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29 Dec
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has condemned the gruesome murder of over 150 people in Plateau State by gunmen, just as human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa decried the killings.
26 Dec
Unknown gunmen stormed the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Nkwegu, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during the Christmas carol service, killing three worshippers and injuring others. The attack was confirmed by the Catholic Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese, Most Rev. Peter Nworie, on Monday. Bishop Nworie described the incident as "sad and disheartening" and condemned the killing of…
14 Dec
Gunmen, yesterday, abducted two South Korean workers belonging to Daewoo Engineering Services in Rivers State.
13 Dec
Gunmen on Monday ambushed vehicles conveying Daewoo workers and killed two drivers and four soldiers escorting the expatriates in Rivers. No fewer than two expatriate workers of the company were reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen. Maj. Danjuma Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, confirmed the killing in a statement issued in…
11 Dec
At least seven people, including members of a local vigilante group, have been killed following an attack by gunmen at the Porsche nightclub in Oba, Anambra State, on Sunday night. The Anambra State Police Command confirmed the incident, with spokesperson DSP Tochukwu Ikenga stating that police recovered some bodies from the scene. While the police…
8 Dec
Ten students of Federal University of Lafia were Thursday night kidnapped by armed bandits believed to be Fulani herders.
14 Nov
Gunmen have abducted the Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Patrick Egaga. Egaga of the Department of Special Education was reportedly taken away from the University Staff Quarters, on Sunday night, through the river that overlooked the staff quarters. Confirming the incident, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Calabar, yesterday,…
14 Nov
Suspected armed bandits, yesterday, killed one person and kidnapped two others in Sepeteri, Saki East Local Council of Oyo State. The Guardian learnt that the incident occurred inside the Old Oyo National Park. According to a source, some residents and local vigilante officials, however, engaged the bandits in a gun duel, which led to the rescue…
24 Oct 2023
Gunmen have murdered a school principal and his teacher in Ebonyi State.
18 Oct 2023
.Abduct wife, children of Kwara lawmaker All is not well in Ezeala/Ezike autonomous community in Umuezeala, Ehime Mbano Local Council of Imo State following the gruesome murder of Innocent Obi, a deputy registrar at the Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State. Obi was allegedly killed by gunmen, operating under the guise of Biafra agitators. The deceased,…
11 Oct 2023
Gunmen have kidnapped an Islamic cleric, Fasasi Ola Mejabi and his younger brother while conveying a corpse in Kogi State. The cleric and others were conveying the corpse of the late Chief Imam of Ayegunle Gbede, Sheikh Musa Olorunkemi...
10 Oct 2023
Suspected gunmen who stormed Shabewa in Dukku Local Council of Gombe State have abducted one of the wives, and brother to their escapee target. Spokesperson for the state police command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mahid Muazu, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, said the suspected kidnappers, on Sunday at about 2:55 a.m., invaded…

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