By Dayo Johnson SUSPECTED kidnappers, yesterday, reportedly killed a first-class traditional ruler in Ondo State, the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Isreal Adewusi, in the Ose Local Government Area of the state. Vanguard gathered that the monarch attended the monthly meeting of the state Council of Obas in Akure, and was returning to his domain, when […]

By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse Barely less than a month to her wedding ceremony, a 20-year-old bride-to-be, Saratu Sabo Wada, was kidnapped. Saratu, a daughter of Sabo Wada Ringim, former clerk Jigawa state house of assembly and currently council secretary of Ringim local government lives in Gida-Dubu Quarters in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa […]

By Perez Brisibe – Abraka A female teacher teaching at Erho Secondary School, Abraka in Ethiope East local government area of Delta State, was on Monday evening abducted by a gang of armed gunmen. The victim simply identified as Mrs Ojoboh, is the wife of a lecturer with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Gunmen on Monday invaded the house of a staff member of the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU ,Zaria and abducted him and his family. The wife and daughter were, however, released after an exchange of fire between the gunmen and security operatives The staff was residing at Sardauna Crescent, Area BZ, ABU Main […]

Gunmen have killed five worshippers and kidnapped 18 in an attack on a mosque during prayers in Zamfara state, police said Sunday. Around 100 cattle thieves on motorcycles opened fire on a Muslim congregation in remote Dutsen Gari village in Maru district as residents were observing the weekly Friday prayers. “The bandits killed five worshippers […]

…Kill district head, son in fresh Kaduna attacks ..Kidnap eight persons in Edo, 12 ASPs in N-West …Police’ll no longer fold its arms – Edo CP ..I’m in firm control of police force, IGP replies retired general By Kingsley Omonobi, Gabriel Enogholase,  Ndahi Marama, Alemma Ozioruva & Ibrahim HassanWuyo The insecurity in the country festered […]

Yet to be identified gunmen have kidnapped twelve assistant-superintendents of police (ASPs). They were said to be abducted on their way to Zamfara from Borno state. BBC Hausa, disclosed this, reporting that one of the abductees called his wife and asked her to raise N1m, noting that there would be trouble if she fails. “He called […]

***shoot another person By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A lecturer and his two children were abducted by gunmen at the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, Kaduna State at the weekend. Journalists were told that the gunmen stormed the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic on the outskirts of Zaria, abducted the 3  persons and shot one other person. “The incident took […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Tragedy struck in Dalimore area of Ado Ekiti metropolis, on Wednesday night, as a  young trader, Olanrewaju Oladapo, was shot dead by some unknown gunmen. The deceased dealed in the sale of recharge cards and provisions at Dallimore area of Ado Ekiti. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Unknown gunmen were said to have killed one Tunji Akakaye, 38, of Ile Ayo area, Ibokun in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. It was gathered that the assailants on Monday stormed the house of the deceased around 10:30pm and after a short argument shot him in the chest. […]

The Benue Police Command on Thursday said unknown gunmen killed a Police Officer and a motorcyclist in Ado Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that the officers were ambushed by bandits during their routine patrol. Anene […]

By Bashir Bello Unknown gunmen have abducted Aishatu Aliyu, wife of Village Head of Tsara in Rogo local government area and under Karaye Emirate council of Kano State. The Council’s Information Officer, Haruna Gunduwawa in a statement on Tuesday confirmed the incident. Gunduwawa said according to the report presented to the Emir of Karaye Alhaji […]

Gunmen stormed a village in Zamfara killing 20 people in the latest attack by criminal gangs in the violence-wracked region, police said Wednesday. A gang of motorcycle-riding gunmen called ‘bandits’ by locals shot residents in Tungar Kwana in Zamfara state, police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said. Violence in Zamfara that began more than a decade ago […]

By Francis Sadhere Suspected armed robbers on Thursday night gunned down a mobile police officer believed to be attached to a Mobile Squadron outfit of the Warri Area Command. According to eyewitnesses living around the Petrol Station in Etuwewe, in Warri South Local Government area where the mobile policeman was killed, the armed men drove […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti A 62-year-old security guard with the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FOUYE) Mr Matthew Malik has been killed by unknown gunmen. Malik was said to have been killed in his farm by gunmen last Friday in Oye-Ekiti, Oye local government area of the state. The deceased son, John Malik told newsmen […]