No fewer than 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by suspected bandits. A resident confirmed to PUNCH Online on Friday in a telephone call that the incident occurred on Thursday around 9pm. The […]
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), has said that paying ransom is a criminal offence in Nigeria. Adejobi stated this while commenting on the recent abduction in Ekiti State during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. On Monday, two traditional rulers in Ekiti State were killed by kidnappers along Oke-Ako road […]
A policeman was killed on Thursday in Ebonyi State when gunmen attacked and engaged a police patrol team in a gun duel. The incident happened around the crisis prone Ngbo-Effium axis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abakaliki, capital of the state. According […]
A teenager, Nzubechi Mbajunwa, was on Wednesday night kidnapped while attending church crossover service by suspected Fulani herdsmen operating at the deeded area of Avu and Ihiagwa forest in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The victim’s father, Reginald, who practices journalism in Owerri, shared the development with journalists in the […]
Several persons have been killed in a fresh attack on the Ugboju community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. While conflicting reports trail the exact number of casualties, a source told Channels Television that nine people died in the latest violence in the North-Central State. The attack which happened on Wednesday […]
Since Tinubu became Nigeria’s president in June 2023, at least 2,423 Nigerians have been killed and no less than 1872 people abducted in various attacks across the country. This information was disclosed by Global Rights, an international civil society organisation. Nigeria has been battling insecurity for more than a decade. Boko Haram, ISWAP and […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday evening killed two traditional rulers in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The traditional rulers were the Elesun of Esun Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin and Olumojo of Imojo, Oba Samuel Olatunji.. The monarchs were allegedly ambushed and killed by the arm-wielding attackers along Ipao-Irele-Oke Ako while returning […]
Hoodlums have attacked and killed about four people including policemen on Monday. On Monday, armed hoodlums struck at Ohii junction located on the Owerri – Orlu Road in Imo state, killing no fewer than four persons. Sources said that two of the victims were policemen reportedly on duty in the area. A source who […]
Bandits in Niger State have carried out the killing of the wife of a serving policeman along with her mother. The incident occurred at Zhibi community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. Daily Trust Saturday had reported penultimate Wednesday how the gunmen broke into the policeman’s compound located in the community neighbouring […]
Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau, says the abuse of illicit drugs plays a role in the heightened insecurity in the state. In recent weeks, there have been several attacks in the state, resulting in the deaths of no less than 200 residents. A few days ago, communities in Mangu LGA were attacked by gunmen, […]
