Tag: Gunmen
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Again, gunmen attack in Kwara, hijack 2 buses, kidnap passengers
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped commuters travelling in two vehicles along Eleyin village, Isanlu-Isin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The attack is coming in the wake of a similar incident near Obbo-Aiyegunle in Ekiti Local Government of the state last week involving seven travellers heading for Offa from Abuja. The latest incident, it was…
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Gunmen abduct commuters again in Kwara State
Gunmen have once again struck in Kwara State, abducting several commuters traveling in two vehicles near Eleyin village, along the Isanlu-Isin road in Isin Local Government Area.
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Police storm criminal armoury, nab 72-yr-old suspect in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command stormed a criminal armory in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state and recovered firearms. A 72-year-old man, identified as Monday Maurice Okoko was nabbed during the raid. Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Timfon John, made this known in a statement on Saturday. John explained…
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SAD! Gunmen kill man, kidnap wife few days after wedding in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits, on Wednesday night, shot a newly-wedded man and kidnapped his wife to unknown destination in a Nasarawa community. An eyewitness, who spoke to Vanguard, said that the assailants invaded the home of the newly-wedded couple at about 11 p.m. They shot the man and abducted the wife. The incident…
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Benue State boils as suspected herdsmen take over Ukum communities
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen are currently invading some communities in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to sources, the herdsmen armed with AK-47 rifles stormed the community around 04:15pm on Thursday. “Our lives are in danger this evening, armed Fulani herdsmen, about 600 in numbers have taken over our communities…
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Gunmen kill man, abduct pregnant wife, sister in Edo
The Police Command in Edo State has confirmed the killing of one Friday Pius and the abduction of his pregnant wife and her sister by suspected kidnappers in the State.
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Despite govt promises gunmen again, invade Plateau community in fresh attack, Kill 40 People
No fewer than forty people have been reportedly killed in a fresh assault on the Zike community, Kimakpa, Kwall district of Bassa Local Government Area of the state. Despite reassurances from government authorities, the spate of attacks in Plateau has continued. According to a Kwall community leader, Wakili Tongwe, the attackers invaded the village in…
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After Uromi 16, another set of ‘hunters’ from Kano nabbed in Edo with arms, ammunition
The Edo State Police Command has disclosed that another set of four hunters who came from Kano State were intercepted by operatives of the Edo Security Network with arms and ammunition when they arrived in the state. This is coming barely two weeks after 16 hunters from Kano were killed in Uromi. Police Public Relations…
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Insecurity! Gunmen suddenly capture ransom bearer, free pastor
In a twist of events, kidnappers in Kaduna State have released Pastor Samson Ali, a 30-year-old cleric with the Evangelical Church Winning All, but detained the ransom bearer, Yusuf Ambi. Ali was abducted from his home in Mararaba Aboro, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on April 8, 2025, just two weeks after being…
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Makurdi killings: NCPDA raises alarm over safety of Most Rev Anagbe
The Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Makurdi Diocese has raised an alarm over the safety of Rev. Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, CMF, Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, and his priest, Revd Fr Remigius Ihyula, following the Bishop’s courageous and truthful statements on the persistent killings, violence, and displacement of innocent citizens in Benue State and…