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Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

June 14, 2019 7:44 am

Three Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps are currently set up by the villagers displaced in the armed bandit attacks in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.

The Nation learnt that over 2,277 people were displaced in eight communities in Shiroro local government area.

The Nation also learnt that one of the pregnant women currently displaced gave birth to a baby last night in the IDP camp; the mother and the baby are doing fine while efforts are being made by fellow campers to get the necessary things needed by the mother and child.

The communities said to be affected …

Toll from Boko Haram attack in Cameroon rises to 37

Toll from Boko Haram attack in Cameroon rises to 37

June 12, 2019 10:07 am

An attack by Boko Haram jihadists in northern Cameroon last weekend left 37 dead, a security official in the region said Wednesday, revising the toll upward.

“As of today, we have 21 military and 16 civilian fatalities,” the source said.

An earlier toll said at least 26 people — 17 soldiers and nine civilians — had died, in one of the deadliest attacks in Cameroon by the Nigerian-based group.

The jihadists, armed with rocket launchers, attacked military positions on Darak, an island near Lake Chad in Cameroon’s Far North region.

Fierce fighting broke out with the soldiers, which included the …

Yemen rebel attack injures 26 at Saudi airport

Yemen rebel attack injures 26 at Saudi airport

June 12, 2019 9:14 am

A Yemeni rebel missile attack on an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia wounded 26 civilians on Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels said.

Yemen’s Huthi rebels, who have faced persistent coalition bombing since March 2015 that has exacted a heavy civilian death toll, have stepped up missile and drone attacks across the border in recent weeks.

Eight of those wounded at Abha airport were admitted to hospital, coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said.

The other 18 were discharged after receiving first aid, he added in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

The Huthi rebels said earlier that …

Sri Lanka MPs defy president to resume Easter attack probe

Sri Lanka MPs defy president to resume Easter attack probe

June 11, 2019 9:55 am

Sri Lanka’s parliament Tuesday defied President Maithripala Sirisena and resumed an investigation into security lapses surrounding the Easter suicide bombings that killed 258 people, officials said.

The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) began hearing testimony from Muslim leaders who claimed they repeatedly alerted the authorities to dangerous radicalisation, a parliamentary official said.

President Sirisena last week asked his coalition cabinet to halt the hearings, which have already revealed senior police and security officials directly under him had ignored repeated intelligence warnings.

Read Also: Easter Sunday mayhem: Sri Lanka bans face coverings

Sirisena sacked his intelligence chief over the weekend after he …

Nineteen killed in attack in Burkina Faso

Nineteen killed in attack in Burkina Faso

June 11, 2019 8:55 am

Unidentified assailants killed nineteen people and wounded 13 in an attack on and around the town of Arbinda in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government said.

Hundreds of people have died in Islamist violence over the past months and more than 150,000 have been forced to flee as jihadist groups spreads across the arid Sahel region.

Read Also: Gunmen kill priest, 5 others during mass in Burkina Faso

Once a pocket of calm in the Sahel, Burkina has suffered a spillover of Islamist violence from neighboring Mali, where an attack on a village on Sunday left at least 95
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Again, 3 persons, 300 cows dead in Jos attack

May 1, 2019 10:10 am

Plateau state police command has reported the death of one person and more than 300 cows in a fresh attack in Bassa local government of Plateau state.

The incidence occurred at about 8pm on Monday evening when unknown gunmen launched an attack on Maiyanga village in Miango district of Bassa LGA Plateau state.

The Police Public Relation Officer DSP Terna Tyopev, in a statement on Wednesday, explained: “The Plateau State Police Command, Jos received an information on 29/04 /2019 at about 0800hrs to the effect that unknown gunmen attacked Maiyanga area of Miango District as a result, one Jummai Jah …

Pastor, 5 others slain in attack on church in Burkina Faso

April 30, 2019 3:08 am
Six people, including a pastor, were killed in an attack on a Christian church in Burkina Faso, a government spokesman said.
The violence took place Sunday in the village of Silgadji, in the country’s north, not far from the volatile border with Mali.
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Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attack leader died in hotel bombing

April 26, 2019 4:02 am

Facts have emerged how the suspected leader of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Mohamed Zahran died.

Authorities said Zahran died in the Shangri-La hotel, one of six hotels bombed in an attack which ISIS had claimed responsibility.

Three churches were targeted in the attacks that killed over 300 people.

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Armed robbers attack bank, kill seven in Ondo

April 8, 2019 11:02 pm

Tragedy struck yesterday in Idoani, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, as armed robbers attacked a first generation bank, killing seven persons and carting away an undisclosed amount of money. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the bank located at Isewa Quarters in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and operated for over one hour, creating tension and panic among residents, staff and customers of the bank.

The Guardian learnt that some customers and bank officials were mercilessly beaten and tortured by the bandits, while efforts made by personnel of the Nigeria Police Force to stop …

Christchurch attack

March 18, 2019 2:42 pm

It’s going to take a while to process Friday’s devastating pair of attacks on New Zealand mosques that left at least 50 dead. But changes are already being made — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday evening local time that the government has agreed to reform the country’s gun laws.

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Thugs Attack Dankwambo’s convoy, burn 2 cars, Radio Station

March 4, 2019 12:43 am

Thugs have attacked the convoy of the  Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, and set two cars among the entourage ablaze.

The Director of Media of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council in the state, Mr. Dahiru Kera, confirmed this to journalists yesterday.

According to him, the thugs attacked the governor’s convoy on his way from the airport, adding that two cars in the entourage were burnt.

Meanwhile, the thugs also attacked a Lafiyawo community in the state, destroying a private radio station, Progress FM, located along Gombe Airport Road.

Eight shops were burnt down in the community.

Two vehicles …

Community’s local authority condemns attack on gas pipeline

February 20, 2019 5:44 pm
The leadership of Batan community in Warri South-West council area of Delta state have condemned the recent attack on the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) gas line in the community.
In a statement signed by the councillor representing the Batan ward in the Warri South-West legislative house, Mr Frank Pukon, the community also appealed to security agencies for restraint in the process of finding the culprits, assuring the community stakeholders were willing to assist in arresting perpetrators.
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