LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Railway Corporation has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the state…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 28 people, including 20 miners, were killed on Thursday during a series of coordinated attacks by armed bandits in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attacks, which occurred around 11:30 a.m., targeted the communities of Gobirawa Chali, Damaga, and Lugga. Residents described the assaults as sudden and brutal,…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits on Wednesday night stormed a mosque in Tudun Malamai community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing the Imam who was leading the Isha prayer and abducting at least ten worshipers. The incident, which unfolded during the night prayers, left two other individuals injured. Details of the attack were made…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A night of prayers turned into a nightmare on Friday when armed men stormed a mountain-top vigil in Egbola area along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting an unspecified number of worshipers. It was reported that the attackers invaded the remote prayer ground in the dead…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are growing concerns as retired army Brigadier General, Maharazu Tsiga, spent 49 days in captivity despite ransom payment. Tsiga, a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was abducted, alongside nine other residents, on Wednesday, February 5 from his hometown of Tsiga, Bakori LGA, Katsina State. However, almost 50…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bandit attack on a church camp in Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa, has reportedly left three worshipers dead. TheCable understands that the bandits attacked the Divine Majesty Worship Ministry camp in the town last Monday. A church source said the bandits broke into the hostel at a time when the worshippers…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits who abducted Ishaya Kukah, a brother of Bishop Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have demanded a ransom of N50 million for him to regain freedom. Ishaya was kidnapped alongside six other persons, including women and children from Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna State last…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have attacked the General Hospital in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and shot a medical doctor and kidnapped five persons. Among those kidnapped were staff of the hospital. Meanwhile, in Kwara State, no fewer than 10 gunmen have reportedly kidnapped five persons in Odo-Eku community, Isin Local Government Area…