Gunmen on Sunday reportedly killed 11 people, including a pregnant woman, in Ole’Adag’aklo village in Usha Council Ward of Agatu LGA of Benue State. Residents said the gunmen struck in the evening and unleashed mayhem on the inhabitants, killing 11…
Suspected gunmen kill Ebonyi traditional ruler
The Umuihe autonomous community, Akaeze in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been thrown into a state of trauma, following the killing of their traditional ruler, HRH Umazi Ibo Ubani, by suspected gunmen. Vanguard learnt that there…
Gunmen invade Ogun event centre, kill Babcock lecturer, abduct 2
About eight gunmen dressed in black were said to have invaded Ajadeh Event Centre in Iperu Remo along Sagamu road, killing a lecturer from Babcock University Ilisan Remo, Yinka Olowojobi while two others were equally abducted during the invasion.ce The…
Gunmen kill student, 2 others in fresh Plateau attack
Gunmen on Thursday night, reportedly killed three persons, including a Bokkos University student, in a fresh attack on Butura community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. A Student at the institution, who gave his name as George Lazarus,…
Gunmen attack checkpoint, burn patrol vehicle
Gunmen on Thursday attacked a police check point along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway, setting a patrol van belonging to the Police ablaze. The incident happened at Ishieke junction at the outskirts of Abakaliki town. Sources in the area claimed the gunmen…
Suspected cultists kill man in Rivers
A yet-to-be-identified man was on Thursday night shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists along the Nanka/Lumumba Diobu axis between Mile 2 and Mile 3 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that about three gunmen had trailed…
How I escaped gunmen who killed my colleagues — Ekiti traditional ruler
The Alara of Ara – Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba has narrated how he escaped the rain of bullets fired on him by the gunmen who killed his two colleagues along Oke-Ako axis in the…
Zamfara police rescue abducted security guard
The police in Zamfara have rescued a 52-year-old security guard, Hassan Abdullahi, who was abducted on December 29 in Gusau. According to the police spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, the man was abducted around 1.30am on Friday when gunmen raided a house…
86 killed, 211 houses burnt in Plateau Christmas Eve attacks – Police
The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that 86 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State. The State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari, disclosed this on Tuesday…
Gunmen kill 1, kidnap 7 on Lagos-Ibadan highway
Some gunmen dressed in military uniform allegedly kidnapped seven persons along the Fidiwo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday just as one person was shot dead while escaping the attack. A source who does not want his name in…