“Unknown Gunmen”, a group of rogue insurgents have said only the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will restore peace to the southeast region. DailyTimes learned that the gunmen, in letters written to nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Anambra state, notifying them of their preparedness to launch […]
Alhaji Jibrin Giza, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works in Nasarawa State was in the early hours of Sunday, abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bola Longe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. Longe told NAN that the permanent secretary was abducted […]
Few hours to the November 17 bye-election in Kwara State, the All Progressives Candidate (APC), Mr Raheem Olawuyi was at the wee hours of Thursday allegedly attacked by unknown gunmen at Idofin Igbana. Olawuyi was on a campaign tour of Oke-ero Local Government and had departed Ekan ward for Idofin Igbana. The campaign team was […]
Nasarawa State police command has confirmed the abduction of staff of the state Broadcast Service, NBS, Keffi office, and his friend by unknown gunmen. The Command’s spokesman, SP Kennedy Idirisu, said the staff of the broadcast station were abducted at about 10p.m. last weekend, while returning from work. He said a friend of the victims […]
At least policemen have been reported killed after unidentified gunmen attack Kolo police station in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state. Channels Television quoted a witness as saying the attack was carried out by suspected oil thieves. The sad incident is coming a week after four soldiers were killed in an ambush at Letugbene, […]
Palpable tension has enveloped indigenes and residents of a community in Osogbo the Osun state over a letter that was circulated by a fraternity notifying them of an attack. The fraternity, in the letter, proposed that a set of armed robbers would burst houses any moment. The group identified itself as ‘Fiejesofo (blood wasters) fraternity. […]
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped Adamu Usman, the member representing Toungo Constituency in the Adamawa state house of assembly. Usman was said to be kidnapped by the gunmen, who stormed his residence at Kofare Ward of Yola close to midnight on Friday. Confirming the incident, Othman Abubakar, Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa state police command, […]