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….
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to Daily Post, some gunmen have invaded Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire local government area in Oyo State. Eye witness gathered that the gunmen stormed the community between 8.am and 9.am and kidnapped an unspecified number of students of a secondary school within the community, Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele. A source close to the community also disclosed…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A branch of Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has been attacked by gunmen who killed a pastor and abducted several worshipers during a vigil service. Confirming the incident, the Ekiti police spokesperson, Sunday Abutu, said a manhunt has been launched to arrest the perpetrators. According to him, about five…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked a commercial bus reportedly belonging to the GUO transport company, killing its driver and abducting unspecified numbers of passengers on the Benin-Lagos highway. DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened on Sunday, April 19, 2026. It was learnt that the gunmen ambushed the commercial…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has condemned the gunmen attack in Benin City, Edo State, saying the incident underscores growing concerns about the health of Nigeria’s democracy. Obi spoke in a video circulating online following the attack at the residence of former APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, where gunmen…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Monday during an attack on Samchi’s residence in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government Area. A source told…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen disguised in military uniforms have killed a soldier and abducted 13 passengers during coordinated attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene–Auchi highway. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism publication, the incident occurred at about 5:35 pm on Tuesday when gunmen intercepted a green Toyota Sienna, conveying nine passengers from Abuja…