A police officer was reportedly killed on Wednesday when gunmen attacked a patrol team along Asaga road in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The ugly incident, which left two others injured, was said to have occurred around 7.30 am. According to eyewitnesses, the police officers were on patrol when a group of Young […]
Port Harcourt-based, Anambra-born architect, Engr. Asomba Andrew Egbuonu, has been killed by gunmen in Nnewi, four days before the burial of his late mother. Egbuonu was a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (FNIA). The General Secretary of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Chike Chamberlain Ibeanu, who announced the incident, said Egbuonu was […]
The Anambra State Police Command has vowed to fish out the criminals that murdered four vigilante operatives and left two others seriously injured in the state. According to a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, the Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, made the vow on Monday. According to Ikenga, the armed […]
A youth group in Dokan Daji, Southern Kaduna, has called on the military for urgent intervention following devastating attacks that have reportedly left over 14 communities overrun by bandits. The leader of the group, Aminu Khalid, stated that the persistent attacks had rendered their communities vulnerable, with the region suffering from unchecked violence for years. […]
Suspected Biafra agitators enforcing the banned sit-at-home order, launched a series of deadly attacks on Monday morning in various communities throughout Anambra Central Senatorial Zone. Recently, Anambra governor, Chukwuma Soludo directed residents to go to the markets every Monday. He threatened to lock shops that failed to open. On Monday morning, it was gathered that […]
Gunmen have killed a policeman and injured another following an attack on their convoy at Ubakala in Umuahia South council area, Abia State. This is happening four days after gunmen loyal to Simon Ekpa also killed two soldiers at a checkpoint in Umuopara Umuahia, near the Abia-Imo border. The policemen, said to be attached to […]
The National Human Rights Commission revealed on Wednesday that between January and September 2024, a total of 1,712 kidnapping cases were recorded. The commission also reported that, during the same period, 1,463 killings occurred in the country. This information was presented at the Civil Society Consultation on the State of Human Rights in the country, […]
Biafra agitators loyal to Simon Ekpa attacked an army checkpoint early on Wednesday at Ekenobizi, a border community between Abia and Imo states in Umuopara, Umuahia South Local Government Area, killing two soldiers. Mr Ekpa, based in Finland, heads Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB is a separatist group agitating […]
Bandits’ attack on Mera community in the Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has claimed the lives of 15 residents, in what has been described as the latest tragic incident to befall the state. The attack was confirmed by the Deputy Governor, Abubakar Umar Tafida, who expressed condolences to the victims’ families. During his […]
Some gunmen on Tuesday night kidnapped the parish priest of St. Theresa’s Catholic parish in Obollo community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Azubuike. The Catholic Church priest was kidnapped along the Ayayi community in the Obollo community when his abductors struck. He was said to be returning […]
