Tag: gunmen
Gunmen shoot at Opeifa’s house, injures one
Gunmen believed to be thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have attacked Lagos state Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa,…
Gunmen kill 8 in Port Harcourt night rampage
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Orgy of violence has continued in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital as no fewer than eight persons…
Alison-Madueke’s Brother Kidnapped
Gunmen kidnapped the younger brother of Nigeria’s oil minister and current OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke in southern Bayelsa State on…
Abducted Chinese workers freed
Three Chinese workers kidnapped by gunmen in central Nigeria’s Kogi state were released unhurt on Saturday, police said. “I can…
Policeman killed as gunmen abduct three Chinese in Kogi
Gunmen abducted three Chinese workers after a shootout that left a police officer dead in central Nigeria, police said Saturday.…
Gunmen kidnap three Chinese in Kogi
Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese workers in central Nigeria, the latest such incident in the region, police said Saturday. “Three…
Gunmen on shooting spree, kill 4, abduct woman in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unknown gunmen were on shooting spree over the weekend killing at least four persons in Port Harcourt,…
Masked gunmen kidnap American woman in Kogi
Masked gunmen in central Nigeria kidnapped an American woman doing missionary work, with ransom the suspected motive for the attack,…
Unknown Gunmen Kill 2 Okomu Oil Workers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed two workers of Okomu Oil Palm Plc, located at Udo in Ovia South…
Gunmen kidnap four oil workers in Bayelsa
Gunmen riding in a speedboat kidnapped four Nigerian oil workers in the crude-producing Niger Delta, the military said Wednesday, as…
PDP chieftain petitions I-G over attempt on his life
Chief Joshua Omuya, the Director of Finance, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abuja, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr…
Gunmen Attack APC Office
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Gunmen have attacked the All Progressives Congress, APC, office in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Andoni Local Government in…
Taliban condemn Mohammed cartoons, hail Paris gunmen
The Afghan Taliban on Thursday condemned the publication in France of further cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, and lauded last…
Seven shot dead at Venezuelan funeral
Gunmen opened fire at mourners during a burial in Venezuela on Thursday, killing seven people and leaving five wounded, authorities…
Gunmen kill three Burundi ruling party activists
Gunmen dressed in military fatigues burst into a bar and shot dead three ruling party activists before torching the local…
Gunmen shoot policeman dead
Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in the Egyptian capital on Saturday,…
Global Outrage Over School Massacre
The bloody siege of an elite army high school Tuesday by Taliban gunmen, which killed at least 141 students and…
Gunmen kill Edo Community leader
A Sixty-six-year old community head in Ugbowo area of Benin City in Edo was on Saturday night killed by gunmen…
Gunmen storm Minna prison, free 270 inmates
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday attacked Minna Medium Prison, broke into the cells and set 270 inmates…
Gunmen Kill Auto Dealer In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year-old car dealer was shot dead on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen in Lagos. He was on his…
Gunmen slaughter 36 in fresh attack in Kenya
Gunmen have massacred at least 36 workers at a quarry in a fresh attack in troubled northeast Kenya, police and…
Gunmen Abduct Osun LG Boss, Demand N50m Ransom
Yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted the Head of Local Government Administration of Atakumosa West Local Government, Osun state, southwest Nigeria,…
Kidnappers Of The Nation Reporter Demand N20m
The gunmen who kinapped the correspondent of The Nation newspaper in Aba, Abia state, eastern Nigeria, have demanded N20m ransom for…
Gunmen kidnap Ribadu’s brother
Gunmen have kidnapped Sani Ribadu, the younger brother of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
Gunmen kill four police, kidnap six in Bayelsa
Gunmen on a speedboat in Nigeria’s oil-producing south killed four policemen and kidnapped six Nigerian employees of the Agip energy…
Meyiwa, South Africa’s goalkeeper shot dead
South Africa and Orlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead late Sunday near Johannesburg, a police spokesman…
Gunmen hold two UN workers in war-torn S.Sudan
Gunmen have seized two United Nations workers within the past week in war-torn South Sudan, the peacekeeping mission said Friday…
Gunmen kill 27 in Plateau
The Chairman of Riyom Local Government in Plateau, Mrs Josephine Piyo, has said that 27 people died in an attack…
Gunmen assassinate INEC Executive Secretary in Yenagoa
Unknown gunmen on Friday assassinated the Executive Secretary of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), Mr Simon Akpen, in Yenagoa.…
Gunmen kidnap Chinese in Kogi State
Gunmen kidnapped a Chinese national from his residence in central Nigeria’s Kogi state, police said on Wednesday, vowing to track…