Gunmen last Friday abducted the commuters of an 18-passenger commercial bus near the boundary, between Akunu-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, and Ayere, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The kidnappers allegedly killed the driver of the bus and took all the passengers away, into a nearby bush, leaving behind a little girl. …

The Katsina State Government has said rescue operations have commenced in response to 60 wedding guests who were kidnapped by gunmen in Damari town in the state. No fewer than 60 wedding guests who were believed to be escorting a bride home were kidnapped by a terrorist gang in the Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. A resident confirmed …

Gunmen yesterday invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and killed the traditional ruler of the community, General Segun Aremu (rtd). It was gathered that the gunmen also whisked away the wife of the monarch and two others. Although the details of the development remained sketchy at the time of filing this …

The Chairman of Oyo State Tipper, Lorry, and Quarry Park Management System, Alhaji Akeem Akintola, (popularly known as KUSO) has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The abduction occurred in the early hours of Saturday around the Ajiboye area, Omi Apata, Ibadan, the state capital. According to a source, the attackers stormed the residence of Alhaji Akintola (Kuso) and abducted him …

Gunmen have abducted the Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Philip Aivoji, and some other party chieftains. They were said to have been abducted at the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. Aivoji was reportedly kidnapped alongside other party members who were with him while returning from the party’s Stakeholders’ Zonal Caucus Meeting convened …

Unknown gunmen have killed a popular traditional chief, Adeyinka Folarin, the Baasegun of the Itunsokun community in Ogun State. The gunmen suspected to be cultists were said to have on Monday night around 8 pm attacked Folarin in his residence in Sagamu Two traditional rulers who did not want their names in print confirmed the killing. One of the traditional …

The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Umar Nadada, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigative Department in Lafia to commence an investigation into the attack on a supermarket in One Man Village, near Mararaba, in the Karu Local Government Area of the state. About four armed men reportedly attacked the supermarket and killed …

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday, said that at least 50 people were killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in several communities in the Mangu and Bokkos local government areas of the state. The governor disclosed this at a luncheon organised by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, for troops of Operation Safe Haven in Mangu on Monday. …

Residents of Kambi community along Ilorin/Jebba Expressway in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State were on Thursday left in shock as some gunmen invaded the home of a medical practitioner, Dr David Adefikayo, killed him and kidnapped his 16-year-old daughter. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the residence of the Medical Director of Dafikayo Clinic in Kambi around …

Gunmen have freed a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Kingsley Eze, and a driver, Uchenna Newman, following their abduction in Imo State, South East Nigeria. Reverend Father Eze, affectionately known as Father Ichie, serves as the priest at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church Parish within the community. The abduction occurred approximately seven days ago at Umuekebi, Osuoweerre, in the Isiala Mbano Local …