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Friday, 14 May 2021 05:50

Gunmen raze Abia police station, LG secretariat

Gunmen continued their attack on police formations and other facilities in Abia State continued, on Wednesday night, when they razed parts of Bende Local Government Area headquarters and the adjourning police station. Reports from Bende said the gunmen stormed the area in the night of Wednesday, shot into the air to scare away people before starting the operation that lasted about 45 minutes. It was gathered that during the operation, one policeman was shot in the leg, while the entire building was razed down. A source said suspects detained at the station were freed by the gunmen, while two vehicles…

Friday, 14 May 2021 05:49

Joint security operatives kill two gunmen in Imo

Two gunmen have been killed in a joint operation carried out by the Nigerian Army, Air Force and the Police in Imo state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Abutu Yaro, confirmed this to reporters in Owerri on Thursday. Yaro said the suspects were killed in a gun battle between the military and the unidentified gunmen at Ikenanzizi in Obowo Local Government Area of the state. He disclosed that two rifles, five motorcycles, a Lexus SUV and one 18-seater bus were recovered from the gunmen. The commissioner further said that the operation was carried out in line with Federal Government’s…

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 05:43

Boko Haram makes incursion into Maiduguri, set houses on fire

Boko Haram insurgents have set some houses on fire in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. There are sounds of gunshots and explosion in different parts of the city, especially around Jiddari Polo area. Our correspondent reported that there was a gun battle between troops and suspected insurgents around Molai and Jiddari in the state capital. Residents ran in different directions amid the confusion in the city. “At least 3 loud explosions were heard in Maiduguri. Heavy shooting ongoing now, civilian are fleeing their homes running towards Damboa and old GRA,” a security source said. A resident who spoke with our correspondent…

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 05:42

Gunmen go inside Deeper Life Church during service in Ondo, abduct pastor

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped one Ogedengbe, pastor of Deeper Life Church at Irese town, Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred Monday evening when the gang invaded the church premises and whisked away the pastor. A member of the church, while confirming the incident said the abductors stormed the church in a black Corolla car and picked only the clergyman. “He was kidnapped inside the church. They came with a black Corolla Sports car. They took only him away,” he said. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the abduction. According to him, the…

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 05:37

Burglars storm Buhari’s Chief of Staff’s Aso Rock residence

Burglars in the early hours of Monday made an attempt to break into the official residence of Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, around the presidential villa, Abuja. It was gathered that the men of the underworld attempted to break into the house at about 3am but were ‘unsuccessful’. Gambari confirmed the incident to journalists covering the Presidential Villa. However, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said that there was nothing to worry about. Yet, presidential aide was silent on whether any arrest was made given the level of tight security network…

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 05:35

Truck filled with ammunition falls, spills bullets on street in Anambra

A fully loaded truck with cartons of bullets Sunday morning fell into a ditch in Onitsha, Anambra State, spilling its content on a street of the commercial city. The incident happened in the morning on Awka Road as worshipers made their way to church. A source, who confirmed the incident, said: “The truck fell, and the entire street was filled with bullets. Some boys even scooped some with their hands and ran away, before security agents arrived the scene.” The source said the driver of the truck and his truck conductor abandoned the truck after the accident occurred, disappearing into…

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 05:34

Bandits abduct 40 worshippers from Katsina mosque

Suspected bandits invaded the Abattoir quarters on the outskirts of Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Sunday night, and abducted 40 worshipers during a prayer session. However, Katsina State police command, yesterday, said that a combined team of police and other security agents were able to rescue 30 of the victims. Reports said that the bandits stormed the mosque during the late evening Tahajjud prayers associated with the ongoing Muslim Ramadan fast and fired several shots into the air and later abducted the victims. Katsina Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah, described the location of the mosque as…

Monday, 10 May 2021 05:56

Kaduna bandits kill retired soldier, wife, daughter-in-law

Christopher Madaki, a retired army sergeant, his wife, and daughter-in-law were on Saturday killed by bandits in Golkofa community, Jama’a LGA of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the trio was killed during an attack on the community Saturday night. Aruwan said Clement, Madaki’s son, survived the attack with injuries. “According to the feedback, the assailants stormed the home of Christopher Madaki, a scribe to a Ward Head at Golkofa, Jema’a LGA and shot him, as well as his wife and his son’s wife,” Aruwan said. “The three were later confirmed dead, while his…

Monday, 10 May 2021 05:55

Gunmen kill five, burn down Vigilante office, vehicles in Anambra

Five persons were feared dead when unidentified gunmen attacked Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State Sunday night. The office of the local Vigilance outfit in the area and a vehicle were also set by the gunmen. Among those killed include a businessman who hailed from the community, while the identity of the other casualties could not be immediately ascertained. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the incident said however that he had not been briefed on the number of casualties. “Yes, there was an attack in Ozubulu, but not the police station.…

Monday, 10 May 2021 05:54

Gunmen attack police station in Abia

Those behind the attacks on security agencies appeared relentless, as some hoodlums on Sunday morning attacked a divisional police headquarters in Abia State, Nigeria’s South-east. The attack, reported by Channels Television, was carried out at about 9.45 a.m. at the facility located at the Trademore Estate in Umuahia, the state capital. No life was lost in the attack, the report said. A police officer, injured in the attack, has been taken to the hospital, according to the report. Channels Television quoted the police spokesperson in Abia State, Geoffrey Ogbonna, as saying that the hoodlums set ablaze documents in the office…

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Monday, 10 May 2021 05:53

Another police station attacked in Akwa Ibom

Gunmen have attacked another police station in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south, less than 24 hours after the killing of five police officers and a wife to one of the officers in a similar attack in the state. A police officer, who did not want his name mentioned in this report because he was not authorised to speak on the incident, said the attack occurred on Sunday afternoon at a local police station in Abak Local Government Area of the state. No life was lost in the attack, the officer said. Some vehicles were set ablaze by the gunmen, according…

Sunday, 09 May 2021 05:53

13 officers killed in multiple attacks on police in Rivers, Akwa Ibom

Seven police officers have reportedly been killed in fresh multiple gun attacks on Friday night in Rivers State, Nigeria’s South-south, according to a report by Punch newspaper. The paper, which said the police in the state have confirmed the attacks, reported that three police officers were feared killed in Elimgbu police station, while two were killed at another facility, the divisional police headquarters in Rumuji. Two other officers were killed at an attack on a security checkpoint along the East-West Road, the paper said. The police spokesperson in Rivers State, Nnamdi Omoni, said he would make details of the attacks…

Saturday, 08 May 2021 05:37

Large number of Nigerians financing terrorism identified, to be prosecuted - FG

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, said on Friday, that ongoing investigations have revealed many highly placed Nigerians and businessmen involved in financing terrorism. Malami, who doubles as Minister of Justice, said the ‘strongly’ suspected financiers were already being profiled for prosecution. The minister, who disclosed this while fielding questions from State House reporters in Abuja, said investigations revealing activities of the suspected terrorism financiers were triggered by a recent conviction of some Nigerians in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) for funding Boko Haram. This is coming amid heightened attacks by Boko Haram, non-state actors and other perpetrators of…

Saturday, 08 May 2021 05:32

11 IPOB members killed during fail attempt to attack another police facility in Imo

Nigerian army says 11 members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were killed, following an attack on the police command in Imo state. Mohammed Yerima, army spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to Yerima, officers of the army and air force were reinforced to the police command during the attack which occurred on Thursday. “A gang of IPOB/ESN terrorists mounted in vehicles on Thursday, 6 May 2021, stormed Orlu town with intention to attack the compound housing the Area Command and Police Station in Orlu LGA of Imo State,” the statement read. “The attackers were resisted by…

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