Tag: Gunmen
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Just in: Senator escapes gunmen’s bullets, orderly k!lled
The Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze has narrowly escaped gunmen’s bullets, but one of his orderlies got killed. A source close to the senator revealed that the gunmen stormed the senator’s residence during the early hours of Monday, February 12. The source added that while the senator managed to escape…
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Gunmen k!ll PDP HoR candidate, father faints, dies over shocking news
Gunmen have killed a former House of Representatives candidate from Anambra State, Jude Oguejiofor. Also, on hearing the news of his son’s death, sources claim he fainted and died. Mr Oguejiofor hailed from Orsumoghu in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra but lived in Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. Mr…
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Kidnappers beat down ransom for release of murdered Oba’s wife
The gunmen who killed a traditional ruler and kidnapped his wife and one other person have reduced the N100m ransom placed on the abducted victims to N40 million.
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Gunmen attack Police patrol team, kill one officer
Suspected armed men have attacked Police personnel on patrol along Ngbo-Effium road in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi. DSP Joshua Ukandu, Ag. Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Ebonyi Command told journalists in Abakaliki
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BREAKING: FHA director abducted meters away from army barracks
Aondo Ver, a director at Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits. It was gathered that the incident happened at Pambara New Extension, Bwari Central Area of Federal Capital Territory at about 12:30 am on Thursday. Pambara New Extension is about 200 metres away from the…
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Gunmen abduct school pupils in Ekiti community
Gunmen have reportedly abducted an undisclosed number of schoolchildren in Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State. According to a post by Ekititrends on its X account on Tuesday, the incident involved students from Apostolic Faith School. They were reportedly kidnapped on Monday evening while traveling from Emure Ekiti to Eporo Ekiti on their school…
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Dare-devil gunmen kill two royal fathers in Ekiti
Some dare-devil kidnap suspects, on Monday evening, shot and killed two traditional rulers said to be returning from a security meeting in Irele-Ekiti.
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INSECURITY! Police demolish bandits den, nab killer of Nabeeha in Kaduna
The Nigeria Police Force has accosted a notorious kidnapper, Bello Mohammed, 28, implicated in the abduction and subsequent murder of Nabeeha, a young lady from Bwari, Abuja. The arrest, made on January 20, 2024, in Tafa Area, Kaduna, was as a result of intelligence gathered by the Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division. Bello was found…
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Just In: Many reportedly killed as soldiers, gunmen clash in Plateau
Many were reportedly killed when soldiers and gunmen clashed in two villages of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Saturday morning. The clash occurred after Governor Caleb Mutfwang relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the area. Mutfwang had said following improvement of security, the curfew should be from 8am to 4pm. Sources revealed…
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Gunmen invade Oyo community, kidnap two
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the kidnap of two persons in the early hours of Saturday in Otu town of Oyo State by unknown gunmen. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Samuel Opabiyi, gave the confirmation in