Tag: Vigilante
Gunfire rocks Anambra Community, one IPOB member killed
A pump-action rifle was recovered from the deceased, whose body has been deposited at the Ezinifite mortuary.
JusticeForJennifer trends after corps member assaulted in Anambra
Widespread outrage has erupted following the assault and public humiliation of a female member of the National Youth Service Widespread…
Gunmen slay Vigilante, torch five patrol vehicles in deadly Anambra raid
Armed assailants reportedly stormed the vigilante facility, opened fire, and set five operational vehicles and parts of the office building…
Deadly showdown in Kebbi: Police, vigilantes gun down four kidnappers
Gunfire erupted as the operatives closed in on the kidnappers, resulting in the elimination of four suspects. One was captured…
Police arrest vigilantes, Yohannah accused of defiling 3-year-old girl
According to reports, at about 2 a.m. on August 25th, the two suspects conspired among themselves and stormed the woman’s…
Abducted ex-Provost Oshadumo killed by stray bullet in Kogi
A retired civil servant, Chief Julius Oshadumo, who was abducted by unknown gunmen about two weeks ago has died in…
Vigilante operative kills Okada rider in Delta
Delta State Police Command has denied reports linking its operatives to the killing of an Okada rider in Orhuwhorun town,…
Edo vigilante shoots man, woman dead
Two persons, a man and a woman, have been reportedly shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified member of the Edo state-owned…
Lagos vigilante man Rasak shoots Yahaya dead
A Lagos vigilante member, Lukman Rasak has shot one Musa Yahaya dead at Ijora area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Gun-battle in Edo: Vigilantes repel herdsmen attack, shoot one dead
A team of brave local vigilante operatives have repelled an attack by gun-wielding Fulani herdsmen who attacked their communities in…
We’ll not permit proliferation of Vigilante in Rivers – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the State Government will not permit the proliferation of vigilante groups, stating…
Vigilante Security Summit holds in Abuja Monday
Osjones International Services Ltd, a management Consultancy Services will on Monday, hold a two-day Vigilante National Security Summit in Abuja.…
FSARS nabs vigilante, 5 others for vandalizing communication mast
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Lagos Island, Lagos, have arrested the vigilante in charge of security for…
Police in Anambra parade vigilante for alleged ritual killing
The Police in Anambra on Saturday paraded a vigilante operative alleged to have killed an unidentified person for ritual purposes.
Boko Haram terrorists ambush vigilante, kill one, injure 7
One person has been reported dead while seven others are said to be receiving treatment after suspected members of the…
Suicide bomber kills self, vigilante in Borno
A suicide bomber and a local vigilante were killed during an attempt on a Maiduguri mosque on Monday morning, a…
Vigilante docked over alleged rape
An Ile-Ife Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered a vigilante member, Sunday Arewa, 25, to be remanded in Ile-Ife Prison over…
Repentant cattle rustlers, vigilante, surrender in Katsina
Some groups of repentant cattle rustlers and vigilante have surrendered 104 AK 47 rifles and other weapons to Katsina State…
Vigilante arrested for robbery
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A man who claimed to be a member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Mr. Adesiyan Adeniyi,…
Herdsmen v Vigilante: One shot dead, another injured in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday confirmed that a shoot-out between Fulani Herdsmen and members…
Vigilance group member shoots cop dead for violating motorcycle ban
A member of a vigilance group on Thursday shot dead a policeman for allegedly violating the ban on use of…
Adamawa varsity reopens, recruits 80 hunters, vigilante
The authorities of Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi, have recruited 80 vigilante men and hunters to ensure the security of…
Attempt by a suicide bomber to attack market Borno market foiled
An attempt by a suicide bomber to attack and wreak havoc at Rumirgo Market in Askira Uba Local Government Area…
Ojude Oba: Vigilante warns robbers to stay away from Ijebuland
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta With the 2014 carnival like, Ojude Oba festival weeks away, the state managed security agent, Vigilante Services of…
Biz Man, Six Students Arrested For Robbery
An Edo state-based businessman and six students of the Institute of Management and Technology, Usen Edo State have been arrested…