Tag: Gunmen
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Gunmen kill 3 farmers in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has deployed operatives to apprehend killers of three farmers at Ajagbusi community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. DSP Ayanlade Olushola, the command’s spokesperson
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40 persons killed, 383 houses destroyed in recent Plateau attack
40 persons were killed and about 1000 displaced in last week’s attack on Hurti, Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Maren Aradong, the Village Head of Hurti, said this when Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State
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Gunmen kill 2, abduct 12 passengers in Benue
The Management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has said that gunmen attacked the company’s bus, killed the driver, one passenger and abducted 12 others. The company’s Information Officer, Mr Johnson Ehi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Makurdi on Friday.
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Gunmen kill 11 persons in Plateau
The police command in Plateau says gunmen have attacked Rubi community in Butura District in Bokkos Local Government and killed 11 persons. Mr Alfred Alabo, the command’s spokesman made this known in a statement on Friday in Jos.
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Benue boils as protesters burn LG secretariat, palace, others over killings
The Benue Police Command, on Tuesday, confirmed the burning of Gwer West Local Government Secretariat, Ter Nagi Palace, and many other infrastructures by protesters. The Benue Police Command, on Tuesday, confirmed the burning of Gwer West Local Government Secretariat, Ter Nagi Palace, and many other infrastructures by protesters. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer,…
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Hijack: Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in Pakistan
Armed militants took more than 450 train passengers hostage and wounded the train driver in an attack on Tuesday in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern Balochistan province, officials said. In a statement claiming the the assault, the Baloch liberation Army (BLA) said gunmen bombed the railway track and took control of the train in remote Sibi district.…
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Gunmen attack Ondo communities, many feared dead
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, in the early hours of Saturday, attacked four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, leaving in their trail dead bodies. The affected communities are: Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun in the Akure North LG.
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Just in: Miyetti Allah leader reportedy shot dead by gunmen
The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina has been shot dead by unidentified armed men. The incident occurred around past 10:00 pm on Saturday when his attackers accosted and shot him dead in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin. According to a source…
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Gunshots, panic as Police reportedly nab 11 in Suleja youth clash
No fewer than eleven suspected hoodlums and miscreants have been arrested for thuggery and breach of public peace following a violent clash in the Chaichainiya area of Kaduna Road, Suleja, Niger State. The unrest, reportedly triggered by a dispute involving suspected love interests, escalated into a violent confrontation with dangerous weapons, during which gunshots were…
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BANDITRY: Kidnappers demand gun, N200m to free Catholic Priest, Seminarian
The abductors of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Philip Ekeli and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, are demanding a whopping N200 million, two members of their gang and a gun before they would release their victims. The two were abducted on Monday night at the St Peter Catholic Church, Ivukwa in Etsako East local government area…