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Gunmen have stormed an hotel and abducted about six guests and the owner of the hotel at Tunga Maje village, near Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. The guests, whose names were given as Hon. Friday Sani Makama, Prince Frederick Adejoh and others yet to be identified, were taken away in a […]
Continue ReadingGunmen numbering about 15, on Thursday, were said to have attacked Ojoto Police Station in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. One Inspector of Police was reportedly killed in the attack. A source told The Punch that the police operatives on duty fought back and repelled the hoodlums, thereby preventing them from […]
Continue ReadingA Senior lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr Daniel Ella has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Plateau state. It was gathered that Dr Ella of the Department of Theatre and Film Arts was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June 9, by gunmen numbering about seven who stormed his residence behind […]
Continue ReadingUnknown gunmen have razed the country home of the Imo state commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, in Oru East Local Government Area. The gunmen stormed his apartment at about 1am today June 6, broke the gate, and set it ablaze. Confirming the incident, Emelumba in an interview with The Nation, said: “Early hours […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (retd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital, Nigeria. Dega was said to have been shot in the chest several times by the gunmen on Tuesday, June 1. AIG Dega had a brilliant career in the Nigerian Police Force and was […]
Continue ReadingChief Provost of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Imo State Command, Mr. Okiemute Mrere, has been killed by unknown gunmen. It was learnt on Monday that Mrere, was assassinated on Saturday night on Owerri- Port Harcourt Road in Owerri. A senior officer of NIS who confirmed this to The Nation, said that the slain officer’s corpse […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have razed the Amandugba Divisional Police Headquarters in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday, May 31. According to The Nation, residents say the attackers threw explosives into the police station before it went up in flames. “Isu Divisional Police Headquarters is on fire now. Fire has engulfed the facility. The attackers […]
Continue ReadingLess than 24 hours after gunmen razed down the Atta police station in Njaba local government area of Imo state, another police station in Izombe in Oguta local government area has been razed by some unknown gunmen. A statement released by Bala Elakana, spokesperson of the state police command, says the gunmen burnt the police station at […]
Continue ReadingAhmed Gulak, former political adviser to ex-Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has been shot and killed. Now, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Gulak was killed in Owerri, Imo State capital on Saturday night. Sources said that he was ambushed while on his way to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo airport. His motorcade was said to […]
Continue ReadingFive soldiers were allegedly killed when gunmen attacked a military checkpoint at Ihiala along the Onitsha -Owerri road, Anambra state, Nigeria. The development has heightened tension in Anambra State as all roads leading to the state have been blocked by stern-looking soldiers, reports say. An eye witness told newsmen that the gunmen, who allegedly came […]
Continue ReadingThree police officers have died after gunmen stormed the Umutu police station in the state and attacked it in the early hours of Friday May 28. According to a statement released by Edafe Bright, the armed men who came in their numbers stormed the station shooting sporadically. Edafe said due to proactive measure already put […]
Continue ReadingIwollo Oghe Police Station in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State was on Tuesday May 25, burnt down by unknown gunmen who also killed four officers. The officers died of gunshot wounds sustained in a gun duel while trying to repel the attack. The state commissioner of police, Mohammed Ndatsu confirmed the attack. He said: “The […]
Continue ReadingTwo officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been killed after unknown gunmen attacked their outpost at Nneyi in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State on Friday night, May 21. A statement released by the state command’s Public Relations Officer, Edwin Okadigbo, said the gunmen also razed an official vehicle […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a professor with the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos, Grace Ayanbimpe and her husband. It was gathered that the lecturer and her husband were kidnapped by the gunmen who stormed their residence behind Haske Quarters, Lamingo in Jos North Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of […]
Continue ReadingUnknown gunmen have killed two officers and burnt down the Apumiri Ubakala Police Station in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia in the early hours of Monday, May 17. The hoodlums stormed the police station today armed with dangerous weapons as they shot at the officers and then razed the police station. The police […]
Continue ReadingThree policemen have allegedly been killed after unknown gunmen attacked the Nsukwa Police Divisional Headquarters in Aniocha South LGA at about 10am on Sunday May 16. The Nation reports that the gunmen, who arrived on foot, launched the attack from a thick forest behind the ill-fortified station. The deceased police officers are said to be […]
Continue ReadingJust about six hours after Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu left Bende LGA headquarters after the civic reception for a three-time (12 years) immediate past House of Representatives member who represented Bende Federal Constituency, Hon. Nnenna Ukeje, gunmen burnt Bende Police Station, in Bende LGA. This was just a few hours after the National […]
Continue ReadingUnidentified gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday attacked the Ohafia office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), located at Amaekpu, in Ohafia LGA of Abia state, setting the building ablaze. This is as the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in Amaekpu, Ohafia was attacked last Sunday. Confirming the […]
Continue ReadingRivers State Police Command in Nigeria, has confirmed the death of seven officers during attacks by gunmen in the state on Friday night May 7. In a statement released on Saturday May 8, the spokesperson of the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, described the killing as ‘unprovoked and mindless’. According to Omoni, the gunmen who […]
Continue ReadingThe Obosi police station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, has been attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Tribune reports that two police Inspectors were killed during the attack that occurred on Wednesday night May 5. The gunmen freed all the detainees in the cell before razing down the police station. Confirming the […]
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