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Gunmen shoot family of 13 dead in Kogi

Gunmen Shoot Family Of 13 Dead In Kogi

July 29, 2020 4:08 pm

Gunmen have shot 13 members of the same family dead in Agbudu, Kogi-Koton-Karfe Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Fourteen people were killed in the attack, with six persons serious injured.

Ede Ayuba, State Police Commissioner, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Lokoja, said he got the report about 2: 00 a.m.

Ayuba said that 13 of the slain victims were from same family.

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“This morning around 2 am, my Area Commander called me to report that he received information that there was an

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Gunmen Kill APC Chieftain In Ibadan

January 22, 2020 4:12 pm
Some gunmen suspected to be assassins on Wednesday, killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo state, Alhaji Babatunde Oreitan.

Oreitan, who is one of the leaders of the party in Ona Ara Local Government, was said to have been killed by the gunmen Wednesday afternoon.

Sources said the APC chieftain was murdered in his house located at Oremeji Agugu area of Ibadan.

Though, details of his death are scanty, THISDAY gathered that the APC chieftain was murdered after Dhur prayer in a mosque located in his house.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Public Relations

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Gunmen Kidnap District Head In Kano

January 14, 2020 5:24 am
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the district head of Karshi town, Alhaji Adamu Muhammad (sarkin Yamma) in Rogo local government area of Kano State.

The incident happened on Monday, in Karshi town, at about 3:00 a.m. and whisked away the district head.

The suspected kidnappers are yet to contact any member of the family for ransom for the release of the victim.

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Spokesman, Kano State police command confirmed the incident to THISDAY.

Details latter…

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Act Of Terrorism: Plateau Lawmakers React As Gunmen Kill 13

January 10, 2020 6:40 am
Senator Representing Plateau North at the National Assembly, Istifanus Gyang, has urged security agencies to immediately arrest the gunmen that killed 13 persons in an attack on Kumbun community in Mangu Local Government Area of the state on Thursday morning.

Gyang, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Protocol, Musa Ashoms, said that he received with rude shock the report of the killing of 12 persons at Kumbun, in Mangu local government area.

The lawmaker described the killing as an act of terrorism and a reversal to the dark days.

“All citizens of Plateau should, with one

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Plateau Attack: Buhari Reacts As Gunmen Kill 12 At Mangu

January 10, 2020 2:31 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the gunmen attack on a community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Wednesday, 8th January, 2020.

Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, ordered security agencies to prevent further attacks on innocent communities.

The President expressed shock over the attack which led to killing of 12 lives in Plateau state.

The statement read in part: “President Buhari is in contact with the Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau as well as the military, police and other security agencies in the

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Gunmen Abduct 4 Seminarians From Catholic School In Kaduna

January 10, 2020 2:22 am

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday night attacked the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary, situated in Kakau, along Kaduna-Abuja road and made away with four seminarians.

According to the Registrar of the school, Rev Fr (Dr) Joel Usman, the incident happened between 10:30 PM and 11:00 PM on Wednesday night.

He said the, “Good Shepherd Major Seminary was attacked by armed bandits yesterday January 8, 2020, between 10.30-11:00 pm.

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” After headcount of students with security agents, 4 Seminarians have been declared missing. Kindly say a prayer for

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Suspected Gunmen Kidnap 70-Year-Old Grandmother In Ondo

January 6, 2020 12:32 pm
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 70-year-old grandmother in Ondo State.

The victim identified as Mrs Fehintola Wewe was said to have been forcefully taken from her home situated at 13, Broad Street, Sabomi in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Her abduction is coming three weeks after some gunmen kidnapped wife, children, and driver of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade.

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For Mrs Wewe, her abductors took her away at about 11 pm during the weekend when the suspected kidnappers invaded her

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Gunmen Kidnap APC Chairman In Ondo

January 6, 2020 9:20 am

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday kidnapped a ward Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State.

The ward Chairman identified as James Tolorunju Ajulo was said to have been taken away by the kidnappers when they stormed his home.

Ajulo who was abducted in front of his residence at Ibaka quarters of Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government was driven away in his personal car after the gunmen had ransacked his house.

It was gathered that he was the factional chairman of the APC at Ward 13, Akoko South-West LGA of the state.

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Gunmen Attack Kogi Community, Kill 19, Burn Houses

January 3, 2020 8:51 am

Gunmen have killed no fewer than 19 people in Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, burning buildings, including the palace of the king of the community.

The Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, Mr Williams Anya, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday.

He said that a police assessment team had visited the community, adding that many buildings, including places of worship had been burnt.

Tawari community is a few kilometres off Gegu town along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.

A resident of Tawari community, …

Gunmen Shoots OAU Professor Dead In Edo

December 14, 2019 4:43 pm

A senior lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Prof. Jerome Elusiyan, was on Friday shot dead by unknown gunmen.

According to a family source, the incident happened at Iruekpen, a local government area in the Central District of Edo state where the deceased was attacked by some unidentified armed men and shot dead on the spot.

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It was learnt that Professor J.B.E ELUSIYAN was on his way back from Ekpoma where he went to invigilate medical students of the Ambrose Alli University when this …

Gunmen Kidnap 3 Construction Workers In Niger

December 10, 2019 1:10 pm

Police in Niger say gunmen have kidnapped two expatriates and a Nigerian staff of Triacta Construction Company in Galadima Kogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday, said the gunmen who wore military uniform came to the village on over 20 motorcycles and attacked workers of the construction firm.

Usman said the incident occurred on Monday at about 12:45 hours along Shiroro-Galadima road.

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“The victims were seized by …

Another Catholic Priest Kidnapped By Gunmen In Enugu

November 26, 2019 3:17 pm

Another Catholic priest, Reverend Father Malachy Asadu has been reportedly kidnapped in Nsukka, Enugu State on Monday.

Fr. Asadu, priest of Nsukka Catholic Diocese was kidnapped along Imilike-Nsukka Road while he was said to be returning from a diocesan meeting held at Thereasa Cathedral, Nsukka.

The State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the clergyman.

Police spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the kidnap incident on the telephone on Tuesday said that details of the priest’s abduction were still sketchy.

Amaraizu, however, said police operatives have since commenced a manhunt for …

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