Gunmen have shot dead a police officer in a midnight attack at the Toru-Orua residence of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The bandits were said to have invaded Dickson’s compound…
Gunmen Invade Niger Secretariat, Cart Away N9.8m (Leadership)
Gunmen yesterday morning held civil servants and other visitors hostage at the Abdulkareem Lafene secretariat as they attacked the accounting staff of the office of the Niger State head of service and carted away over N9.8million they withdrew from the…
Gunmen invade UI female hostel, injure two students (Punch)
Armed robbers on Friday morning invaded female hostel of the Obafemi Awolowo hall, University of Ibadan and carted away valuables. The invasion of the female hostel, The PUNCH gathered, occurred around 1:30 a.m. and was carried out by armed men…
BREAKING: Gunmen invade Osogbo park, shoot indiscriminately (Punch)
Gunmen in the early hours on Wednesday invaded Old Garage area of Osogbo, Osun State, shooting uncontrollably into the air. Though no life was lost, many people while fleeing the area sustained injuries. The incident which occurred around 9:30am when…
Gunmen abduct four Catholic priests in Delta (Punch)
Gunmen on Tuesday abducted four Catholic priests between Agbor and Umutu in Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the priests were on their way to Uhielle in Ekpoma, Edo State, for an alumni meeting when they…
Five NYSC corpers kidnapped on the way to camp (Punch)
Some gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped five members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were travelling to their orientation camps in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states. Two other passengers on the bus conveying the corps members were also kidnapped.…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnap eight passengers in Oyo
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members yesterday allegedly kidnapped eight passengers along the Igboho-Igbeti road in Oyo State. The Guardian leant that the gunmen laid ambush at the Old Oyo National Park and blocked commercial buses plying the road.…