Tag: CLASHES

Cult Clashes: Ogun Gov. orders crackdown on members

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Monday, directed security agencies in the state to rid Sagamu and its environs of cultists and cult-related activities in the state. Abiodun, in a statement issued in Abeokuta by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, expressed the regret for the avoidable loss of innocent lives and wanton destruction of property by the hoodlums. The directive came in the wake of renewed clashes among rival cult gangs in the town at the weekend, raising tension and panic among residents of the town. According to him,…

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Pakistan says civilians killed, hurt in Kashmir clashes with India

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

At least one Pakistani civilian was killed and five were wounded when Indian border forces targeted villages in the disputed regions of Kashmir, the army said on Friday, amid rising tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Indian border troops fired artillery shells and rockets at army posts and targeted civilians in the villages overnight, a statement by the Pakistani military said. The incident occurred across the Line of Control, a de facto frontier that divides Kashmir in two parts each controlled by Pakistan and India. The nuclear-armed neighbours both claim the…

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