Tension engulfed Kidandan Village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State as 10 children sustained injuries in an explosion on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred while the children were playing with an object found in a nearby bush, suspected to be a bomb, which suddenly exploded. Photographs obtained by Daily Trust depict the victims…
A member of the House of Representatives representing Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency in Plateau State, Solomon Marren, has disclosed that no fewer than 200 people were killed in his constituency by terrorists in the last few months. In a statement he personally issued on Wednesday night, he appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to, as a matter…
Gunmen on Tuesday killed no fewer than four staff members of the US Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been killed. The incident happened in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the venue where residents were waiting…
No fewer than 10 suspected kidnappers were arrested by police in Delta state The police also foiled a tricycle robbers syndicate. The operatives recovered from the suspected kidnappers a Toyota Corolla with Reg. No. WWR 353 LS, a locally made cut-to-size single barrel pistol as well as 11 rounds of live cartridges. The Delta State…
Suspected gunmen have killed a retired squadron leader, Mrs. Hellen Godos, in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Her son was abducted but later released, while another person was shot. The incident occurred at about 8 pm on Christmas eve, when the assailants forced themselves into Godos’ residence after firing shots. The…
Three persons have on Tuesday lost their lives in a fresh attack by terrorists in Kpak and Malagum communities, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The President, Kaura Youth Coalition, Mr Bawa Emmanuel confirmed the attack in a statement issued. He said two persons were killed by the terrorists on their farms, while the…
OSOGBO, Nigeria (The Informant247) – A 40-year-old Nigerian was shot dead by a security guard in southwest Nigeria, police said on Saturday. Police spokesperson Yemisi Opalola in a statement said that the security guard shot the victim identified as Mohammed Badmus with a dane gun and he died instantly at in Okinni, Osun state. The…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Over 79,000 insurgents, comprising combatants and non-combatants, from different terrorist groups in northeast Nigeria have so far surrendered, the Nigerian armed forces said, attributing the development to the military’s counter-insurgency efforts. This onslaught has led to the need to have additional camps in Maiduguri to host the repentants, the Theatre…
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Northeast Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram had killed over 40 to 50 percent of teachers, official said on Thursday. The toll, given by the Managing Director of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, showed that teachers in the region remained the primary target…
KADUNA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Nigerian forces foiled an attack on locals in Kaduna state, killing two bandits, in a gun battle that lasted several hours in the northern city. This followed a spate of attacks in the past days, which authorities blamed on armed gangs. The troops, responding quickly to credible intelligence, set up…
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – The lead negotiator between bandits and the passengers kidnapped from a Kaduna-bound train in March, Alhaji Tukur Mamu, has been arrested by the Nigerian secret police. The Kaduna-based published was first arrested in Cairo and detained for 24 hours before he was flown back to Nigeria. Local media reported that…
JOS, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Gunmen kidnapped the chairperson of Kanke Local Council of Plateau state on Wednesday, after they invaded his home in Jos and opened fire to frighten locals in the neighbourhood, the police and eyewitness said. “It is true that he was kidnapped. We are doing everything to rescue him,” Alfred Alabo,…
AKURE, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of N90 million ($211,376) to release around 9 travellers snatched from a highway in southwest Nigeria on Saturday, according to a local source involved in the negotiations for their release. The travellers numbering 18 were kidnapped on Akure-Benin Expressway in Ondo State while coming from…
KADUNA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Terrorists mounted a road block at Birnin-Gwari to Funtua Road in northeast Nigeria, where they opened fire on travellers killing at least two and abducting several others, locals said. The Chairman of Birnin-Gwari’s community, Ishaq Kasai, in a statement on Monday, said the terrorists killed a commercial driver and abducted…
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Nigeria’s government will eliminate all terrorists by December this year, the country’s interior minister said on Monday. “Nigerians have the assurance of all of us that their security is guaranteed. So, we’re here to assure you that you’re safe, that is why we’re here from the instructions of the president…
KADUNA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – No fewer than three people were arrested in Nigeria’s Kaduna state for allegedly serving as informants to bandits, the police said. The suspects, identified as Hafsat Ibrahim, Rabi Bala, and Bayero Adamu, apprehended by local guards operating in Maraban-Jos and Rigachikun communities in the state, were handed over to the…
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Since Nigeria’s civil war, the current wave of insecurity has posed the biggest threat to Africa’s most populous country, Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, told reporters in Abuja on Monday. According to him, security challenges “have been daunting, from terrorism to banditry to kidnapping to separatist violence to…
KADUNA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – The Nigerian government, both at the federal and local level, has been urged to provide enough security in schools to avert attacks by bandits as schools reopen today. “We are begging all the 36 states and federal government of Nigeria to help us and protect our children through the provisions…
AKURE, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Gunmen abducted several travellers on the Benin-Owo Expressway in Ondo state, southwestern part of Nigeria, a local said on Sunday. While some sources said the victims were over 40; others gave their number as 32. This is the latest sign of widespread insecurity making road travel unsafe. Bandits have been…
ZAMFARA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Bandits abducted dozens of worshippers in an attack on a Jumm’at mosque in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state on Friday. Residents and local media said the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and stormed the mosque when the Imam was about to start delivering sermon. “When they laid siege,…
