In a bone-chilling revelation, the Governor of Plateau State, Celeb Mutfwang, disclosed that a nightmarish scenario has unfolded as terrorists ruthlessly occupy a staggering 64 communities and numerous schools in the region. The governor painted a grim picture of the incessant attacks that have displaced citizens, turning their lives into a harrowing tale of fear…
No fewer than six persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday night when gunmen suspected to be terrorists invaded the Takanai community of Atyap Chiefdom in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack is coming barely five days after an attack was launched in Kaura where a woman was killed, and two of…
In a tragic incident, suspected terrorists launched a deadly attack on Kwatar community, near Gidan Zala, Kotorkoshi district of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria, leaving numerous casualties and many villagers abducted. The bandits reportedly struck the community during the early hours of Friday, and no security operatives were present to intervene. According…
Suspected terrorists have reportedly killed Rev. Musa Mairimi, the minister in charge of Ecwa Church, Buda two, Kasuwa Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Rev. Joseph Hayab, the Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday. He said the attackers invaded the community on…
Suspected terrorists have killed three persons including a village head, while 70 others abducted in six communities in Munya and Paikoro local government areas of Niger State. The Informant247 gathered the Village head of Beni was among those killed while the son of the village head of Kwagana was also killed with one other in…
A 28-year-old suspect, Suleiman Iliyasu of Walawa Asaurara, Sabuwar Ungwa, Jibiia LGA, Katsina State has confessed to killing over 15 persons in different banditry attack across katsina State. Iliyasu, popularly referred to as Yar’bushiya made the confession at the Katsina Police Command Headquarters where he was paraded before pressmen on Tuesday. SP Gambo Isah, the…
Suspected terrorists have attacked Agwa community in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, killing five people, including a heavily pregnant woman. The terrorists who invaded the community on Tuesday afternoon came in and started shooting sporadically and killing their victims in the process. Mallam Audu, an eyewitness, while giving an account of the…
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has condemned terrorists attack on vigilantes at Yargoje forest in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, where many lives were lost. The Informant247 earlier reported that 41 vigilante operatives were on Thursday night ambushed and killed by the terrorists in the Yargoje Forest, Jibia council area of Katsina State. The…
Suspected terrorists have killed three people during an attack on Hajar Kanwar village, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Tuesday. The gunmen also reported to have injured two other residents, rustled domestic animals and carted away money, handsets and food. Residents of the community revealed that the gunmen arrived in the village around…
Ekiti State Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun says it has launched a manhunt for kidnappers of Rev. Father Michael Olofinlade, the Priest of St. George Catholic Church, Omu-Ekiti Parish, who was abducted on Saturday evening between Itaji and Ijelu Ekiti while returning from a pastoral assignment in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The Informant247…
The Katsina Police Command says five villagers have been abducted by suspected bandits in Kankara Katsina. Superintendent Gambo Isa, spokesman of the command, in a statement said the Police upon receiving a distress call, take a swift action on the incident. According to him: “A distress call was received that terrorists in their numbers, shooting…
Rev Father Isaac Achi, the Priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger, was in the early hours of Sunday burnt to death by terrorists. The Informant247 that the terrorists also razed the catholic parish house and injured his colleague identified as Father Collins, the incident…
Troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated scores of Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Damboa, Borno State. It was reported that the terrorists met a humiliating defeat when they launched a failed attack at a troops Base in Azir on Friday, January 13, 2023, saying the…
The Katsina State Police Command has said that they have started the year 2023 on a winning note by killing a terrorist commander operating in the forest area of the Jibiya Local Government Area while repelling an attack. This is contained in a statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Gambo Isah, saying the…
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…
Suspected terrorists have reportedly killed the village head of Mulo Community in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, Mallam Usman Garba. Informant247 gathered the gunmen invaded the community on Thursday and abducted four people, including the village head. However, the Niger Commissioner of Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, while briefing the newsmen on Friday, confirmed…
Suspected terrorists have reportedly killed over 28 persons on Sunday in fresh attacks on Southern Kaduna. It was reported that the attacks took place in Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Council Chairman, Mr Mathias Siman, the Kaura local government council chairman, told…
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…
The Katsina State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the rescue of six victims earlier abducted by terrorists on Saturday night in Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The six victims were part of the 19 worshippers abducted by terrorists around 7.40 pm on Saturday from a mosque at Maigamji community in the Funtua LGA….
Residents of Gidan-goga village, in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have paid the N20m levy imposed on them by bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, to forestall attacks on their community. Informant247 earlier gathered that Turji, who imposed the N20m levy on residents of the village, asked them to pay the money on or…
