Tag: Shooting
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5 die in Anambra club shooting
The police command in Anambra, has confirmed the killing of five persons after Sunday’s shooting at a nightclub in Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The state Commissioner of Police Aderemi Adeoye, said this whe
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Reps seeks prosecution of NDLEA officers in alleged killing of 2-year-old
The House of Representatives has called for full investigation and prosecution of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency officers involved in the shooting and killing of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Omhonrina The resolution followed the adoption of a motion jointly sponsored by Rep
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NDLEA reacts to shooting incident in Delta
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is investigating the shooting incident during raid on a drug joint at Okpanam area of Asaba in Delta. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy (NDLEA) Mr Femi
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Worshippers, security guard killed in synagogue shooting
At least three people were killed after a security guard began shooting near a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday. The attacker was also dead. According to the Tunisian Foreign Ministry, the Ghriba Synagogue visitors killed were a 30-year-old
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Police fires three officers for firing gun shots to celebrate artiste in Katsina
The Nigerian Police has summarily dismissed three officers for firing gun shots to celebrate an artiste in Katsina. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the officers were dismissed after being seen in a viral video in Katsina State, firing their weapons in celebration of a…
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Police arrest 5 personnel for allegedly shooting civilian in Jos
The Police Command in Plateau have arrested five of its personnel attached to its C Division for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy, Ibuchim Ofezie, in Jos. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos.
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FCT Police commence investigation into Kubwa shooting, abduction
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced investigations into a reported case of armed robbery, shooting and abduction of some persons in Kubwa area of Abuja. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)
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Presidency reacts to shooting on Buhari’s convoy in Katsina
F ollowing the attack on convoy of cars conveying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol, and media officers ahead of President Buhari’s trip to Daura for Sallah, the Presidency has described it as sad and unwelcome. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Police officer goes on shooting spree in Enugu, kills five, injures four
The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed five persons dead after a police cop attached to a company went berserk and attacked a compound within a neighbourhood in Enugu metropolis. The police also said that four persons sustained serious injury as a result of the attack that took place on Sunday at about 9:30a.m.…
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Shooting disrupts reunion of freed Zamfara schoolgirls with parents
All the 279 Zamfara schoolgirls released by kidnappers this week were on Wednesday reunited with their parents, in an emotional event overshadowed by chaos and shooting by security forces. According to a AFP reporter who witnessed the handing over, mobs began throwing stones at officials outside the school in the remote village of Jangebe when…