Tag: Attack
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Banex Plaza remains shut as soldiers occupy electronics market after attack on soldiers
Banex Plaza, an electronics and telecommunications gadget market in Abuja, is still under lock and key after assault of soldiers. As at Monday morning soldiers were found across the plaza. Some traders who assembled at a distance from the plaza were seen leaving after waiting for hours. None of them agreed to speak with journalists…
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‘Heinous Attack’: World laders condemn shooting of Slovak PM
World leaders reacted with shock and condemnation after Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds in an assassination attempt Wednesday: – US condemns ‘horrific act’ – US President Joe Biden condemned the shooting as a “horrific act of violence,” adding that he and First Lady Jill Biden “are praying for a swift recovery,…
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INSECURITY! Bandits k!ll 30 farmers, Islamic cleric in Zamfara
Bandits have attacked two farming communities in Zamfara State where they killed no fewer than 30 farmers, including a respected Islamic cleric. And elsewhere in Plateau, two herders and over 200 cattle were killed. Police Spokesman in Zamfara, ASP Yazid Abu Abubakar, confirmed the attacks on two local government areas of the state, but said…
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INSECURITY! Bandits kidnap Bank Manager in Zamfara
Bandits in the early hours of Tuesday stormed Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, and kidnapped the manager of TAJ Bank, Gusau, Mansur Kaura, at his residence. A source close to the manager disclosed that the bandits invaded the house at Gidan Dari Bypass around 12am on Tuesday and whisked him to an unknown destination. “The…
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Gunmen attack Ekiti LG secretariat few days after Oyo Assembly invasion
Few days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat, gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the Ilejemeje local government area secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic and chaos among workers. The attackers disrupted normal activities and forced employees to flee the premises for safety. The hoodlums who were said to have come…
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Just in: Panic as hooded gunmen storm Oyo Govt Secretariat
There was panic at Oyo Government Secretariat on Saturday following an invasion by some hooded men. The armed men were stationed at strategic points in the secretariat, it was learnt. While some were said to have manned the entrance to the Governor’s office gate, others were seen at the entrance to the House of Assembly…
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INSECURITY! Bandits disrupt prayer at Zamfara mosque, abduct many worshipers
Bandits, on Tuesday, attacked a mosque in Gusau, capital of Zamfara state, and kidnapped scores of worshippers. It was gathered that the attack was carried out when Muslim faithful were observing the famous congregational prayer, Tahajjud. Tahajjud is special prayer being observed by Muslims in every last 10 days of the Holy Month of Ramadan.…
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Attack on Security Operatives: Imo CP vows to apprehend culprits
Aboki Danjuma, the Commissioner of Police, (CP) Imo State Command, has condemned in totality the killing of personnel of Mopol 18, Owerri, by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, (ESN)
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INSECURITY! Bandits abduct many passengers in Katsina
Many passengers are said to have been kidnapped in a broad daylight attack launched by some bandits in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred on Thursday after the hoodlums intercepted an eighteen-seater bus with the registration number (14B-300-KT), loaded with passengers, belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority. An eyewitness…
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Attack on Nigerian troops, an attack on Nigeria itself – Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described the killings of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian army in Okuama community of Delta State as an attack on Nigeria itself. The monarch made this known in a statement by his