Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least 10 people in two communities in Benue state. The communities are Gbeji in Ukum local government area and Tswarev district of Logo local government. Fatai Owoseni, commissioner of police in the state, confirmed the attacks, saying they happened on Tuesday night. Disclosing that some corpses had […]
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The death toll from Thursday’s robbery attack in Offa town in Kwara State has risen to at least 30. About 30 robbers had hit the town, raiding five commercial banks along the Owode Market Area of the town in Offa Local Government Area of the state. The attack which lasted for hours had left the […]
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Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials said Monday. The brazen operation — which unfolded around the very city where Boko Haram was born […]
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At least two people have been killed by unknown gunmen in Tsohuwar Gwari village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. A source from the village said the gunmen invaded the village around 12 midnight on Saturday and kidnapped nine people, including a newly-wedded bride. He added that three of those abducted managed to […]
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A fresh attack by suspected herdsmen attack in Omala local government area of Kogi state, has left at least 10 people, including Onu Agbenema, a traditional ruler, Musa Edibo, his wife, dead. As reported by PUNCH, the victims were killed on Monday in Agbenema, Aj’Ichekpa, Opada and Iyade villages in the local government area. The attackers […]
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Some persons suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked Alikaramchi village, close to Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Wednesday night. The incident happened hours after President Muhammadu Buhari left Maiduguri for Yobe state. Buhari had visited Yobe state government house and Government Girls Science and Technical School, Dapchi, where he met […]
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Some men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed at least 25 people in Dundu Village of Kwall district in Bassa local government area of Plateau state. Many houses were reportedly set ablaze in the latest round of attacks in the state which President Muhammadu Buhari visited last week. Daniel Kadzia, the village head, said […]
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Ten persons have been confirmed killed by gunmen that invaded rural settlements in Daffo District of Bokkos Local Government, Plateau State, on Friday. Mr Danjuma Wabas, Councillor representing Daffo District told newsmen that the deceased, including five women, four men and an infant, have been buried. Many of the fear-stricken villagers had fled to some […]
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At least seven people have been killed by gunmen suspected be herdsmen in an attack on Kaguru village, in Chukun local government area of Kaduna state. Several villagers are believed to have sustained injuries while several fled into the bush. According to a resident of the area who chose to remain anonymous, the attack took […]
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At least 10 persons were killed when gunmen suspected to be herdsmen Dangaji and Ungwan Gajere villages in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, on Friday night. Apart from the fatalities, several persons reportedly sustained gunshot injuries during the attack. The villagers were said to have fled for safety as the gunmen razed […]
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