Tag: Gunmen
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GUNMEN: Security agents rescue abducted female soldier
A female officer of the Nigerian Army, P.P Johnson, who was reportedly kidnapped earlier by some unknown gunmen on Monday, has been rescued.The soldier was kidnapped and stripped by her assailants. In a video made by her abductors, one of the gunmen was heard vowing to deal with all serving personnel of the armed forces.…
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Insecurity: Again, Kaduna boils as bandits kidnap 16
In less than 24 hours after the kidnap of 45 residents in Aku Community, bandits have again abducted 16 people in another attack on Angwan Pa community in the same Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday at about 7:30 pm. A source said the…
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24hours after mass burial of christians, bandits launch fresh attack
24hours after a mass burial of those killed in Mallagum-Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, gunmen launched a fresh attack in Kagoro, Friday night. The attack, which is coming two days to Christmas celebration, was launched between 9:00pm to 9:45pm as the assailants stormed the area and started shooting sporadically. A resident of…
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Insecurity: Again, gunmen attack Kaduna community
The Kagoro area of Mallagum-Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been attacked days after the mass burial of those killed earlier in the state. The attack was said to have taken place on Friday night shortly after the mass burial took place.
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Gunmen attack Kogi patrol team, kill 2 police officers
Gunmen on Wednesday ambushed a police patrol team, killing two and wounding two other officers in Kogi.
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Just In: DSS nabs two alleged attackers of INEC offices in Imo
Two suspects who allegedly attacked Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in Imo State, have been arrested by operatives of Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking during a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Sylvia Uchenna Agu, DSS Director in Imo state, Wilcox Idaminabo also disclosed that the agency has dislodged camps at Orsu…
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Five major abductions that rocked Nigeria in 2022
The year 2022 has been filled with series of events that have shocked Nigerians. Several events from the political sector, entertainment as well as security sectors among other sectors of the country, happened in the year 2022, which affected Nigerians in one way or the other.
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Sit-At -Home: Gunmen attack Ebonyi community to enforce Samuel Ekpa’s order
Indigenes and shop owners scampered for safety as gunmen invaded some parts of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital to enforce the sit at home order as instructed by the Finland based Simon Ekpa. Ekpa the self-acclaimed loyalist of detained IPOB chief Nnamdi Kanu gave the order sometimes last week from his base.
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Just In: Unknown gunmen attack Rivers PDP Campaign Chairman’s residence (Photos)
Unknown gunmen suspected to be political hoodlums early on Thursday morning invaded the residence of Senator Lee Maeba in the GRA, Phase 3 axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Maeba is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State. A source said that the hoodlums came from a nearby street,…
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Gunmen abduct four, injure one in C/River
Mrs Rose Bassey, a former Accountant General of Cross River, was abducted on Tuesday along with three others at Uyanga axis of the Calabar-Ogoja highway. They were abducted by gunmen who laid siege on that axis of the busy highway by shooting at the traveling motorists to force them to stop. Nigerian standard reports that…