Tag: killed
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Suspected kidnappers kill Ondo APC Chieftain
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo state and a member of the state Executive Committee of the party, Honourable Bamidele Emmanuel Isibor, has been shot dead by suspected kidnappers. Isibor, aged 62, a father of five, was attacked in company of three others on their way from Imoru to Ifon, the…
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JUST-IN: Bandits kill 15 in fresh attack in Niger
No fewer than 15 people including two policemen and an Islamic cleric have been killed by bandit in in Beri village, Mariga local government area of Niger State on Monday. It was gathered that about 600 bandits on motorcycles invaded the village at about 7am and operated up till 11am without any resistance. The Director-General…
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[Video] Gunmen kill ex-Enugu high court judge Stanley Nnaji
The Police in Enugu have launched efforts to arrest the killers of a retired Judge of Enugu State, Justice Stanley Nnaji. Nnaji was killed by unidentified gunmen in Enugu on Sunday evening while driving in a black Mercedes Benz SUV. His killing was captured on camera and the video posted on Twitter by an eyewitness.…
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[GRAPHIC PHOTOS] Police kill alleged murderers of Ahmed Gulak, recover ammunition and vehicles
The Imo State Police Command says it has neutralised the alleged killers of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, and recovered ammunition and vehicles from them. A statement issued by the police on Sunday night noted that some of the arms recovered from the attackers included three AK 47 rifles, one…
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BREAKING:Cops ward off attack on Imo police station, kill eight hoodlums
Joint security operatives on Thursday night killed no fewer than eight thugs after they stopped an attack on Orlu Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo state from unknown gunmen. Also, the joint security operatives recovered seven vehicles the attackers came in for the operation. It was gathered that the gun duel between the gunmen and the…
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TRENDING: I cut my mother’s neck with cutlass after pastor called her a witch
30-year-old woman, Blessing Jimoh, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing her mother, Ijeoma Odo. Blessing said she killed her mother with a cutlass after a Pastor said her mother was a witch. She was paraded alongside other criminals. The Pastor is said to be on the run.…
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Police arrest 18-year-old boy, three others for killing Bauchi lawmaker
Bauchi State Police Command said it has arrested three suspects who were accused of killing a serving member of the State House of Assembly, the late Musa Mante Baraza. The late lawmaker, who represented Dass State Constituency, was reportedly slain in his residence in Dass Council, while two of his wives and his one-year-old daughter…
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`My son was killed in my presence’, woman tells investigative panel
The National Human Rights Commission panel investigating allegations of human rights violations against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) heard on Tuesday in Abuja how policemen in Rivers killed a young man in the presence of his mother. Petitioner Mrs Victoria Agori made the allegation while testifying before the panel on a case she filed…
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Boko Haram: Zulum tells Buhari to hire mercenaries
Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has urged President Buhari to emulate predecessor Goodluck Jonathan by hiring mercenaries to fight the Boko Haram terrorists. Jonathan had cleared many parts of the state of the terrorists for the 2015 election, using mercenaries from South Africa. But the Buhari administration sent them away, reposing confidence in the…
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Police list names of officers killed in Borno govt’s convoy
The Borno State Police Command have released the names of the officers killed by Boko Haram ambush on Saturday. Commissioner of Police, Bello Makwashi listed the names of his dead personnel on Monday when Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum visited the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, the state capital. “During the encounter, I want to name the…