10 Killed In Benue-Nasarawa Border Attack
Ten persons were yesterday killed in Yelwata, a border town between Nasarawa and Benue States, following an attack by unidentified gunmen in the community. According to a source, the victims were attacked in Yelwata by some hoodlums while on transit with some members of their families outside Nasarawa State. The hoodlums, it was revealed, attacked […]
15 Killed In Foiled Attack On Maiduguri
Six Boko Haram suicide bombers were Sunday night killed in a foiled attack on Maiduguri which led to 15 deaths, while 83 people were injured. A Nigerian soldier was also killed in the attack. The military, in a statement by the spokesman of the counter-insurgency operation in the North-east, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu said: “Troops of Operation Lafiya […]
Taraba Police Parade 7 Suspects, Recover 56 Rifles, 300 Live Ammunition
The Taraba State police command has recovered 56 rifles and over 300 live ammunition in the ongoing operation by the Force to rid the country of illegally acquired fire arms and ammunition. The state’s Commissioner of Police, David Akinremi, disclosed this, in Jalingo, on Friday. Akinremi said that following the directives by the Inspector […]
Bandits Kill 63 In Zamfara
No fewer than 63 people were reportedly killed in two separate attacks launched by unidentified gunmen believed to be cattle rustlers on Bawar Daji village of Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. THISDAY gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday when members of the vigilante from the affected village converged to hold a […]
Five Killed As Herdsmen Waylay, Open Fire On Unsuspecting Victims In Benue
Five persons were at the weekend reportedly killed in two separate attacks on Tse-Semaka and Olegobiudu villages in Guma and Agatu local government areas of Benue state respectively by suspected herdsmen, including a herdsman at the Lower Benue area Makurdi town. Vanguard gathered from a source who craved anonymity in the Agatu that the victims were […]
France Pays Tribute To Victims Of Jihadist Attack
Mourners packed a church in a rural French town rocked by a deadly Islamist attack for a Sunday service in tribute to the victims, who included a policeman hailed as a hero for offering himself in place of a hostage. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was shot and stabbed after taking the place of a woman […]
Major Explosion In Leicester, England
Four people have been taken to hospital in a “critical condition” following an explosion in Leicester on Sunday. Emergency services were called to the “major incident” on Hinckley Road shortly after 7pm. Leicester Police said there is no indication that the incident is terrorist related. Emergency services, including a hazardous area response team and ambulance crews, remain at the […]
Six Aid Workers Missing In South Sudan
SIX aid workers have gone missing in the war-torn South Sudan. They went missing on the road between Wau and Raja in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal region on Sunday. The aid workers include one international and five national staff working for two international and a national aid organisation. There were reports of armed […]
Girls Being Used As Suicide Bombers By Islamist Terrorist Sect
BOKO Haram Chief Intelligence Officer, CIO, Abdulkadir Abubakar, has warned the leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau, to stop using innocent girls, who are being hypnotised as suicide bombers. Abubakar, also known as Abu Muhammad, disclosed that Shekau had become crippled and warned other factional leaders of the group, such as Mamman Nur, Abbor Mainok, […]
The Terror In Sinai
His family village of Rawda was supposed to be a sanctuary for Suleiman after he fled fighting between security forces and Islamic extremists elsewhere in Egypt’s northern Sinai region. On Friday, he was shot and left for dead in the country’s bloodiest terrorist attack in memory. He lost a son, two brothers, nephews and cousins in the […]
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