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Bandits have attacked the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12, Audu Madaki, killing one of his police guards. The AIG who was said to be on his way to Abuja from Bauchi when his vehicle was ambushed also sustained injury. Sources said the attack happened between Barde and Jagindi area in Kaduna State on Tuesday at about 2.30pm. A source at the Zone 12 headquarters said Madaki was shot at and injured during the attack while his orderly was shot dead. The AIG is said to be receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital while security has…
The gunmen who attacked a Kaduna-bound train in March and abducted several passengers released five more hostages on Tuesday. The release of the hostages comes after the terrorists released four of the victims last week Monday. A newspaper publisher, Tukur Mamu, who had previously negotiated the release of some of the captives, confirmed the release of the five hostages. Mamu identified the released hostages as Mustapha Imam, a professor from Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, Akibu Lawal; Abubakar Rufai; Mukthar Shu’aibu; and Sidi Sharif. Mamu said the released hostages visited his office on Tuesday afternoon to thank him for his efforts…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Sunday night, wiped-out a family of eight people in Chol village of Vwang District, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attackers, who struck at about 7pm, also inflicted gunshot injuries and machete cuts on women and children. It was learned that the family was preparing to go to bed at about 7:30pm, when the gunmen invaded the house and wiped them out. Those who were killed include Pam Gyang, his wife and six children, and they were all buried in one grave. A traditional ruler, Gwom Chugwi, Da Autos…
Gunmen have reportedly abducted at least 50 people from Damari community in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. The gunmen were said to have invaded the community on Saturday after troops of the Nigeria military escorted some residents to neighbouring communities. In recent weeks, Damari community has reportedly been under the siege of Ansaru insurgents, a faction of Boko Haram. Ishaq Kasai, chairman of Birnin-Gwari emirate progressives union (BEPU), in a statement on Sunday, said the gunmen invaded the community after the Ansaru insurgents withdrew from the area. “Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has been, in the last five days, alerting…
No fewer than 20 persons have been killed following an attack by terrorists on Duma village in the Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. One of the residents who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity said the bandits attacked the village at about 8am on Wednesday and operated for several hours, terrorising locals and rustling livestock. The resident further disclosed that the terrorists turned in large numbers using motorcycles and carrying sophisticated weapons which they used to kill some of their victims. It was, however, learnt that many of the victims lost their lives while attempting to…
Gunmen have engaged troops of the Nigerian Army in a shootout in Madalla, Niger State, Punch Newspaper reports. According to the report, the terrorists stormed the Zuma Rock checkpoint, close to Zuma barracks and began to shoot sporadically. The checkpoint is located along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway that has witnessed attacks by gunmen. Eyewitnesses have said there was a serious gridlock in the area as motorists were forced to abandon their vehicles and run for safety. A source told Daily Trust that the attackers arrived at the spot some minutes after 7pm and opened fire immediately. “They took control of the…
An oil pipeline capable of hauling 180,000 barrels a day across Nigeria has ceased transporting crude since mid-June due to theft, according to a person familiar with the information. The Trans-Niger Pipeline has yet to be formally shut, said the person who declined to be identified because the information isn’t public. The link’s capacity is about 15% of Nigeria’s most recent average daily output, according to Bloomberg calculations. Nigeria -- Africa’s largest oil producer and a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -- has tried to stamp out sabotage on its pipeline network in recent years. Oil theft…
Barely seven weeks after terrorists attacked worshippers at Owo, in Ondo state, some unknown gunmen, have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were said to have been injured in the attack which took place Wednesday evening, at Folahami Junction, where a construction company called Craneburg Construction Company was located. Eyewitness reports had it that the gunmen opened fire on those at the site. Another source who spoke with our correspondent alleged that some explosives devices were also used during the attack. However, the casualty figure was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report but…
An official of a commercial bank was, on Tuesday, killed when some armed robbers ambushed a bullion van conveying money to Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The incident occurred around Ntigha Junction along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state. The armed men were said to have opened fire at the bullion van, killing a cash officer of the unnamed bank who was accompanying the van. Police spokesperson in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, has confirmed the incident. He said police operatives, attached to the van, engaged the robbers in a shoot-out, but the robbers…
There were strong indications on Tuesday that two terrorist groups, the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram, were planning to attack some states in the Northwest, Northcentral and Southwest. The PUNCH learnt that security agencies had got a security report that ISWAP and Boko Haram planned to attack Lagos, Kaduna, Kogi, Katsina and Zamfara states as well as the Federal Capital Territory. Earlier on Tuesday, there was a leaked memo from the headquarters of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, which alerted state commands to the planned attacks. NSCDC spokesman, Shola Odumosu, when contacted said the memo did…
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