Tag: armed men
Bandits Kill 60 Persons After Attacking Zamfara Villages
Bandits have reportedly killed 60 persons after storming communities in Zamfara State on Thursday.
According to DailyTrust, some of the affected communities were identified as...
Uncertainty over alleged abduction of five travellers in Niger
Armed men suspected to be bandits on Thursday abducted five people along Beji-Manta road in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was gathered...
Gunmen attack Yoruba Nation coordinator Akintoye’s residence in Ado-Ekiti
Gunmen reportedly attacked the Ado-Ekiti residence of Yoruba Nation coordinator, Professor Banji Akintoye.
The umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, made this...
Suspected Herdsmen Kidnap 2 Abia State University Lecturers, Others
Armed men suspected to be herdsmen have abducted two Abia State University, Uturu, lecturers.
Others victims were also robbed and assaulted late Thursday along ABSU-Isuikwuato...
Gunmen abduct college provost in Zamfara
Armed men who are suspected to be bandits have abducted the provost of the College of Arts and Animal Science Bakura, Habibu Mainasara, in...
We killed 2, arrested 13 aides in Igboho’s house raid, says...
The Department of State Services, on Thursday, paraded 12 of Sunday Igboho’s followers, saying one other was being profiled.
The DSS said a joint team...
UNIBEN student shot dead days after final examination
A 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, University of Benin, Austin Izu, has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in his friend’s...
Attack: We are still assessing level of damage —– INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is still assessing the extent of damage on its State Office in Anambra after some hoodlums...
Man turns church premises to kidnappers’ den
For two years, residents of Agbarho community in Ughelli North area of Delta State had been thanking God for the life of a member...
Bandits Are Attacking Kaduna Because We Refused to Give Them Money...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has revealed why his state is now a target for bandits.
According to the Kaduna state Governor, his government's refusal to give...
Search begins for Air Force jet missing in Boko Haram action
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has raised a search and rescue team for its missing Alpha-Jet.
The fighter jet with two crew members lost contact...
Niger: Bandits storm military base, kill 5 solders, 1 policeman, 7...
Hundreds of armed bandits invaded a military base in Alawa, Shiroro, Niger State, in the early hours of Thursday, killing five soldiers and a...
Killers Of Benue Catholic Priest Will Not Go Unpunished – Gov...
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom has said that the killers of Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban would face the full wrath of the law.
Ortom made...
Anxiety in Bayelsa as ex-militants blow up Agip pipeline
There is apprehension in Bayelsa State over Tuesday attack on a Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) oil pipeline at Egbemoru community in Southern Ijaw...
Widow of ex-Ekiti Surveyor-General abducted
Widow of a former Surveyor-General of Ekiti State Mrs Funmilola Osalusi has been abducted by gunmen.
The ex-surveyor-general Felix Osalusi died recently.
His widow is a...
Bandits Strike Again, Abduct 70 Nursing Mothers, Children, Others In Fresh...
Some gunmen who are suspected to be bandits have struck again in Zamfara State.
The gunmen invaded Ruwan Tofa village in the Maru Local Government...
Again, gunmen kill mobile policeman in Delta
Unknown gunmen reportedly shot dead a mobile police officer along Airport Road in Warri South council area of Delta state, Thursday afternoon.
The rifle of...
I was abducted in church, sold to Fulani kidnappers
THE Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Edo State Command, Bridget Esene, has said that she was meant to be killed but...
Bayelsa: Gunmen invade ex-militant leader’s community, torch over 20 houses
Unidentified gunmen have invaded Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, burning down over 20 houses.
The gunmen, who were said...
Prominent journalist killed in western Afghanistan by gunmen
Abuja (Sundiata Post) — An Afghan journalist and human rights activist was shot and killed on Friday by unidentified gunmen in western Afghanistan, the...