Gunmen on Thursday night invaded Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed at least eight persons. Most of the victims were members of the same family, our correspondent gathered. Those killed included Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr Luck Titus Dakus, Mr Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs Hassan…
The Chief of Staff to the Zamfara State Government House, Moukhtar Lugga, narrowly escaped death on Thursday evening after gunmen opened fire on his vehicle along the Funtua–Gusau road. The attack reportedly occurred at about 6:16 pm near Kucheri, when armed assailants ambushed Lugga’s vehicle and fired shots from multiple directions. A local radio station…
Gunmen numbering six on Wednesday kidnapped four cocoa farmers at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria in the Idi-Ayunre area of Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that some of the kidnapped victims were at the institute for a familiarisation visit. A cocoa farmer who managed to flee the scene recounted that the gunmen…
The Nigeria Police Force in Ondo State has confirmed that gunmen shot a farmer and abducted his wife on Wednesday night in Akure, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, the incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. along Oda Road in Akure. “The command…
Gunmen have killed a high-ranking palace chief in Iduah Kingdom, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, and abducted two of his daughters. The victim, Chief Jimah Jacob Ogboi, was reportedly attacked at his residence on Monday night. Sources said the assailants stormed the house and shot the chief at close range. His wife…
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of six worshippers of a celestial church located along Uso/Owo Expressway in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who confirmed this in a statement released on Wednesday, said the incident occurred in the early hours of February 25…
There was pandemonium in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as kidnappers stormed the area and abducted no fewer than five persons, including a police officer. News report gathered that abductions have become a daily routine in the Local Government Council to a point that the council authority and the traditional rulers imposed a…