Tag Archives: Councillor

Suspected bandits have kidnapped a female councillor, Hannatu Bawa, in Plateau State, Hannatu Bawa.   Bawa, who represents Kabwir-Fadar Ward in the Kanke Local Government Area of the state, was abducted in the early hours of Tuesday, February 21, 2023.    According to the Punch report, she was in her …

Gunmen have killed Hon. Sale Yakubu Allawa, a councillor in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.    The Niger State Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs, Emmanuel Umar, confirmed the incident to Premium Times in a telephone interview on Saturday, January 21, 2023.    Mr Umar said the …

The spate of violence in the country continued today as gunmen suspected to be cultists killed a councillor, Bigha Grikpa and three others in Sapele town, Delta State.    Grikpa, the deputy leader of Warri North council, was shot dead by gunmen who stormed the Mission Road area of the town …

A Councillor and a local vigilante member have been killed by gunmen in a suspected reprisal attack.   The gunmen reportedly attacked Koseru community, a farm settlement in Odigbo local government area of Ondo State on Saturday following the shooting of a woman in Kajola village, Okitipupa local government.   The Nation reported that the gunmen …