LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, Adekunle Omoyele, has escaped an assassination attempt, after an ambush by gunmen in Osogbo on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps spokesperson, Mr Abass Yusuf, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. Yusuf said the ambush occurred on Monday at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- -Gunmen killed eight security officials and kidnapped Chinese expatriate workers in Edo state in southern Nigeria, a spokesperson for the security agency said on Saturday, adding the Chinese workers were later rescued. The incident happened on Friday when a group of suspected armed kidnappers attacked a convoy of the paramilitary…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC. In recent years, criminal gangs in the region, known in the country as bandits, have taken to kidnapping people as a…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Tragedy struck in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as gunmen in two Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) stormed a meeting venue and opened fire, killing at least 19 people. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers targeted a gathering of individuals believed to be indigenes of Ebonyi State who were…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A deadly assault rocked the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, claiming the lives of two students and leaving at least four others wounded. The attack, which occurred on Thursday evening around 8:40 p.m. at Total and Tipper junctions, was reportedly carried out by unidentified gunmen who stormed the area on a…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa bandit group have attacked a church in Zagani village, Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, on Sunday, abducting an undisclosed number of female worshippers during the service. The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu LGA, Hussaini Aliyu Bena, told Channels Television that the gunmen stormed the…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Labour Party Ward 1 Chairman in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr Okasime Olowojoba, has reportedly been abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Auchi–Benin–Ibillo Road. DAILY POST learnt that the Labour Party chieftain, who is also a realtor, was reportedly kidnapped on his way to Igarra, the administrative headquarters…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen stormed the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Edo State on Friday, killing a physiotherapist identified as Alex in what sources have described as a cult-related attack. The incident occurred while the health worker was on duty at the hospital’s physiotherapy department, causing chaos as patients and staff fled for…
