Tag: gunmen
Gunmen kill father, abduct daughter in Katsina
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday shot and killed one Alhaji Nasiru Maimasara before kidnapping his daughter at Gachi quarters in Kankia…
Gunmen abduct former NBA Branch Chairman in Edo, kill wife
Gunmen terrorising motorists on the busy Benin-Auchi Road again struck on Sunday evening and abducted the former chairman of the…
Gunmen kill 7 in bus carrying Coptic Christians
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in southern Egypt, killing at least seven people, a church official says.
Four nuns abducted in Niger Delta
Reports say that four reverend sisters and two others have been abducted by gunmen in Delta state.
Ekiti lawmaker shot by unidentified gunmen
Some unidentified gunmen on Friday shot a member of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Michael Adedeji, at a close…
Gunmen kidnap 5 Corps Members on way to camp
Gunmen have kidnapped five members of the National Youth Service Corps,NYSC who were travelling to their orientation camps in Akwa…
Gunmen abduct journalist, one other in Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of a presenter with Nasarawa Broadcasting Service and his friend by…
3 gunmen arrested in bank premises
Security operatives on Tuesday nabbed three gunmen at the premises of a new generation bank in Amarata, a suburb of…
Gunmen kidnap traditional ruler, wife in Kaduna
Gunmen on Friday kidnapped Mr Maiwada Galadima, the Paramount Chief of Adara Chiefdom in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, civilian in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command, has confirmed the killing of two policemen and a civilian by unknown gunmen in the…
Gunmen kill soldier, abduct 21-year old girl in Jos
Unidentified gunmen killed one Abdullahi S., a soldier attached to the Operation Safe Haven, a military Tasksforce maintaining peace in…
Gunmen wipe out family of 9 in Jos
Unidentified gunmen have allegedly killed family of nine in Rukuba road community of Jos North Local Government Area, a development…
Gunmen kidnap LG chairman’s son in Kano
The Chairman of Kiru Local Government in Kano State, Alhaji Nasiru Muazu has confirmed the abduction of his son, Babangida,…
Gunmen attack trader at ATM stand
Tina Osaretin, a trader, was attacked by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday while operating an Automated Teller Machine(ATM)…
Gunmen attack Libya’s oil corporation headquarters
Several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and several…
Gunmen kill 3 police officers, 2 vigilante men in Taraba
The Police Command in Taraba has vowed to arrest and prosecute the gunmen who killed three police officers and two…
Gunmen kill 5 at Plateau mining site
Gunmen have killed five persons at a mining site in Gana-Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.…
Gunmen attack Jos community, kill 11
Gunmen have killed 11 persons at Lopandet Dwei community in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau,…
Gunmen kill ex-councilor in Delta
Gunmen on Tuesday shot dead, a former councilor in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta, Mr Blessing Oguori.
Plateau: Gunmen kill Speaker’s head driver, one other
Unidentified gunmen have killed Mr Azi Magaji, the head driver to the Plateau House of Assembly Speaker, and Mr Edward…
4 killed by gunmen at checkpoint in Libya
A Local Official on Thursday said that four people were killed in a gun attack by suspected militants on a…
Gunmen kill cleric, kidnap wife in Kaduna
The Kaduna Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a clerric, Hosea Akuchi of Nasara Baptist Church at Guguwa…
Gunmen kill nine people in fresh Benue attack
Suspected gunmen have attacked Tse Ujoh community in Ikyurav-Tiev in Katsina Alla local Government area of Benue State and killed…
Gunmen strike convoy with Mali election materials
Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying election materials in central Mali, triggering a shootout in which four soldiers and eight attackers…
Gunmen kidnap 15 in Zamfara, Speaker raises the alarm
The Speaker, Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, has said that 15 persons have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen…
Gunmen abduct Ex-Ondo LG chairman
A former Chairman, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Dele Fagoriola, has been abducted by gunmen.
Gunmen kill newly elected APC LG chairman in Imo
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have killed an All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Chairman, Sunny Ejiagwu.
Gunmen kidnap catholic priest in Kogi
The parish priest of St. Michael Catholic Church , Obajana, Kogi, Rev. Fr. Leo Michael, has been kidnapped by unknown…
Gunmen killed 11 taxi drivers in South Africa
Gunmen in South Africa have killed 11 taxi drivers in an ambush, police say.
Police avert attack on Zamfara community, kill one suspect
The Police in Zamfara said on Tuesday it averted an attempt by gunmen to attack Tangaram community in Anka Local…