Tag Archives: Gunmen

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 final year student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was killed by a stray bullet during a gun duel between unknown gunmen and soldiers at a military checkpoint at Ubomiri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Sahara Reporters reports.    The 500L Radiography student, Godson Anumenwe, was said to have left …

Five people, including a People Democratic Party (PDP) leader, were reportedly killed by gunmen in Anambra State.   The killings, said to be cult-related, occurred at Obi Maduka’s compound within Nodu town square, Nodu Okpuno, in Awka South Local Government Area of the State on Monday, January 2, 2023.    The four …

Four police orderlies have been killed after unknown gunmen attacked the convoy of former Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim, at Oriagu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Monday evening, January 2.   Eyewitnesses say the gunmen threw a bomb into the backup vehicle of the former governor …

A retired colonel, Rabi’u Yandoto, and his two children have been abducted by gunmen along Gusau-Tsafe Road in Zamfara State.   An eyewitness, Mohammed Hassan told Punch that Yandoto was going to his hometown together with his two children on Sunday night when they were ambushed by bandits and taken to the …

Gunmen attacked the home of an Ebubeagu commander in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Oyeku Kalu Chima, killing his wife.   They also set ablaze his country home in Owutu Edda community in the attack which occurred at around 2am on Sunday, January 1, 2023.    Police …

A female officer of the Nigerian Army, P.P Johnson has been reportedly abducted by some yet-to-identified gunmen in Abia State, Naija News learnt. It was gathered that the assailants have also threatened to kidnap other serving military officers from the Southern part of the country. For clarification, the gunmen reportedly …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a retired squadron leader, Mrs. Hellen Godos, in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.   The gunmen attacked the residence of the deceased in the Dong area of Jos North at about 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.   The kidnappers shot sporadically into the …

Mark Ojotu, a Catholic priest of Otukpo diocese in Benue state has been abducted by gunmen.    Ojotu, who is also the chaplain of St. Mary’s Hospital, Okpoga in Okpokwu LGA, was abducted along Okpoga-Ojapo road on Thursday evening.   His abduction was confirmed by Joseph Itodo, chancellor of the diocesan …

Gunmen have killed two vigilante operatives in Umuoru Uga village in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.   The victims identified as Elochukwu popularly known as Ogbaka Ekwu and Comrade Abiriwa, both members of Umuora Uga vigilante group, were abducted at their duty post in the early hours of Monday, December …