Tag: Gunmen Attack

Katsina: Judge escapes through window as gunmen invade Shari’ah court

Aminu Imam
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A Shari’ah Court judge, Mohammed Muktar, narrowly escaped abduction on Wednesday afternoon after suspected armed bandits invaded his court premises in Gwarjo village, Matazu local government area of Katsina State. The incident, which occurred around midday, threw court officials and nearby residents into panic as heavily armed assailants stormed the facility firing shots into the air and demanding to know the judge’s location. “The armed men entered the court premises, fired gunshots to create panic, and demanded to know where the judge was. According to community sources, “They were believed…

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Kogi: Gunmen invade school during NECO exam, abduct principal, students

Aminu Imam
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Gunmen have attacked  Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina local government area of Kogi State, abducting the principal, four students and a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad-hoc official. The attack reportedly occurred at about 5.25pm on Tuesday while students were writing an ongoing NECO examination. Security sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the armed men invaded the school premises, causing panic among students and members of staff before taking the six victims away to an undisclosed location. Following the attack, a joint team of security operatives launched a search-and-rescue…

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Kaduna: Gunmen kill 2 officers in police station raid

Aminu Imam
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Gunmen yesterday evening attacked the Zonkwa Police Station in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, killing at least two officers. The assailants, who reportedly stormed the station located near Kamyim Hotel in the Kurmin-Bi area of Zonkwa, opened fire immediately after arrival, sending residents fleeing in panic. Eyewitnesses said the attackers were believed to be on a mission to free suspected vandals earlier arrested in Kachia town, whom they thought were being detained at the Zonkwa station. “They assumed the suspects were here, but it turned out they weren’t.…

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Imo: Gunmen ambush, set ablaze 8 soldiers, policemen

Aminu Imam

Gunmen terrorising the South-East region have unleashed mayhem again, killing eight security personnel in a fresh onslaught. The security agents killed by the gunmen comprised soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), and were reportedly burnt to death yesterday morning, in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo State. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their assailants. None of them survived, as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles. The incident has thrown residents…

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Kogi: Gunmen attack Gov’s convoy, injure security aides

Aminu Imam

Gunmen yesterday attacked the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway and injured his security aides. The State’s Kogi Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja. He also alleged that the gunmen were political thugs of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the State. The commissioner added that victims of the attack which occurred at about 12:30 p.m., had been taken to the hospital for medical attention. He said: “The gunmen, suspected to be political thugs of the SDP, having…

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Delta: Gunmen attack mosque in dawn raid, abduct 3 worshippers, injure 11 

Aminu Imam

Three worshipers were yesterday abducted, while about 11 others were battling for life in an undisclosed hospital in Ughelli, Ughelli-North local government area of Delta State, when unknown gunmen attacked the Central Mosque in the ancient town. A resident, who spoke with newsmen, said the attack took place at about 6.47am, when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the Central Mosque, located along Okoroda Street, in Ughelli. The resident, who gave his name simply as Larry, said many residents were jolted from their sleep by gunshots followed by…

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Gunmen attack President Buhari’s convoy in Katsina ahead of visit

Aminu Imam

Suspected gunmen have attacked an ‘advance team’ of presidential aides leading to injuries to two people, according to a Presidency official. President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, confirmed the shooting in an issued statement yesterday. Shehu, who described the incident as ‘sad’, said the attack occurred “near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media officers ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Daura for the Sallah holiday. “The attackers opened fire on the convoy from ambush positions but were…

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Gunmen attack Kwara villages, kidnap ex-Customs boss, 4 others

Aminu Imam

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits have abducted five persons in separate attacks on two different local government areas of Kwara State. In one of the attacks which occurred at Egbejila, along Obate village, in Asa local government area, a fish farmer, said to be a retired Deputy Comptroller of Nigeria Customs Service, identified as Mohammed Zarma, was kidnapped on Thursday evening. The other attack occurred along Obo Ayegunle/Osi road, in the Ekiti local government area of the State. The attackers, according to locals, invaded the fish farm of the former…

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Gunmen abduct Abuja Chief Imam, sons

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Scores of gunmen have abducted the Chief Imam of Yangoji Central Mosque, in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Abdullahi Abubakar Gbedako. The Imam’s two sons, Aliyu Usman Abubakar, 22, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 11, who were also abducted with him were reportedly all nabbed at the cleric’s home in Abuja on Friday. A family member of the chief imam, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that a contact has been established. The kidnappers, he said, are demanding N10 million as ransom. The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Adeh Josephine, confirmed the kidnap…

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Just In: Gunmen kill Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of Late ex-NAFDAC D-G

Aminu Imam

Unidentified gunmen have killed Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the Late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) and Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili. According to reports, Akunyili, a medical doctor was killed yesterday, while on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji, at Umuoji, in Idemili-North LGA of Anambra State yesterday evening, hours after attending an event at Onitsha, where the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association, (UNAA), honoured his wife posthumously. He was said to have been killed alongside his driver…

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