Tag: Gun
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More dialogue, not guns to end insecurity in Nigeria – By Magnus Onyibe
President Muhammadu Buhari has made a categorical statement in his Eid-Efitri message that the battle against terrorism will be over soon. But the haunting image of the innocent little baby born while the mother is in captivity following the terrorists’ invasion of Kaduna bound passengers trains on 28th March 2022, that was strewn on the…
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SAD! One dead as Alec Baldwin discharges prop gun on movie set
American actor, Alec Baldwin, discharged a prop gun on a movie set on Thursday, leading to the demise of the film’s director of photography and injury of its director. A spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Juan Rios, revealed that the cinematographer, 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins was killed, and the director, 48-year-old Joel Souza,…
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Gunmen strike again in Abia, attack Police Divisional Headquarters, burn properties
Gunmen have attacked a police divisional headquarters in Abia State in the south-east region of the country. According to reports, the attack on the police facility located at the Trademore Estate in Umuahia, the state capital was carried out at about 9:45am today (Sunday). While no life was lost in the incident, one of the…
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How Cross River student took gun to school to shoot teacher
A certain student of Government Secondary School in Akpabuyo, Ikot Ewa, Cross River State has been in the news after bringing a locally made gun to school to shoot her teacher who asked her to cut her coloured hair. An eyewitness Charles Edem told BBC Pidgin that the pathetic incident occurred on February 11 but…
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[Trending video]: Hoodlums now parading guns; wear bullet proof vests, uniforms after invasion of police stations
Following spate of attacks on police stations in Edo, Lagos and Oyo state, hoodlums were seen in videos making the rounds on the internet parading guns, wearing uniforms, bullet proofs vests belonging to the Nigeria Police Force. Recall TNG had earlier reported how hoodlums attacked three police stations, Oko Correctional Facility in Edo and in…
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Police recover guns from Trump associate’s home after suicide attempt
Fort Lauderdale police confiscated 10 guns on Sunday from the home of President Donald Trump’s former reelection campaign manager, after his wife told them he was suicidal. She told police that he had hit her, and racked a handgun during an argument. Brad Parscale, 44, was involuntarily hospitalised under Florida’s Baker Act by officers and…
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Pregnant woman shot dead in Ikorodu cult clash
A 35-year-old pregnant woman, Risikat Saliman, was shot dead during a bloody clash between suspected cult groups at Aleke community in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that dozens of suspected cultists invaded Aleke community market around 8p.m. and started shooting sporadically, killing the woman. The Baale of Aleke,…
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Police kill three in gun duel with kidnappers
The Adamawa State Police Command has decimated a gang of suspected kidnappers, killing three and ridding three others with bullets. The Command explained in a statement by its spokesman, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, that it was the result of superior firepower of the police in the course of a shootout with the suspects. Nguroje said in…
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‘I killed all my family members…’ 14-yr-old boy confesses to police
A 14-year-old Alabama boy who called police to report all five members of his family had been shot confessed to the crime a short time later, officials said Tuesday. The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office tweeted at about midnight that five people had been shot at a home in Elkmont, on the northern border of the…