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Monday, 31 May 2021 05:47

Gunmen abduct 150 students from school in Niger state

An armed gang abducted students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, police and state government officials said. Armed groups carrying out kidnapping for ransom are blamed for a series of raids on schools and universities in northern Nigeria in recent months, abducting more than 700 students for ransom since December. A spokesman for Niger’s state police said in a statement that gunmen on motorcycles attacked the town of Tegina, in the Rafi local government area of the state, at around 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Sunday. He said the attackers were “shooting indiscriminately…

Monday, 31 May 2021 05:46

Police say killers of APC chieftain, Gulak, killed

PRESS RELEASE On 30th May, 2021 following a distress received by the Command on the gruesome murder of Ahmed Gulak, Police Special Forces made up of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Tactical Units from the command were deployed to the scene at Obiangwu Junction at Ngorokpala LGA of Imo state. The teams were given a clear instruction to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of the act with a view of bringing them to justice. 2. Eye witnesses account, especially the account given by the Driver of the vehicle that was conveying Ahmed Gulak to the Airport…

Monday, 31 May 2021 05:41

Herdsmen move from one Ebonyi community to another, kill 30

Suspected herdsmen, Sunday attacked and killed no fewer than 30 Ebonyi indigenes in the State. The assailants were said to have attacked Odoke, Ndiobasi and Obakotara communities in Ebonyi local government area of the State. Investigation revealed that the ugly incident occurred around 3am on Sunday. The affected communities share boundary with Ado Local Government area in Benue State. A resident in the area, Uchenna Okpokwu said the herdsmen invaded his Community with guns and machetes. “They came into Ndiobasi village and started slaughtering the people. After slaughtering them, they entered Odoke, from that Odoke, they went to Obapta. “Currently,…

Monday, 31 May 2021 05:39

Herdsmen kill nine in Enugu community

No less than nine persons were reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in Mgbuji- Ehamufu in Isi-Uzo local government of Enugu state during the weekend. Even though some sources put the victim figure at four, other sources close to the village insisted the death figure was nine. Trouble reportedly started when the herders were stopped from cutting down an economic tree to feed their cattle. The interruption led to heated argument between the community members and the herders. It was further learnt that the community members succeeded in pursuing the Fulani herders and their cattle from further destruction of the economic…

Monday, 31 May 2021 05:35

INEC loses another office to arson in Imo

Another building belonging to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was on Sunday set ablaze in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The INEC office is located at Njaba Local Government Area of the state. “Although no life was lost, the building was substantially burnt down, along with electoral materials, office equipment and furniture,” Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner in-charge of information and voter education, said in a statement on Sunday. Video clips posted on Twitter by the electoral commission showed thick dark smoke billowing from the attacked facility. The attack is coming one week after another INEC office was similarly attacked in…

Sunday, 30 May 2021 05:52

5 soldiers killed, govt facilities destroyed as gunmen launch fresh attacks on Imo, Abia, Anambra

Gunmen yesterday went on rampage in Umuahia, Abia State and Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, burning police stations and courts. This came on the heels of an attack on a military checkpoint at the Ihiala axis of Onitsha–Owerri Expressway in Anambra State on Friday night, where five soldiers were feared killed. In Abia, the attack by unknown gunmen on police formations took a dangerous dimension yesterday as the hoodlums attacked the Abia Police Command Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Umuagu, Umuahia. It was gathered that the gunmen in their numbers stormed the complex in the afternoon and went…

Sunday, 30 May 2021 05:51

Many officers killed as gunmen bomb Immigration Service HQ in Abia

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The NIS headquarters in the state is located few distances away from a Police formation within Ubakala which was previously attacked by these hoodlums and resulted in the death of two Policemen. Our correspondent gathered that they bombed the NIS building and opened fire on personnel of the Service, killing many officers in the process. Vehicles within the compound were also set on fire. Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department…

Sunday, 30 May 2021 05:49

Kidnappers free 14 Greenfield university students in Kaduna

Kidnappers have released the remaining 14 students who had been held captive after being abducted last month from a private university in Kaduna, a senior member of the teaching staff said on Saturday. Armed groups have repeatedly attacked schools and universities in northwest Nigeria in the last few months, abducting more than 700 students for ransom since December. The inability of security forces to crack down on kidnapping gangs has sparked protests against perceived government inaction. Gunmen had stormed Greenfield University in the northwestern state of Kaduna on April 20. The kidnappers killed one person during the raid and, in…

Sunday, 30 May 2021 05:48

N180m, 8 motorcycles collected before kidnappers released our children, parents of Kaduna students say

Parents and family members of the remaining kidnapped students and workers of the Greenfield University, Kaduna State, said they were forced to sell their property to raise ransom as the remaining victims regained freedom. It was learnt that the bandits collected N180m ransom and eight new motorcycles. The 13 students and three staff members of the privately-owned university were released by the bandits on Saturday afternoon some few kilomtres away from the school along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. They were abducted on April 20, 2021. Although police were silent on whether or not a ransom was paid, it was learnt that…

Sunday, 30 May 2021 05:44

Bandits kill ten in fresh attacks on Niger state communities

Ten persons have been reportedly killed by bandits who attacked some villages in Wushishi LGA of Niger state. Eyewitnesses reported that the bandits also rustled hundreds of cattle during the attack carried out on Friday. Many residents were reportedly forced to flee the affected villages namely Kalakala, Tashan Dirigi, Atari, Agwa, Kwakwagi, Pakara and Takugi. Mary Noel-Berje, chief press secretary to Niger governor, confirmed the attack. She, however, said the exact number of persons killed was not clear. Rabiu Shehu, a resident of Wushishi, said pupils were evacuated from schools in the town following reports of the bandits’ presence. “Even…

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Saturday, 29 May 2021 05:48

Three policemen die as gunmen invade station in Delta

There appears to be no slowing down in the attacks against security agencies, as some gunmen on Friday killed three police officers during an attack on a police station in Delta State, Nigeria’s Southsouth. The attack occurred in Umutu police station in the early hours of Friday. A police statement, which confirmed the incident, said two of the gunmen were shot dead by the police during the attack. “In the early hours of 28th May 2021 at about 0130 hours, armed men in their numbers stormed Umutu police station, they shot sporadically at the station, but due to proactive measure…

Saturday, 29 May 2021 05:47

50 killed in fresh attacks on Benue, Taraba communities

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Thursday evening again attacked Gwer West and Katsina-Ala Local Government areas of Benue State, killing 36 people and abducting many others. This was just as 14 others were also killed in separate killings in Taraba State. It was gathered that the invaders attacked some villages in Shikaan, Mbagena, Kpav communities all in Shitile area of Katsina-Ala Local Government as well as Tinader village in Gwer West Area of Benue State, killing several people on Thursday night. Although sources from Katsina-Ala claimed that no fewer than 36 people were killed in the attack, a military…

Saturday, 29 May 2021 05:46

10 die in bandit, reprisal attacks in Kaduna

Eight people including a community leader have been killed by bandits following attacks on communities in Giwa, Igabi and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Two others were also killed in a reprisal attack on a Fulani community. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Kaduna. He said several people sustained injuries while many cows were rustled by the bandits. According to the statement, bandits killed three people in an attack on Na’ikko Village in Giwa LGA, adding that two other people were killed in a reprisal attack by angry…

Saturday, 29 May 2021 05:45

Bandits block Abuja-Kaduna expressway, abduct many passengers

Many people have been feared kidnapped along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Friday. Kaduna Police Command however said it was yet to receive any report on the incident. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muhammad Jalige said: “We are yet to receive any report. Our men have been deployed to the area but no report yet.” The incident was said to have happened at about 4:00pm on Friday at Kurmin Kare village. A source from the area told our correspondent: ”Nobody can really say this is the number of people kidnapped, but we saw a vehicle on the road and the…

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