LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The spate of banditry attacks and kidnappings in villages and towns in Abuja sharing boundaries with Niger State have forced most residents to abandon their homes for places they consider safe. Daily Sun investigation revealed that the most affected towns are Bwari, Kuje and Kubwa where mass exodus of persons have been witnessed…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed eight more northerners and injured six others in a fresh attack in Imo State last week. This is coming after attacks on the correctional centre and police station as well as the killings of innocent people by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). BBC Hausa reports that…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the killing of some people in Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State, last week, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, the South East leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says the body has ordered with immediate effect, the relocation of all cattle breeders from Ebonyi State…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some students who were studying at a secondary school in Damaga community, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, fled on Wednesday when armed bandits struck. Residents said dozens of unidentified armed men arrived on motorcycles and opened fire immediately. At least 13 people were reportedly killed in the attack while cows…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 19 Myanmar police officers have crossed the border into India in the latest sign of growing dissent within the security forces and civil service officials who are opposed to the military coup. The first reported case of police fleeing the country came as one of the country’s top diplomats resigned…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Owobamigbe Farm settlement, along Ileyo Isagba road, Akure in Akure North local government area of Ondo State flee from the village over fear of attack by herdsmen. It was gathered that there was a face off between a cassava farmer in the village who met some herdsmen on his farm,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of worshippers at the Power of Pentecostal Church, Okposi Achara, in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state flee when unidentified gunmen invaded the place and shot the pastor’s wife, Chinyere Uchechukwu. It was gathered that the incident, which took place recently, brought the church service to abrupt end, as members…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada, in the Ikeja area of Lagos have resisted a raid by members of the state police task force. A video shared by a Twitter user showed policemen on the run at Ikeja Along while a group of okada riders moved towards them. It was gathered…