The abducted Special Adviser on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development to Nasarawa State governor, Mr. John Mamman, has been released by his captors. Mamman was abducted from his residence by unknown gunmen on April 4. The Executive Chairman of Kokona local government area of the state,  Saidu Kurki, disclosed this to journalists on […]

Adamu Mohammed, the elder brother of Bauchi State Governor, Bala, who was kidnapped by unknown armed gunmen has been released. The spokesman of the state police command, Kamal Abubakar, confirmed the release of the governor’s brother to journalists on Tuesday. Mohammad was kidnapped by four gunmen at 7:30 p.m. on March 25, at a tailoring […]

Despite the curfew imposed on Kaduna state, the Southern Kaduna People’s Union, SOKAPU, said gunmen had killed 11 people in  3 villages across the southern part of the state.

By Wole Mosadomi Two Communities-Galkogo and Zumba in Shiroro local government area of Niger state were reportedly invaded weekend by gunmen, who killed about twenty people and left scores injured. It was gathered that the over fifty gunmen rode motorcycles into the villages fully armed and shot sporadically to scare the residents. The attacks, according […]

..Abductors demand 30 million naira from lawyer’s family By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The owner of Amber Night Club/karaoke lounge, Akeem Ibrahim and a lawyer with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, simply identified as Mrs Ekanem have been kidnapped by gunmen in Calabar. Vanguard learned that Akeem was picked up by the gunmen Monday […]

Gunmen, Sunday, stormed Obior, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State and kidnapped an Asaba-based socialite, Mr. Elvis Ojeogwu.

By Festus Ahon SUSPECTED gunmen, Sunday stormed Obior, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State and kidnapped aged man, his son and a friend. The man who was identified as pa Ojeogwu, his son, Mr. Elvis Ojeogwu and his friend whose identity was unknown as at press time, were abducted from their family house. A […]

Zamfara Police Command on Thursday confirmed the abduction of three supervisory councillors of Gummi Local Council in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shehu Mohammed confirmed the development to newsmen in Gusau. He, however, said that “all three have been released. “We are still gathering details and we will make it public after […]

Gunmen killed five villagers in an eastern region of Chad plagued by deadly ethnic violence between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers, local officials said Friday. The attack took place on Thursday near the Sudan border in the Sila region, where President Idriss Deby lifted a state of emergency in January in hopes the violence had […]

Gunmen are currently on the prowl in different parts of the country, as no fewer than three persons were killed in communities in Delta and Zamfara states in the last twenty-four hours, while eight others were also abducted.

Benue State Police Command said on Wednesday gunmen suspected to be herdsmen had killed three persons at Moon District, Kwande local government area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ms. Catherine Anene, told journalists in Makurdi the gunmen carried out the attack on Tuesday. “On March 3rd, unknown gunmen, suspected to be […]

Gunmen had abducted five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy in Moruba, Mariga local government area of Niger State. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation. Usman […]

Gunmen have kidnapped five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy, Moruba, in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation. […]

By Bashir Bello and Abdulmumini Murtala – Kano Not fewer than two persons have been reportedly killed on Monday night by suspected gunmen who attacked Bagwai village, Bagwai local government area of Kano State. A source in the village said the gunmen invaded the town in their car around 10.30 pm killing the son of […]

By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Suspected Gunmen have on Monday attacked Bagwai town, Bagwai local government area of Kano State killing two persons and injuring four others. A source in the village said the gunmen who came in a car invaded the town around 10.30 pm killing the son of a Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in […]