping of a journalist, his wife and two siblings, armed bandits terrorizing birningwari have finally regained freedom after a ransom of five million naira was paid. The topography within 2 miles of birnin gwari contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 174 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,409 feet. Use our interactive map, address lookup, or code list to find the correct zip code for your postal mails destination. He said each of the vehicles was conveying no fewer than seven passengers each, totalling 21 persons. While speakers of the dialects were loosely called gwari by both the hausa fulani and europeans during precolonial nigeria they prefer to be known as. The traditional ruler of the troubled birningwari local government area of kaduna state, emir zubair jibril maigwari ii, has said that the armed bandits terrorising his domain have become hungry. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. In truth, mindless killings have a long history that even predates the nigerian state. The katsina state police command, on tuesday evening, paraded no fewer than 7 armed suspects for alleged armed robbery and kidnap operations particularly along birningwari and rugu forests. The kaduna state government has condoled with the people of birnin gwari following latest attacks on the area by bandits noting that the state government is committed to overcoming criminality. Kidnappers release journalist, family in birningwari.
The best birnin gwari vacation packages 2020 tripadvisor. Offa massacre as symbol of nigeria without government, by. In what could be termed a resurgence of banditry in birnin gwari local government area of kaduna state, following complaint from birningwari vanguards for security and good governance thursday, is the recent kidnap of a head teacher, two others while others were shot by the criminal elements. Welcome to darulfikr free and public islamic data bank. A group has raised the alarm that armed bandits has declared total war on the good citizens of birningwari and commuters along the two major highways of birningwarikaduna and birningwarifuntua. Bandits kill 11 soldiers in birnin gwari reprisal attack. Pdf environmental geochemistry of soils and stream sediments.
Average weather in august in birnin gwari, nigeria. Yes, one of our commercial cars plying kadunabirnin gwari road was attacked by armed men. Our communities were on a daily basis attacked, kidnapped and atime killed or maimed by armed bandits. Malam nasir elrufai, the governor of kaduna state, on monday, visited communities in birnin gwari local government area of the state, where gunmen attacked and. Kaduna attack police confirm 45 killed in birnin gwari. Bandits terrorising birningwari now hungry, says emir. In a span of about 2 weeks almost a dozen of people have been kidnapped along. A fomer chairman of birnin gwari, who didnt want his name mentioned for safety reasons, confirmed the abduction of many people on tuesday and wednesday along the kaduna birnin gwari route. In the present kaduna state, apart from birnin gwari a large gbagyi settlement which right from the 19th century had a strong tie with zazzau emirate, only kajuru and kaura some pagan settlements with few gbagyi had habe origins as rulers. History of gwari people of abuja information guide in.
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