Tag: gunmen
Gunmen killed 390 people in Zamfara – Gov. Yari
The Zamfara Government said on Wednesday that gunmen had killed more than 390 villagers in the the last 20 months…
Gunmen kill 2 in Taraba attack
Gunmen on Friday attacked Kano-Kambarawa Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba and killed two persons. Police Public Relations…
Boko Haram Abducts School Girls In Borno
Heavily armed Islamist gunmen kidnapped a group of girls from a secondary school in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state and torched…
Gunmen kill 10, burn 20 houses in Taraba
The Police Command in Taraba has confirmed that gunmen on Tuesday killed 10 people in Jibu village in Wukari Local…
200 die as Fulani herdsmen storm Kaduna villages
Close to 200 people have been killed in fresh attacks on three villages in Kaduna State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.…
5 Egyptian soldiers killed at checkpoint
Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Cairo Saturday, killing five Egyptian soldiers, state television reported. The attack comes two…
Kidnapped President Jonathan’s Uncle Rescued
President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle, Chief Nengite Nitabai, 70, kidnapped on 23 February by gunmen has been rescued by the police…
Plateau state: Nine persons killed by gunmen
Gunmen on Wednesday killed at least nine people and set fire to dozens of houses in central Nigeria, the army…
Somalia’s presidential palace hit by car bomb, gunmen
The presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, home to the country’s internationally-backed government, was hit by a massive car bomb…
Boko Haram run hundreds scared out of Nigerian town
Residents of a northeast Nigerian town said Saturday hundreds of them have fled their homes for fear of attacks by…
Boko Haram: 43 killed in latest Nigerian massacre
No fewer than 43 people have been killed in the latest attack by Boko Haram gunmen against residents of two…
22 killed in Plateau state
At least 22 people were killed in a raid in Plateau state, in central Nigeria on Thursday, locals said, in…
Gunmen sack Nigerian police station
Unidentified gunmen early on Monday attacked a Police Station in Soro town of Bauchi state,in Northern Nigeria, injuring a policeman.…
Boko Haram attack 2 villages, kill 18
Nigeria’s Boko Haram gunmen killed 18 people and burned dozens of houses in attacks on two villages in remote northeastern…
30 Nigerian villagers killed by gunmen in fresh violence
Witnesses and survivors on Monday described how gunmen attacked a village in central Nigeria, burning houses and animals in the…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 12 at wedding party
Twelve people died in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a wedding party at the weekend, police and health officials…
Gunmen steal 20 camels
The Police Command in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the stealing of 20 camels by suspected…
Gunmen Kill 37 In Plateau
Gunmen in central Nigerian state of Plateau killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, the latest…
Hundreds of gunmen storm Plateau state, kill five persons
Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in the central Nigerian state of Plateau killing five persons and burning…
Gunmen abduct commissioner’s father
Gunmen have abducted a 78-year-old community leader, Chief Nelson Tempurah, the father of the Commissioner for Tourism Development in Bayelsa,…
Gunmen invade Nigerian hospital, demand new born babies
Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on Sunday invaded the government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. The…
Herdsmen kill 6, raze houses in Benue
Gunmen attacked five farming villages in volatile central Nigeria’s Benue State, killing six people and burning many houses, police said…
Gunmen sack Kaduna village, killing 11
No fewer than 11 people were on Saturday killed in a renewed attack in Zangang village in Attakar Chiefdom, Kaura…
Ozekhome Freed After 20 Days In Captivity
Exactly 20 days after he was forcefully abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate,…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill 38 in Nigeria
At least 38 people have been killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, and another 34…
Police Spread Dragnet For Ozekhome’s Kidnappers
The Edo State Police Command has spread its dragnet to track down kidnappers of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Ozekhome and…
Breaking news: 44 killed by gunmen in mosque
Gunmen have killed 44 people inside a mosque, in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, officials say. The killings took place during…
Briton kidnapped in Lagos
A yet to be identified British national has been kidnapped by gunmen shortly after landing at the international airport in…
Robbers Raid Hotel For Dollars
Unidentified gunmen on Monday struck at a popular hotel in Ajao Estate, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, and carted away millions…
Army Captures 8 Boko Haram Members
The Nigerian military said Wednesday that it has arrested eight of the suspected insurgents who launched deadly attacks since the…