Tag: killed
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BREAKING: Gunmen invade another Anambra church, kill policeman
Gunmen on Sunday struck at the Assemblies of God Church on the Oguta road Onitsha, Anambra State killing one policeman and a civilian., PUNCH reports. The church is located on Oguta road in Onitsha. The attack comes exactly a week after a Catholic church was attacked in the Ozubulu area of the state. According to…
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Shekau has been killed – Defence spokesperson
Defence spokesperson, John Enenche says there is evidence that the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has been killed, but there are many ‘Shekaus’ in the group. Speaking on The Osasu Show with Osasu Igbinedion, Enenche also said that the terrorist group has been defeated but total peace can never be achieved in the Northeast, just…
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Boko Haram kill 31 fishermen in Borno
At least 31 fishermen have been killed by Boko Haram jihadists in two separate attacks on islands in Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, fishermen and vigilantes fighting the Islamists told AFP late Monday. Armed jihadists stormed the fishing islands of Duguri and Dabar Wanzam in the freshwater lake Saturday, attacking fishermen working in the area…
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Boko Haram ambush: Army admits death of NNPC, UNIMAID staff, soldiers
The Nigerian Army has made further clarification over the Boko Haram ambush on troops. The incident also affected members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) escorting some staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as that of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), who were engaged in oil exploration in Borno Yesu District of…
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Ghanaian footballer, Nyantakyi confesses to killing mother, sister
Solomon Nyantakyi, a Ghanaian footballer, was arrested by police in Italy on Wednesday morning for the double murder of his mother and sister. The former Parma midfielder stabbed his mother and sister multiple times on Tuesday afternoon in the family home in Via San Leonardo in the city of Parma. According to Football Italia, a…
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400 Boko haram insurgents killed, 800 arrested during mop-up operations in Borno- Army
The Nigerian army on Thursday said it killed 404 Boko Haram insurgents and arrest 810 others in various operations in the past five months. Maj.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, the Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Maiduguri. Ibrahim said the insurgents were killed during operations designed to clear remnant…
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BREAKING: Three killed as dreaded Badoo strike at Owode-Ajegunle in Lagos
Suspected ritual cult, Badoo, terrorising Ikorodu in Lagos has struck at Owode Ajegunle, killing at least three people. The cultists attacked Crystal Church of Christ (C&S) Aladura at no 4, Victor Anibaba Street, Owode Weighbridge, along Ikorodu Road. The cultists attacked the wife of the founder of the church, Mrs. Ajidara, her two-year old daughter…
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Just in: Suspected robbers shoot dead corps member in Bayelsa
Gunmen, suspected to be robbers, have shot dead a 30-year-old corps member and dispossessed him of his money and other valuables in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The Police Public Relations Officer at the Bayelsa Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Yenagoa. Butswat said preliminary investigation showed…
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Tragedy as Mother, two daughters killed, tucked in bed
A woman and her two daughters were found dead on Sunday night at their home in North Royalton, Ohio, and from the way their bodies were placed, it looked as though they were tucked into bed. Police are referring to the deaths as a targeted attack. The mother, 45-year-old Suzanne Taylor, had a fatal knife…
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NUJ demands arrest, prosecution of killers of Bayelsa journalist
The Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) has urged the Inspector General of Police, Idris Abubakar, to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the killers of Mr Famou Giobara, a broadcast journalist in Bayelsa. The union made the request in a communiqué issued Sunday at the end of the NUJ National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held…