Tag: fishermen
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Fishermen kill huge hippopotamus in Kebbi
A video showing the moment fishermen from Yauri town, Kebbi State displayed a huge hippopotamus killed after an extensive search has surfaced on social media.
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APM Terminal’s security man rescues two drowning fishermen
A security guard of APM Terminals Apapa, Mr Lucky Edafe, has rescued two fishermen who were about drowning as their boat capsized. The Terminal Manager, Mr Steen Knudsen, stated on Sunday in Lagos that the boat capsized due to rough tide. The tide washed the boat to the Apapa berth where the fishermen hung unto…
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Boko Haram gunmen disguise as traders, kill 50 fishermen
At least 50 people, mostly fishermen, have been killed in raids by Boko Haram terrorists on Lake Chad in late December. The militants had disguised as traders and attacked the fishermen. “We got news of the attacks days after because it is difficult to get to or call the islands.” Ali Ramat, the mayor of…
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Flood: Fishermen takeover abandoned Winner Chapel’s church in Rivers…worshippers relocate
Once use to be awash with worshippers every Sunday, Living Faith Church, Winners Chapel situated at Km. 18, Port Harcourt/Owerri Road, Rukpokwu area of Rivers State has turned to a fishing destination for young fishermen following incessant rain in the state which submerged the church and its environment. During a visit to the Church at…
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Boko Haram kill 31 fishermen in Borno
At least 31 fishermen have been killed by Boko Haram jihadists in two separate attacks on islands in Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, fishermen and vigilantes fighting the Islamists told AFP late Monday. Armed jihadists stormed the fishing islands of Duguri and Dabar Wanzam in the freshwater lake Saturday, attacking fishermen working in the area…