Heavily armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, invaded the residence of a former Minister of Information, Malam Labaran Maku at the weekend, and left three security guards seriously injured. The suspected kidnappers, who shot sporadically into the air, forced their way into Maku’s residence in Ola, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, around 7:50 p.m. One of the security …

Commercial drivers and their passengers on Sunday fled into the bush as gunmen shot dead two policemen along the Ughelli-Asaba Road by the Oleh roundabout in Delta State. The gunmen also burnt down the police patrol van. It is not clear if the gunmen carted away the service rifles of the policemen. The incident has caused serious tension in the …

Pandemonium broke out in the Ipetu Baba Ode community on Idiroko Road in Ogun State at the weekend following its invasion by armed men said to be land grabbers. Some persons were shot while some sustained injuries in the resultant stampede. One of the victims, identified as Oyeniyi Emmanuel, said to have been shot in the abdomen and hand, was …

Pandemonium broke out on Friday at some markets, schools and banks in Onitsha and Nnewi the commercial and industrial towns of Anambra State, as commercial and business activities were disrupted following sporadic gunshots by unknown gunmen enforcing the sit-at-home order. The development caused traders at the markets in the communities including Onitsha Main Market, Ochanja Central Market, Relief Market and …

Suspected terrorists linked to Islamic State killed 37 people and abducted six others in an attack on a school in western Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said on Saturday. Military personnel found the bodies of the dead when they arrived at the school, defence spokesperson Felix Kulayigye said in a statement. “Our forces …

Gunmen on Friday kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara along Ejemekwuru-Ogbaku Road, a highway linking Oguta and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas of Imo State. An eyewitness told our correspondent said that the priest was cornered while driving back to Owerri, the state capital, after the burial rites of the father of one of his colleagues at Izombo community, …

Gunmen have killed three police officers and injured one at Oshiri Divisional Command, located in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The incident occurred on Wednesday barely 28 hours after gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi. Four police officers have been killed by hoodlums in the state in 48 hours and 3 others were seriously …

Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a Catholic priest of Christ the King Parish of the Okigwe Catholic Diocese, Rev. Father Jude Maduka. The incident happened in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. Residents and parishioners in the area gave conflicting accounts of has the incident happened. Some residents and parishioners said he was kidnapped while hurrying to celebrate Sunday mass, …

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victims were said to be on their way back from the recent orientation camping exercise in Ondo State. They were abducted around 9 pm., Tuesday, on their way to Port Harcourt. The incident was confirmed by a witness, who called …

An official of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE), Corps Poopola Olasupo abducted by yet-to-be-identified persons on Sunday. Olasupo was said to have been kidnapped at about 6.30 am in the Eledumare-Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Sources said that he was on his way to his duty post alongside one other member of the traffic corps when the …