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Defence
Gunmen kill police operative, set station ablaze in Imo community
Gunmen launched an attack on the quiet Umulogho Community in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo, on Wednesday, killing a police operative and torching a section of a police station. The News Agencyof Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident happened at Umulogho by NEPA Junction on the Owerri-Umuahia Road. The gunmen were alleged to be members of the proscribed Indigenous…
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Gunmen kidnapped medical students in Benue — police
The Police Command in Benue says no fewer than 20 medical students from University of Jos were kidnapped in Otukpo on Thursday evening. Benue Police Public Relations Officer Sewuese Anene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday by telephone that the incident happened at 5.30 p.m. Anene said that the students who were traveling to Enugu for their…
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Pandemonium in Owerri as gunmen launch fresh attacks
Gunmen, on Wednesday, launched fresh attacks in Owerri, the Imo capital, and its environs, causing pandemonium in and around the city. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents, who were panicked by sporadic gunshots in different parts of the town, scampered to different directions for safety. NAN reports that the shooting took place around the popular Ikenegbu area, Wethedral…
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Unknown gunmen kill 18, kidnap 3 in Katsina-Ala LGA- ChairmanÂ
Suspected gunmen, on Friday, attacked Mbache Ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, reportedly killing 18 persons. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday by telephone, the Caretaker Chairman of the LG council, Mr Justine Shaku, said that a father and his two children were also kidnapped during the attack. Shaku said he received a distress…
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Unidentified gunmen kill 3 vigilance operatives in Imo
Unidentified gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a passerby at Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred near the local Afor Umuaka Market and Hilltop Primary School at about 7:20p.m. A community leader, who pleaded anonymity, described…
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Anambra: Gunmen attack Ogbaru LG hqs, set patrol vehicles ablaze
Unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning reportedly attacked Ogbaru Local Government Secretariat and torched four patrol vehicles belonging to a local vigilance group. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the hoodlums arrived at the council headquarters in large number in motorcycles and one vehicle and began to shoot sporadically. It was further learnt that an attempt by the vigilantes…
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Gunmen kill 6 famers in kaduna village
The Numana Community Development Organisation (NCDO) has expressed sadness over the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent and unarmed peasant farmers at Ambe village in Sanga local government area of Kaduna State by gunmen. During the unfortunate incident few days ago, six people were killed while many others sustained various degrees of injuries and were in different hospitals receiving medical…
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Gunmen kill police officer in Rivers
Gunmen, driving in a Sienna bus, fired at police officers conducting a stop-and-search operation in Port Harcourt, killing one officer in the process. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the Police Command in Rivers, condemned the attacks as senseless and unprovoked in a statement released on Friday. She revealed that one of the attackers was, however, killed during the ensuing…
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Bandit Attack Leaves Four Dead, Dozens Kidnapped in Zamfara State
KASUWA-DAJI TOWN, Nigeria: Gunmen suspected to be bandits unleashed havoc in Kasuwa-Daji Town, located in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least four individuals, including two police officers, according to reports. The brazen attack, characterized by the use of sophisticated weaponry including anti-aircraft guns, also…
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Crime
Imo Traditional Ruler Abducted by Gunmen
Gunmen abducted Samuel Ohiri, the Traditional Ruler of Orodo Autonomous Community in Imo’s Mbaitoli Local Government Area, on Saturday. The heavily-armed gang, consisting of four members, stormed the former Chairman of Imo Council of Traditional Rulers’ residence in a green Toyota Highlander. In a commando-style operation, the assailants kidnapped the traditional ruler, while his cousin, present at the scene, managed…
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Gunmen Attack INEC Commissioner’s Residence in Kogi State, Nigeria
LOKOJA, KOGI STATE – In the early hours of Friday, December 1, 2023, unidentified gunmen launched a brazen assault on the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State, escalating concerns about the safety of electoral officials in the region. The armed assailants initiated the attack at approximately 3:30 am, engaging in a fierce gun battle with…
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NEWSUnknown gunmen attack Gov Okowa’s security aides in Anambra, kill three
Unknown gunmen operating in the South-East struck again on Friday, killing three policemen from the department of Explosive Ordinance Device, (EoD), Delta State Police Command, Asaba. The victims, who were attached to the State Government House, were murdered in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The policemen were on their way to Abia State. They were an advance team…
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Gunmen assassinate Haiti president, Jovenel Moise
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday assassinated President Jovenel Moise of Haiti at his private residence. A statement by the Country’s interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, said Moise was fatally wounded by the unidentified men. According to him, the attack was carried out overnight at the deceased’s private residence. “The gunmen broke into Moise’s residence at about 1am on Wednesday. “He was…
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Gunmen kidnap scores of students in Bethel School, Kaduna
Suspected bandits, on Monday morning, invaded Bethel Secondary School, Maramara Chickun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped scores of students. Bethel Secondary School is a boarding school located at the outskirts of Kaduna. According to Mr. Daniel Muhuta, a security guard in the school, “I escaped narrowly. They came around 1.00am and started shooting. I was at the…
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Sunday Igboho escapes death as gunmen attack residence 3 days to planned Lagos rally
Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho on Thursday morning suffered attack at his residence when unknown gunmen struck. However, Igboho escaped attack as he was reportedly not within his house premises. The gunmen who were said to be putting on Military uniform shot, injured other occupants in the house and destroyed the activist’s cars before they…
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Gunmen abduct six workers from mining site in Kogi
The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the State, DSP William Aya,told newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday that the workers were kidnapped on June 29. Aya said that the workers were working at one of the mining sites of the company located at Emiworo community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area when they were abducted. Aya, however, explained that…
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Gunmen kill pregnant woman, abduct husband in Kwara
Unknown gunmen have killed a pregnant woman in Offa local government area of Kwara state and kidnapped her husband. The deceased simply identified as Hawa is said to be the wife of a phone and accessories dealer, Lukman Ibrahim, in Owode market, Offa. QuickNews Africa gathered that the incident occurred last Saturday about 7pm while Lukman was driving his father-in-law,…
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