Tag Archives: Gunmen

Gunmen have kidnapped the leader of a tribal group in Benue State, Deacon Emmanuel Tor Yaji.    Yaji, the leader of an association known as Kunav United Development Association, was abducted around 10 pm on Monday, December, 30, 2024 at his country home in Tsar Mbaduku in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the state while relaxing with his friends.   …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two pastors of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, also known as ‘Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa A Nigeria (EYN) Rev. James Kwayang and Rev. Ishaku Chiwar.    Reverends Kwayang and Chiwar were serving at the local council (LCC) at Mbila-Malibu where they were kidnapped on Sunday around 11:00 pm on Sunday, December 29, 2024, …

Gunmen have kidnapped a Bishop of the Anglican Church, Rev. Canon Olowolagba and his family on Ise Akoko/Iboropa Road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.   Olowolagba attached to the Akoko Anglican Diocese was reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen alongside his wife, two children and a nine-year-old girl staying with them, while travelling along the road last …

The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has announced the gruesome m$rder of Reverend Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo by unknown assailants.    According to a statement released by the Chancellor of the Nnewi Diocese, Rev Fr Raphael Ezeonu, the deceased who was also a pharmacist, was shot de@d in Ihiala on Boxing Day, December 26 between 7 pm and 8 pm along …

Gunmen have kidnapped a member representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka.   Azuka was abducted at about 9:20 pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Ugwunapampa Road, Onitsha while returning home. The spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident said operational plans have been activated for the …

Gunmen have reportedly k!lled a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abba Danmallam, in Abuja.      According to reports, the slain officer previously served in the Katsina Command before being transferred to Lagos, and later to Abuja, where he was killed.      It was gathered that the assailants trailed and gunned the officer down beside his car.     …

No fewer than 14 persons, including women and children were reportedly k!led and one other injured in an attack in Dochai community (Gidan Ado) in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.   It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the community around 8:pm on Sunday night, December 22, 2024.   The attacks took place two days after the police …

Armed men have attacked the Gidan Ado community of Ganawuri in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau.  At least 15 people were k!lled in the attack while others were injured and are now receiving treatment in a hospital.  Chairman of the Riyom council, Sati Shuwa, confirmed the incident to Vanguard, saying: “The community was attacked on Sunday night (Dec. 22). …

Armed men suspected to be herders have k!lled a cleric, Mallam Yusuf Akwara, in Powishi Village, Kalmai District, the Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State.    The assailants, armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the community on motorbikes in the early hours of Thursday, December 12, 2024, set houses ablaze and rustled an unknown number of animals.    The spokesperson …

Atsi, the younger sister of Taraba State Governor, Agbus Kefas, has d!ed from gunshot injuries she sustained in a police accidental discharge.   Though Atsi’s d3ath was yet to be officially announced, a source close to the Taraba State Government confirmed to the Daily Trust that she died in an undisclosed hospital in Abuja where she had been receiving treatment …