PORT HARCOURT—Gunmen, yesterday, attacked a convoy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, killing four policemen, kidnapped a man and carted away an undisclosed amount of money. The criminals reportedly struck around 3pm, on top of the recently constructed Rumuokoro Flyover, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, shooting sporadically at …
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A former Senior Special Assistance to the Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Mr Richard Omosehin, has been abducted by six gunmen at his Igbekebo residence, in Ese Odo Council area of the state. Meanwhile, the state police command, which confirmed the abduction, said it had begun search for the victims …
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Gunmen, again, struck at Oko-Olowo, a suburb of Ilorin, Kwara State, in the early hours of Saturday and kidnapped three persons. Meantime, relations of the victims are already begging Kwara state government to intervene. The fresh victims are a young cleric, Alfa Sofiu Amolegbe, his son, Aliyu, and his sibling, …
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Gunmen on Monday invaded Obudi Agwa community in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State and killed five persons including the traditional ruler of the community, Ignitus Asor. Several community sources told our correspondent that the armed youths stormed the king’s palace where a community matter was being discussed …
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Gunmen attacked the Isuofia community of Aguata Local Government Area, where the governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo hails from in the early hours of Saturday. Sources said no fewer than two soldiers and four of the attacking hoodlums died in a fierce gun battle between the gunmen and …
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Gunmen have killed one Muhammed Oke, a leader of the vigilante group in Isaga/Ilewo-Orile in Abeokuta-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, The slain vigilante leader was killed around 8:30 a.m on Thursday, after he received a distress call. Oke was also the ward 15 chairman of African Democratic Congress, …
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Gunmen suspected to be affiliated with the Biafra Nation League have allegedly abducted three oil workers in the Bakassi Peninsula. It was gathered that the workers were on their way to work when the incident happened on Saturday morning. The gunmen also took away the boat conveying the workers along …
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A former Anambra State House of Assembly member, Sylvester Okeke, has been kidnapped. Okeke was said to have been kidnapped alongside another person, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, close to a military checkpoint along the Ring Road in Awka, the state capital. It was gathered that the lawmaker, …
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Unknown gunmen have attacked a Celestial Church in Lokoja, killing no fewer than two persons, with many others injured. The incident which truthlive.net learnt happened yesterday evening at the Church located behind NNPC Mega filling station in Felele, Lokoja. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the gunmen stormed the church and started …
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GUNMEN on Wednesday kidnapped a popular community leader, Gashon Leks, who is an elder brother to a retired military officer in the locality, Air Vice Marshal Leks (rtd). Some residents of Daika Community who spoke to The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday lamented the kidnap of the community leader, saying that they …
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