Tag: gunmen
Police repel gunmen attack on Ajaokuta police station
Policemen in Kogi state repelled an attack by unknown gunmen on Adogo Police Station on Sunday 21 September around 9:00…
13 dead, 34 wounded in shooting, blast in Kano College
At least 13 people were killed and 34 others wounded when police fought a battle with suspected Boko Haram suicide…
Lady Shot Dead On Her Way To Work
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Umoh-Obong Kingsley A lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun, and a man, were Friday morning shot by…
Commissioner’s killers die in gun battle, says Gov. Orji
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia said those who killed the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, have also been…
Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Bauchi
Some gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, on Saturday killed the District Head of Soro in Bauchi state, Malam Abdulrahman…
Gunmen kill 15 people travelling in central Afghanistan
Suspected Taliban gunmen stopped two vehicles in central Afghanistan and shot dead 15 passengers at the side of the road,…
Gunmen kidnap German in Adamawa
Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped a German national on Wednesday in Adamawa state, police said, in the latest assault in the…
Gunmen attack diving resort on Malaysia’s Borneo island
A policeman was killed and a second kidnapped after heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a Malaysian diving resort off…
Gunmen kill 25 women in Baghdad prostitution raid
Gunmen killed 25 women and wounded at least eight people Saturday when they stormed two buildings in a residential Baghdad…
Gunmen kill media GM in Kaduna
Gunmen on Friday night, murdered Malam Ustaz Yunus, General Manager of a Kaduna-based media organisation, The New Democrat. The New…
Gunmen attack Kenya’s coastal Lamu region
Unidentified gunmen raided a village near Kenya’s restive coastal town of Lamu early Friday, Kenyan officials said, the latest in…
‘UNILAG Student Was Shot By Suspected Cultists’
Damilare Okunola Reports emanating from the King Jaja Hall of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, Lagos, suggest that an…
Pro-Amaechi Lawmaker Kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Golden Chioma, a lawyer and Chairman of Judiciary committee of Rivers State House of Assembly representing Etche…
Nigerian soldiers hide as Boko Haram attack churches
Nigerian soldiers reportedly went to hide in the bush as Boko Haram gunmen unleashed fresh attacks on churches in the…
Gunmen kill 13 Fulani herdsmen in Taraba
The police in Jalingo confirmed that unknown gunmen on Saturday trailed and killed 13 Fulani herdsmen who were returning from…
Gunmen In Military Uniform Kill Policemen
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unidenfied gunmen dressed in military uniform have shot and killed two policemen and two civilians at Ikirun-Oke, near…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, injure 3 others
The Edo Police Command said on Wednesday that unknown gunmen had killed two policemen and injured three others on Ikiran-Oke…
Gunmen kill 38 in two attacks in Kaduna
No fewer than 38 persons were killed on Monday night in two separate attacks by gunmen in two villages in…
Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya attack
At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya’s coast, officials said Tuesday, one week after…
Gunmen Attack Convoy of Edo Deputy Speaker, Lawmakers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly assumed a dangerous dimension Sunday with an alleged attack…
Gunmen kill eight in fresh Boko Haram raid
At least eight people, including three security officers, were killed when gunmen raided three villages in Nigeria’s volatile central Plateau…
38 killed in battles with gunmen
Thirty-eight people were killed and 15 others injured in fierce battles on Sunday in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the…
Gunmen kill one in Kwara
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead Baba Seriki-Sanu, a staff of the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara, who was on…
Gunmen kill police officer in Abakaliki
The police in Ebonyi on Monday confirmed the killing of a police officer on Sunday by unknown gunmen. The Public…
Corpse of Emir of Gwoza recovered – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said the body of Emir of Gwoza, who died when gunmen attacked a convoy…
Gunmen attack Indian consulate in Afghanistan
Gunmen attacked India’s consulate in the main western Afghan city of Herat on Friday before being repelled by security forces,…
1 dead, 4 houses burnt in gunmen attack in Lagos
At least one person was killed and four buildings burnt on Monday night at Dawodu Lane in Ilogbo Community at…
Gunmen Kidnap Lawmaker’s Father
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unidentified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Pa Ogbewe, father of the Minority Whip of House of Representatives, Samson Osagie,…
Gunmen raze two schools in north Nigeria
A group of gunmen razed two schools in Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram gunmen previously attacked a girls’…
Gunmen attack UniUyo VC’s Lodge
Gunmen have attacked the official residence of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Prof. Comfort Ekpo, firing bullets into…