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Gunmen abduct three persons in Anambra community

4 months ago2714 min

No fewer than three persons have been reportedly abducted along the Nkpologwu-Akpo Road, Nkpologwu, in Aguata Local Government Area of the Anambra State by unidentified assailants. Although the details of the incident remain sketchy, it was gathered that the armed assailants kidnapped the three men at different locations in the community early Sunday. The kidnap is said to be coming after some gunmen attacked a police checkpoint at the Omata junction along the Nnewi Oba...

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Gunmen abduct journalist’s wife, two daughters in Kaduna

5 months ago1892 min

The wife and two daughters of a Kogi-based journalist, Muhammed Bashir, were among the ten members of the same family kidnapped on Thursday in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife and his two daughters arrived in Kaduna earlier on Thursday for a holiday with her (the wife’s) family in a suburb of Kaduna. Bashir, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, disclosed this to colleagues on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, in a terse statement. “My...

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Kaduna gunmen abduct eight family members, journalist’s wife, daughters

5 months ago913 min

Gunmen have abducted 11 family members including the wife and two daughters of a Kogi-based journalist, Muhammed Bashir, in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife, Aminat, and his two daughters, Aisha and Hajara, were said to have arrived in Kaduna on Thursday for a holiday with her family members. Bashir, a correspondent with the New Telegraph, in a terse statement, disclosed the abduction to colleagues on Friday in Lokoja. “My dear colleagues, please, I need your prayers,...

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Two policemen, driver killed as gunmen abduct ex-Rep, children

5 months ago974 min

Two police orderlies attached to a former House of Representatives member, Joan Onyemaechi and her driver were on Tuesday evening killed when bandits abducted her and her children in Asaba, the Delta State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen stormed Onyemaechi’s church, King Jesus and I, located at Ogajifo Street off DSB Road and shot the two police orderlies and her driver before whisking the former lawmaker and her children away. Sources from the...

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BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Former Delta Commissioner In Church, Kill Two Orderlies

5 months ago1132 min

Mrakpor had resigned her appointment to enable her younger brother to contest the chairmanship election of Aniocha South Local Government Council. Former Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Joan Mrakpor has been kidnapped. SaharaReporters learnt that the armed men who kidnapped the former commissioner reportedly killed two police orderlies attached to the former commissioner, leaving others with bullet wounds. Mrakpor had resigned her appointment to enable her younger brother to contest the chairmanship...

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Confusion as gunmen abduct Sokoto monarch

5 months ago1034 min

Suspected gunmen believed to be bandits on Sunday kidnapped Sarkin Gobie, the traditional ruler of Gatawa District, Sabom Birni Local Government Area, one of the troubled areas in the Eastern senatorial zone of the state. When contacted on Monday, the spokesman for the Sokoto State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the abduction of the traditional ruler, but could not provide details on how the abduction took place. Rufai said the command...

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BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Two Persons On Ondo State Road, Abduct Many Passengers Including Corps Members

5 months ago2573 min

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed two bus passengers and abducted several others including members of the National Youth Services Corps (NYSC), during an attack along Ifon/Owo road in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The passengers were travelling from Anambra State to Owo when the vehicle was attacked on Friday night, it was gathered. Among those abducted were; Adewole Paul Oluwaseun, a corps member who was returning from the NYSC camp,...

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BREAKING: Terrorists Ambush, Abduct 30 Children In Katsina Community In Fresh Attack

9 months ago1109 min

Residents of the area in a telephone call said the fresh attack on the children, took place in the early hours of Monday, Channels TV reports. At least 30 children have been kidnapped by suspected bandits at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents of the area in a telephone call said the fresh attack on the children, took place in the early hours of Monday, Channels TV reports. ...

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BREAKING: Terrorists Attack Zamfara Capital Gusau, Abduct Several Muslim Worshippers

9 months ago952 min

It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the town in the early hours of Tuesday and abducted a yet-to-be-confirmed number of Muslim worshippers who were observing midnight prayers in a mosque. Terrorists on Tuesday morning attacked Gusau town in the Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State and kidnapped several Muslim worshippers. It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the town in the early hours of Tuesday and abducted a yet-to-be-confirmed number of Muslim...

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Bandits Kill Eleven Persons, Abduct 20 Women, Children In Zamfara

9 months ago3103 min

The terrorists, numbering about 250 reportedly stormed Gidan Zuma village in the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state, killed 11 persons, and abducted 20 women and an unspecified number of children. At least 11 persons were reportedly killed Sunday night while 20 women and children were kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria. The terrorists, numbering about 250 reportedly stormed Gidan Zuma village in the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state,...