•Gunmen on mountain top •The community derived its name from a mountain (Ugwu) and an Iroko tree (Ngwu); hence Ugwulangwu Gunmen reportedly stormed a prayer session at a remote mountain site in the Egbola area, along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State and abducted an unspecified number of the worshipers. The […]...
•Gunmen Unidentified gunmen have abducted a 400-level student of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Augustine Madubiya, in the early hours of today. A local resident was also shot and killed during the attack, reports Channels TV. The incident occurred around 3:00am at Istijaba Villa, an off-campus hostel located in Unguwar Jeji. Acco...
Pakistani security forces have freed 155 passengers from a hijacked train as the operation to rescue the remaining hostages continues in the south-western province of Balochistan, officials said today. The train, which was carrying around 450 passengers, including army personnel and their families, was targeted by more than 100 gunmen from the...
•Gunmen Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have again kidnapped no fewer than nine surveyors in Ondo State. The surveyors were abducted by armed gunmen who were lurking in the bush while on site at Ilu-Abo axis in Akure North Local Council Area of the state, reports The Guardian. According to the source, the kidnappers made […]
•Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted seven persons, including women and children, in Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the attack, which occurred on Wednesday night, threw the community into panic as the armed assailants s...
•Gunmen Daredevil gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Philip Ekeli, and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa Community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. Police sources confirmed the incident today to security pundit, Zagazola Makama, stating that the attack occurred on Sunday nigh...
•Bandits The Police has confirmed the kidnapping of female students from the Joseph Saawuaan Tarka Federal University Makurdi, formally known as Federal University of Agriculture. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, CSP Sewuese Anene, in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, confirmed the incident, noting tha...
•Gunmen Gunmen weekend, invaded a Church at Asagba Ogwashi, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, shooting a Pastor and abducting six worshippers. Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe confirmed the incident, yesterday, reports Vanguard. Edafe said the incident was reported on Saturday evening, noti...
•Kidnapped Afenifere Youth Council President, Eniola Olajun The National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Ojajuni, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Abuja. Ojajuni was reportedly shot twice in the buttocks before being taken captive on Monday, February 17, reports The PUNCH. In a statement yesterday, the National Secretary of the...
•Reverend Father Livinus Maurice Gunmen have abducted a Catholic Priest of Port Harcourt Diocese, Reverend Father Livinus Maurice, alongside two others. Fr. Maurice, who is the Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Catholic, Isokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state was abducted alongside two others whose identities were not disclosed while...
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