Tag: Auchi
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Edo: Amid heavy rainfall, fallen trees kill 4, injure many others in Auchi
Edo Government on Monday visited Jattu Market, near Auchi, where four trees fell, following a storm and rainfall, that killed four and injured many persons.
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Troops eliminate kidnappers terrorising Auchi-Benin road
The Nigerian Army says its troops of 4 Brigade, on Wednesday eliminated three kidnappers believed to be part of the notorious kidnap and robbery gang terrorising motorists along Auchi-Benin road in Edo.
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JUST IN: Leader of kidnap gang terrorising Lokoja-Okene road arrested [PHOTOS]
Suleiman Dogoruwa, the leader of the kidnap gang terrorising travellers on the ever-busy Lokoja-Okene road has been arrested. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Chairman of Okehi Local Government of Kogi State, Abdulraheem Ohiare, who made this known, said Dogoruwa was arrested on Monday. According to Ohiare, the leader of the kidnap gang was arrested by the…
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Popular Edo Royal Family loses three notable Princes in quick succession
The successive deaths of three notable princes in a popular royal family in Edo State has stated fueling panic in the state. According to reports, the popular Momoh Royal family (lkelebe kindred) of Auchi, currently the custodian of the Auchi Royal stool, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, lost three of its…
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Seven dead, 58 suspects arrested as Auchi cult clashes get messier
Death toll in the clashes between rival cult groups in Auchi, Edo State, has allegedly risen to seven, following the killing of two more persons in a reprisal attack on Monday night. This is even as the Edo State Police Command confirmed the arrest of 58 suspects in connection with the cult clashes and the…
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Army arrests 24 suspected Boko Haram members in Edo
His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aliru H. Momoh, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, in Edo, on Monday announced the arrest of 24 suspected Boko Haram members in the community by the Nigerian Army. The monarch, while speaking in his palace at Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West local government area of the state, said the commandant of…