LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Affa community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah and security authorities after heavily armed kidnappers invaded a Catholic church in the community during worship on Sunday, abducting a seminarian, a catechist and three other worshippers. According to distressed residents, the attackers,…
By Zagazola Makama LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted a staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, while a businessman narrowly escaped a separate attack on the same road after sustaining a gunshot wound. Police sources told Zagazola Makama…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension gripped parts of Mushin, Yaba and Fadeyi areas of Lagos on Tuesday evening following reports of sporadic gunshots and the alleged death of a senior chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), identified as Toba Ijaiya. The reports, which circulated widely on social media and messaging platforms,…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The FRSC officer had reportedly died in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, after a brief illness. The abductors reached the family, demanding N450million for the victims to regain their freedom, Daily Trust reports. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted the remains of a late Deputy Corps Commander of the Federal…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daniel Nanle, a resident of Kawel community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, has recounted how his younger sister was killed by gunmen during an attack on a Primary Health Centre in the area on Sunday night. Our correspondent recalls that gunmen attacked the community, while residents…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four hostages and a solider were reported killed during a kidnapping incident targeting Chinese expatriates in Magbon Village, Mowe area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government, Ogun State. DAILY POST had earlier reported that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the dredging site popularly called Capo in the early hours of Monday….
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), and his wife have reportedly been abducted by suspected terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, along the Matazu axis of Katsina State. According to information obtained by SaharaReporters, the retired senior military officer and his wife were travelling to Katsina State…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen have kidnapped 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state. According to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson of the state’s command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the gunmen also attacked the Yashikira police station simultaneously around 2am on Monday….
