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Gunmen Murder Prophet During Church Service
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Gunmen have murdered a 54-year-old prophet and leader of the Ogun State local security outfit, SO SAFE CORPS, Yomi Adetula during Sunday service at his church in the Idiroko area of the state. The gunmen numbering about six were said to have attacked and killed him while preaching on the pulpit, while…
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Gunmen on Rampage in Ekiti
By Amos Ogunrinde / Kazeem Ayodeji Gunmen on Thursday Afternoon gunned down a yet to be identified Rice Hawker at Bisi market in Ado Ekiti. According to report, the men, who were on a motorbike, shot and killed the wheel barrow pusher in the heart of the state capital. The development forced traders and passersby to…
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Unknown Gunmen in Army Uniform Storm Agodi Secretariat
By Iyabo Adebisi, Mosope Kehinde Some invaders in military uniform stormed the Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Radio Nigeria gathered that the men masked and in army camouflage were armed with rifles. They were stationed at strategic points in the Secretariat, also gaining entry to the House of Assembly Complex Informed sources said…
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Gunmen Leave Deaths, Horrors Behind at Crocus City Hall in Moscow
Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 60 people and wounding 100 more, Russian security services say. At least four attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-west suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Crocus City Hall was about to host a rock…
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Nursing Mother Falls Victim of Gunmen’s Bullets
Residents of Iba community, Ifelodun Local Government area of Osun State, are in palpable fear after gunmen allegedly killed a nursing mother simply identified as Khadija inside a bathroom. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident happened on Tuesday around 10:00pm at Oke Akute area of the ancient town. Radio Nigeria learnt that, the assailants…
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Distraught Father Cries out as Kidnappers Demand N10m Ransom
Suspected gunmen have reportedly kidnapped nine travellers in Oben, a border town between Edo and Delta states. The incident happened along Jesse-Oben Road on Friday night and had caused panic in the community. A hunter, Mr Obehe Adika, who claimed to have witnessed the incident, said he heard gunshots and tyre-screeching sounds from the bush…
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Gunmen Abduct Wife, 8 Month-Old Son of OSBC Staff
By Adenitan Akinola An 8 months old son and wife of a staff of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, Osogbo, Mr Isaac Adedeji, Alfred and Eniola have been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. The incident is reported to have taken place on Saturday evening while the victims were transiting between Oke-Baale and Ayekale area…
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Gunmen Abduct Nasarawa Former Deputy Governor
A former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado was last night kidnapped in his country home, Rinza village in the Wamba local government area of the state. Wado was said to be abducted a few minutes before midnight on Thursday when the kidnappers gained entrance to the compound through the fence, broke his…
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Gunmen Abduct Peasant Farmer in Ekiti
By Afolabi Oriola A peasant farmer, Mr Adewumi Babatunde has been kidnapped on his way from his farm in Omu-Ekiti, Oye Local government. Mr Babatunde was abducted on Sunday afternoon between Omu and Ayede-Ekiti. Confirming the incident with Progress FM on a telephone call, the wife of the victim, Mrs Bosede Babatunde said the kidnappers…
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Gunmen Attack Folarin’s Family House
By Oluwakayode Banjo A few hours before the governorship and State Assembly elections, gunmen allegedly attacked the ancestral home of Senator Teslim Folarin in Oja’gbo, Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of Oyo State. They were said to have invaded the Oyo APC governorship candidate’s Family house a few minutes past 8:00 pm on Thursday. According…
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Gunmen Launch Another Attack on INEC Office
Gunmen on Monday morning launched an attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Part of the building was damaged after it was torched by a firebomb. The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mike Abbatam, who confirmed the incident said three gunmen were killed while two firebombs…
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Gunmen Abduct 4 Newborns in Anambra
Gunmen in the early hours of yesterday stormed a hospital in Aguata council area of Anambra State, snatching away four newborns. The assailants also made away with bloodstained wrappers and clothes of women who just put to bed. As a result, the residents have raised the alarm that the incident could be for ritual purposes. A…
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Gunmen Abduct 8 Commuters, Kill Driver
Gunmen have killed a commercial bus driver and abducted eight of his passengers in the Abonema/Degema/EmuohaEmuoha/Kalabari area of the East-West Road in Rivers State. It was gathered that the killed driver, identified as Salvation Harry, who ferried his passengers from the Mile One park in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, was travelling to Buguma…
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Gunmen Abduct Rivers Monarch
A monarch and Chairman of the Abissa Council of Chiefs in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, High Chief Matthew Opoto, has been kidnapped by gunmen on the high sea. High Chief Opoto was abducted on Friday on his way to his community in the Abissa waterway by a group of gunmen driving in…
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Gunmen Kill Man, Daughter in Osogbo
Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed a man, popularly known as Spanner, in Osogbo, Osun State capital. He was killed on Friday afternoon in the Oke-Ijetu, Ilesa-Garage area of Osogbo. Spanner was a close ally of the chairman of the Osogbo branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Kazeem Oyewale popularly called “Asiri Eniba”.…
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Terrorists Free 7 Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers
Seven more abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna train attack have been freed. According to report, the son of Ango Abdullahi, chairman of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, is among the seven freed victims. Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, confirmed the release of the abducted passengers. On March 28, a train on its way from…
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Gunmen Abduct 4 in Ekiti, Ask for N20m Ransom
Gunmen struck along Oke Ako–Irele Road in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Wednesday evening and allegedly whisked away no fewer than four persons. Sources alleged that the incident which occurred at about 7.30pm involved occupants of two vehicles, a commercial car and a mini-truck, waylaid at a bad portion of the road.…
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Pope Condemns Killing of Priests in Mexico
The bodies of two Catholic priests and a tour guide who were shot dead inside a church in northern Mexico have finally been found. The three were killed last Monday after a suspected run-in with a wanted drug trafficker in the state of Chihuahua. Report says, the priests were gunned down while trying to help…
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Gunmen Kill One in Akwa Ibom
Gunmen have reportedly killed one Mr Sylvester Ntefre , in his home residence at Ekparakwa, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state on Sunday morning. It was gathered that when the hoodlums stormed Ntefre residence around 8am on Sunday in a black Jeep, they dragged him outside from his house and escaped with…
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Gunmen Kill Poultry Farmer In Ekiti
A poultry farmer in Ekiti State, name withheld has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Ago-Aduloju area of Ado Ekiti. According to witnesses, the farmer had just rounded off work on his farm and entered his vehicle but unknown to him that the evil men were already waiting for him. The man was said…
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Gunmen Kill two in Ondo Filling Station Attack
Residents of Okeluse Community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have fled the area after an attack on a petrol station in the area by gunmen resulted in the death of the dealer and attendant. The five man gang reportedly stormed the Community on motorcycles around 9pm on Monday. The dealer, identified as…
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Police Claim Responsibility As Gunmen Invade Imo Church, Abduct Okorocha’s Son-in-law Uche Nwosu
The Imo state Police Command on Sunday confirmed that the former governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, is in their custody. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, made this known to newsmen in Owerri. He said he wanted to make clarification based on the report that Nwosu was kidnapped by unknown gunmen.…
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Gunmen Kill Two, Abduct Others in Osun Community
Gunmen have attacked farmers in Alapata village of Modakeke, Osun State killing two people, while three others were kidnapped. It was gathered that the incident occurred when the farmers were working on their farm and gunmen abducted five of them. Report has it that one of the abducted farmers escaped from captivity and raised the…
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Kidnappings: Government Need To Do More To Protect Students – Respondents
What looks like recurrent abductions of pupils and students in recent time by gunmen in some parts of Nigeria has no doubt created panic and tension among parents, governments and relevant stakeholders in the education sector. In this report, correspondent Kayode Babatuyi finds out the level of preparedness of education stakeholders in Ekiti State against…
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Tension as Osun Community Receives Threat of Attack
Residents of Olofa Way, Ofatedo community in Egbedore Local Government Area, Osun State are living in palpable fear following a letter allegedly written by some suspected bandits threatening to kill all members of the community. Radio Nigeria gathered that the threat was contained in a handwritten letter on three pieces of papers, dropped at strategic…
