Five unknown gunmen, on Sunday, kidnapped Steven Mayaki, the Kogi State Commissioner for Lands. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity told journalists in Lokoja that the five gunmen trailed and kidnapped the Commissioner at his farm in Osara village, Adavi Local Government Area of the state on Sunday morning. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen stormed Mayaki’s farm…
Gunmen Kidnap President Jonathan’s Local Government Chairman
Enaye Abah, Chairman of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was today kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. The gunmen who were said to have been two in number took Abah to an unknown destination after they trailed him, overtook his car and blocked him. According to reports from eyewitnesses, the firepower of the two gunmen,…
Gunmen Kill 15 In Kenyan University Attack
Gunmen believed to be members of Somalia’s Islamist group al-Shabab have killed at least 15 people and taken students hostage at a university in north-eastern Kenya. According to Kenyan authorities, the gunmen stormed Garissa University College, Garissa town, which is near the Somali border on Thursday morning. Zipporah Mboroki, Kenyan police spokesperson, said the attackers…
Gunmen Abduct Allison–Madueke’s Brother
Police say unidentified gunmen, on Thursday, kidnapped Joseph Agama, the younger brother to Diezani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources. Asinim Butswat, Police Spokesman for Bayelsa Command, confirmed the development explaining that the Command got a report shortly after the incident happened. Butswat said the police received a distress call from Maxwell Agama, the victim’s…
Gunmen Kill 7 Tourists In Tunisian Museum
Seven foreigners and a Tunisian were killed after gunmen targeted a museum in the Tunisian capital, officials say. The tourists killed were, Italian, French and Spanish nationals. The shooting happened at the Bardo Museum, which is next to the parliament building in central Tunis on Wednesday Morning. At the time of the attack deputies were…
Paris Attacks: Four suspects Face Charges
Four men have been charged to court on suspicion of supporting one of the gunmen behind the Islamist attacks that killed 17 people in France. The men, age ranging from 22 to 28, are suspected of having links with Amedy Coulibaly, who murdered four people at a Jewish supermarket and is believed to have shot…
Gunmen Attack Oyegun as explosion rocks APC Secretariat
Unknown gunmen attacked the Abuja residence of John Odigie-Oyegun, national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the early hours of Monday, January 12. The gunmen were said to have gone straight into the APC chairman’s bedroom where they met only his wife. The woman was attacked while the gunmen searched the house frantically…
France: Suspects Hold One Hostage In Standoff
Gunmen suspected to have carried out an attack on the offices of French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead and 11 others injured on Wednesday, have been heavily surrounded by police men inside a printing house northeast of Paris Friday morning. The gunmen appeared to be holding at least one person hostage…
French Terror Attack Spurs Retaliation On Muslims
Since gunmen attacked the offices of French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, which claimed 12 lives and left 11 injured on Wednesday, several muslim worship places in the country have been attacked. According to French officials, Mosques in two French towns were fired upon overnight with no casualties recorded. Three blank grenades were thrown at a…
Gunmen Attack French Magazine Kill 12
Armed men have attacked the Paris office of French Satirical Magazine, Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, and injuring many, French officials say. A major Police operation has been launched in the Paris area to apprehend the attackers who are said to still be at large as at the time of filling this report. The Satirical…
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