Tag: Gunmen

DSS arrests Gunmen in Kano; calls for vigilance during Eid festivities …… wishes Muslim faithful a joyous celebration

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two gunmen in Kano today, 20th April, 2023. Items seized from the duo are: i. Two (2) AK-47 assault rifles; ii. Two (2) Empty AK47 Magazines; iii. A red boxer motor cycle; iv. A sack of yams in which the guns were concealed. The suspects were on transit to deliver the arms for a planned attack in one of the States in Northern Nigeria. ” This development underscores the need for citizens to be extra vigilant and report any unusual or suspicious…

JUST IN: Nigerian government shuts Edo rail station indefinitely after gunmen abduct several passengers

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The Nigerian government has shut down the Ekehen rail Station in Edo State till further notice.   According to Punch, this was made known in a public announcement by the NRC which was posted on the passengers’ WhatsApp Group, stating that the closure is till further notice.   The action might not be unconnected with the recent attack and kidnap of scores of passengers at the Igueben train station by some suspected herdsmen as the corporation said the decision became necessary following rising security challenges.   The notice from NRC…

Gunmen kidnap three police officers in Ogun

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No fewer than three policemen were said to have been abducted in broad daylight by some unknown gunmen in Ogun State.   It was gathered that the police officers were abducted on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Wasinmi, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.   The cops had visited Ogun State from Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos State, for an investigation.   They were said to have been duly booked at the police division in Wasinmi, before they left for their place of primary assignment.   A reliable source…

Train Attack: Gunmen release five additional hostages

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The gunmen who attacked a Kaduna-bound train in March and abducted several passengers released five more hostages on Tuesday.   The release of the hostages comes after the terrorists released four of the victims last week Monday.   A newspaper publisher, Tukur Mamu, who had previously negotiated the release of some of the captives, confirmed the release of the five hostages to PREMIUM TIMES.   Mr Mamu identified the released hostages as Mustapha Imam, a professor from Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, Akibu Lawal; Abubakar Rufai; Mukthar Shu’aibu; and Sidi Sharif.…

BREAKING: Gunmen kill Late Dora Akunyili husband, 7 others

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Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to late former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been reportedly murdered by gunmen. The Nation learnt he was killed at Umuoji in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State on Tuesday evening. Though details of the incident are still sketchy, a source close to the family said the deceased was still at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA) where the late Dora was honoured some hours before he was killed. The source, who was shattered by the murder, said: “God, pls render the devil…

A nation surrounded by gunmen By Kolawole Simon

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Chilling. I mean very chilling. I felt a shiver down my spine on Tuesday when I saw the video of “new” Niger Delta militants, with war weapons, threatening to bomb Abuja and Lagos because of the “underdevelopment” of the oil-producing region. It brought back sad memories – memories of 2004 when organised lawlessness began to take unimaginable dimensions in Nigeria and we finally lost our “innocence”. Between then (when the militants started a campaign of kidnapping oil workers as well as bombing pipelines) and now, Nigeria has become a nation…

Breaking: Gunmen Assassinate Aso Rock Assistant Director

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Unidentified gunmen have murdered an Assistant Director attached to the State House, Laetitia Naankang Dagan in Abuja on Tuesday. Her death was confirmed by Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Jalal Arabi, in a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Tuesday. Arabi described the killing of Dagan, Assistant Director of Administration in the State House, as “a painful loss, not only to her immediate family, but also the entire State House.” 47-year Ms. Dagan from Plateau State, worked in her office on Monday till 8pm, but by 11pm, she was gruesomely…

Gunmen kill doctor’s wife abducted in Kaduna, ‘demand N20m’ for release of her children

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The wife of Philip Ataga, a Kaduna-based medical doctor, has been killed after seven days in captivity. Her captors were said to have killed her after her family failed to meet their demand of a N150 million ransom for the deceased and two of her children who were also abducted. The victims were kidnapped when gunmen broke into their residence at Juji near Sabon Tasha, Chikun local government area of Kaduna on January 24. A local guard was killed during the incident which was trailed by mass protest on January…

Gunmen Abduct four Nuns in Niger Delta

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Reports said that four reverend sisters and two others have been abducted by gunmen in Delta state. The nuns were from the Order of the Missionary of Martha and Mary (MMM) under the Issele-Uku Diocese in Agbor town in Ika South Local Government Area of the state. They were said to be on their way back from a function in the eastern part of the country when some hoodlums attacked them around the Railway Line near Agbor. The hoodlums intercepted the vehicle conveying the nuns and shot at the vehicle,…

US Synagogue Shooter To Face Charges Carrying Death Penalty

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The gunman who killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday will face federal charges that carry the death penalty, the US Justice Department said. “Hatred and violence on the basis of religion can have no place in our society,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “These alleged crimes are reprehensible and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation. Accordingly, the Department of Justice will file hate crimes and other criminal charges against the defendant, including charges that could lead to the death penalty.” The suspect, identified by…