Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) along a highway in Zamfara State. The victims were kidnapped on Saturday, while traveling inside an AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State en route to Zamfara State, to take part in the mandatory national service when their vehicle was intercepted …

Three gunmen have reportedly shot dead a couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Sampson Owobo in Owerri, the Imo State capital. It was gathered that Owobo, who hails from Edo State, is a former assistant superintendent of police. The incident, which occurred on Sunday night at about 8 pm outside the Chisco Transport office near the Owerri Area Police Command …

Heavily armed men suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night, abducted the King of Gurku community in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, His Royal Highness Jibril Mamman Waziri, alongside his wife, Hajiya Sa’adatu Waziri. After their abduction in the palace which is located around mountains in the area, the gunmen took the first class royal father and …

Two Catholic Priests, Father Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melchior have allegedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Gyedna, Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident reportedly occurred early hours of Thursday. Bandits were said to have stormed a Catholic church in Gyedna, shooting sporadically in the air which created panic in the priest’s residence, giving way for the kidnap …

Gunmen have kidnapped the immediate past Provost of Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta, Dr. Ayodele Adetayo Ajayi in Olodo, along Abeokuta-Ibadan road. Ajayi wassaid to have been  abducted alongside his wife and driver, around 7.17 pm, yesterday, at Ikija village, Olodo axis of the Abeokuta-Ibadan road in Odeda Local government of Ogun state. It was further learnt that Ajayi’s …

A popular native doctor based in his hometown, Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State was kidnapped on Sunday night in one of his hotels in the town. The native doctor, Chinedu Nwangwu (also known as Akwa okuko tiwara aki – an egg that breaks palm nut) was believed to possess the power of disappearance, but could …

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 …