Tag: Gunmen
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Police confirm murder of UI professor in Ibadan
The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the murder of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole of University of Ibadan by gunmen. Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the institute, was killed on Monday night on his way home.
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Police confirm gunmen attack on Ebonyi communities
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed an attack on two communities in the state by suspected gunmen on Friday night.
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Yahaya Bello escapes death as gunmen attack convoy
The Convoy of the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello was on Saturday attacked by suspected gunmen, on his way from Abuja to Lokoja. He was blocked and attacked by people believed to be supporters of Alh. Muritala Yakubu Ajaka
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Gunmen kidnap another Catholic priest in Imo
Gunmen on Friday evening, abducted another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, in Imo.
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Gunmen kills 3 police officers, injure one in Ebonyi
Unknown gunmen killed three police officers and injured one at Oshiri Divisional Command, located in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday.
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Gunmen storm Imo community, kill two policemen
Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State was on Saturday thrown into pandemonium when gunmen once again laid ambushed and killed two police officers on Saturday. Recall that less than a month ago, gunmen ambushed and killed five policemen and a couple at the same Okpala junction located on the Owerri-Aba Road.
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Again, gunmen kill 2 policemen in Imo
Gunmen ambushed and killed two policemen at the popular “Okpala Junction’’ at Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo on Saturday. The attack came one month after five policemen and a couple were killed at the same junction on April 21.
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US vows to help Nigeria track killers of embassy officials
Following the killings of four members of the United States Embassy in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, the United States Government has promised to help Nigeria apprehend the killers of its officials. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the convoy was carrying 9 Nigerian nationals, five employees of the U.S. Mission and four members of…
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Gunmen attack Plateau village, killing scores
Gunmen have killed over 30 persons in Bwoi District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident in a statement. Alabo said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bartholomew
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United States government reacts to attack on its convoy in Nigeria
The White House has reacted to attacks on United States convoy in Anambra state on Tuesday,. The attack took place in the southeastern Anambra state, with Anambra Police Command telling pressmen that the attackers “murdered two police operatives and two staff of the US consulate and set their bodies and their vehicles ablaze.”