Again, gunmen on Tuesday night struck through the communities of Odo-Ape, Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State, and kidnapped nine persons from the community. This is coming barely a week after three persons, including an 8-year-old boy, were abducted from the…
Kogi: Gunmen kidnap bus passengers, demand N100m ransom
Some gunmen kidnapped about 18 passengers that boarded a bus from Lagos to Abuja along Obajana-Lokoja on Saturday. It was gathered that bus was moving from Lagos to Abuja on Saturday when it was attacked by gunmen around Obajana heading…
Bandits kill 7 farmers, burn 50 bags of maize in Niger
At least seven farmers, including a vigilante have been reportedly killed and 50 bags of maize in a truck burnt by suspected bandits in Bangi, Mariga LGA of Niger State. Sources told Daily Trust that the victims had gone to…
Gunmen kill ex-councillor in Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be cultists, on Friday shot dead a former councillor of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Mutiu Akinbami, around Brewery in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was reportedly shot in the head while on…
Gunmen kill policeman guarding polio vaccinators in Pakistan
Gunmen shot and killed a policeman deployed on security detail for polio vaccinators in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, in yet another attack on health workers. The country struggled to contain the spread of the crippling disease. Another policeman was wounded…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen in gun battle, burn vehicle in Anambra
Suspected gunmen killed three policemen and burned their vehicle during a gun battle in Nnewi, Anambra state. The state police public relations officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that two officers were killed, but a resident told The Nation that three officers…
Gunmen kill farm manager, abduct 3 in Niger
Suspected hoodlums have killed a farm manager and kidnapped three other individuals during a raid on two farms in Niger State. The manager of one of the farms, located on the outskirts of the Sabon-Wuse community in Tafa Local Government…
Police confirm abduction of naval rating, 7 others In A’Ibom hotel
The Police in Akwa Ibom have confirmed the abduction of eight persons, including a Naval Rating at Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area. It was learnt gunmen kidnapped them on Monday night at Classic Point Hotel, Ibaka. Their whereabouts remain unknown…
Gunmen ‘kill 6 Benue IDPs’ returning from farms
Gunmen have reportedly killed six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who were returning from their farms in separate incidents in rural communities of three local government areas in Benue State. Our correspondent learnt that while three displaced persons from the Agagbe…
Sit-at-home killings: Tinubu vows decisive action against soldiers’ killers
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to come down heavily against those who have made it a habit to attack and kill officers and men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. This is in stark reaction to the gruesome murder of…