The gunmen also burnt several buildings, including the palace of the king of the community.
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned to Otuoke, his town in Bayelsa State, after gunmen attacked the military post close to his home.
The Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, said that the gunmen came on more than 15 motorcycles to attack the village at about 8a.m.
The Nigeria Customs Service, Niger Area command, on Tuesday confirmed the killing of two officers of the command by armed gunmen while on duty.
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of one Boniface Nwoha, 29, by unknown gunmen at a drinking…
The two were said to be on their way to a wedding ceremony in Akure when they were abducted on Friday
The Divisional Police Officer of Rubochi, SP Michael Ada, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, said the traditional ruler was abducted at his resident on Tuesday.
Three Policemen serving at Fadan Karshi Outpost in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State were on Tuesday gunned down by unknown gunmen at a check point between Fadan Karshi and Sabon Gida village.
The incident happened at midnight on Friday when a group of unknown armed men attacked Justice Lahore Khan, shooting him dead in the Ahmad Abad district’s Rud area of the province, 100km south of Kabul, Ariana News TV reported.
The Chairman of Kwali Area Council, Danladi Chiya, confirmed the development to newsmen in Kwali on Tuesday.
The ceasefire pact signed between armed bandits and the Niger State Government has hit the rocks as gunmen on Wednesday sacked three communities and 1,200 residents homeless in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.
Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped six people at Gurin village in the Fufore/Gurin Local Government Area of Adamawa in Nigeria’s insurgency-wracked North-East.
The gunmen were reported to have attacked the school located at Kakau Daji village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State at about 3:10am on Thursday.
Chibuzor, who was the Chairman of the Swali Market branch of the association, was said to have returned home on Sunday evening where the assailants laid ambush in front of his house.
The killing is the latest in the recurring bloodletting in agricultural communities in North Central Nigeria, which is described as Nigeria’s food basket.
Gunmen on Thursday evening killed five villagers and burned some houses at a village in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The hoodlums, who invaded the premises at about 4am, shot sporadically while trying to break into the warehouse inside the premises.
The Benue Police Command has confirmed the killing of four persons in the early hours of Saturday at a burial in Tongov district of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area.
Gunmen raided a female hostel in the Town Campus of the University of Uyo late on Wednesday, dispossessing students of money and other valuables.
A member of the family who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons, told newsmen that the gunmen invaded the community at about 2 am, and attacked the home of 65 year-old Garkar-Bore, shooting him in the chest and abducting his son’s wife.