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Unknown gunmen have killed no fewer than three persons in Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened late on Sunday. Isuofia is the hometown of the state governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. According to a voice note obtained by newsmen on Monday evening, the three persons were…
The Divisional Police Station, Uli, in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra, was on Friday attacked by some yet-to-be-identified assailants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the gunmen launched an attack on the community on Thursday but were repelled by a combined team of policemen and vigilantes. According to the source, the gunmen later…
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Gunmen early yesterday attacked three communities in Bakori and Funtua councils of Katsina State, killing 10 residents and abducting a village head simply identified as Alhaji Umar. A source said the gunmen first invaded Dukawa village in Bakori council, looting houses and shops, before moving to two other communities in Funtua council, where they looted…
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Suspected bandits on Wednesday abducted unspecified numbers of traders travelling to Kano from Birnin Gwari Local Government of Kaduna State. A driver who witnessed the incident told newsmen that the gunmen blocked the highway between Birnin Gwari and Kaduna at Unguwar Yako forest where they abducted the traders. The source said the abducted persons were…
Bandits on Wednesday attacked Gada community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing the district head, Alhaji Umaru Bawan-Allah, his two sons and three other residents. Sources said they also abducted several others. Gada community is about seven kilometres from Bungudu, the local government headquarters. Ibrahim Dosara, Commissioner for Information, who confirmed the…
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