Tag: Stray Bullet
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BREAKING: Confusion as stray bullet hits journalist inside Kano Govt House
Naziru Idris Yau, a journalist with Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), has been hit by a stray bullet inside government house in Kano state. The incident occurred around 6:30pm on Friday during an event to mark the World Press Freedom Day. According to a report by a local radio station in Kano, which was monitored on…
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Ebonyi pastor killed by stray bullet during morning devotion as rioting youths clash with police
A pastor of the Glorious Gospel Fire Assembly, John Onu, was killed by police stray bullet at his house in Nkaliki, Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The incident happened on Monday morning, September 20, when police protecting a hotel belonging to one Chukwudi Onyibe, a Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Local…
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BREAKING: Stray bullet hits, kills girl at Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos
A yet-to-be identified girl was killed by stray bullet at the Yoruba Nation rally held at Ojota Park, Lagos on Saturday. The protest, which started with singing and chanting, got rowdy as security operatives shot in the air, and also teargassed protesters. The lifeless body of the girl was crowded by sympathisers at the scene.…
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Stray bullet of jubilant soldiers kills mother of four on her farm in Imo
Tragedy struck on Thursday evening along Owerri – Onitsha in Eziama Obiato Community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State when one of the bullets fired by some jubilating soldiers at the army checkpoint at Ukwu Orji allegedly hit a woman in the community. The 46-year-old mother of four and native of Umuagha village…
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LG poll: Stray bullet kills teenager in Oyo as hoodlums, NSCDC clash
A teenager simply identified as Kofo was killed by a stray bullet when some hoodlums clashed with personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Idi Oro area of Ibadan during Saturday’s local government election in Oyo State. The girl was said to have gone to a pharmaceutical shop to buy some…