Tag: mourners
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Police engage gunmen disguised as mourners in Imo, kill one
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have killed a gunman and arrested another – both of whom were part of a group disguised as mourners.
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Gunmen attack mourners during funeral in Benue, kill four
Gunmen attacked mourners at a funeral ceremony in Imande Abur village, Mbategh council ward of Benue State on Saturday, the police said.
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COVID-19: Obasanjo locks out aides, mourners at mother-in-law’s burial
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday personally locked the entrance to the church where his mother-in-law’s burial programme took place in Isara Remo, Ogun East Senatorial District, Ogun State. The move was in ex-President’s strict enforcement of the Covid-19 protocols regarding safe physical distance and minimum number of persons permissible in an enclosed space. At the…
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COVID-19: Results of improperly kitted mourners at Abba Kyari’s burial announced
All the improperly kitted mourners at the burial 18 April of Malam Abba Kyari have tested negative to coronavirus. Dr Mohammed Kawu, Acting Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, made this known in Abuja on Sunday. Kawu said they have completed 14 days in isolation and been reunited with their families. There was a…
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Eight mourners die in Yola-Numan road crash
Eight of a number of people carrying a deceased relation for burial have died in a road crash along the Numan-Yola Road in Adamawa State. According to reports, the accident occurred around Afcott, a company near Ngurore, in Yola South Local Government Area, on Wednesday. About 14 people were said to have sustained injuries. Sources…
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Buhari reacts to massacre of over 60 mourners in Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the dastardly attack on a funeral procession in Borno, which caused the deaths of over 60 mourners. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said the President had received assurances from the armed forces that the terrorists who committed the killings would pay a “big…