LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)Armed Bandits on Saturday killed one of the domestic drivers of the Emir of Birnin Gwari while driving along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway. The bandits also burnt the Toyota Hilux van he was driving. The incident happened around 3 pm on Saturday while the driver, identified as Nasiru Sarkin Zango, was returning…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s army chief, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, the presidency said. The air force said in a statement that its plane crashed near Kaduna airport and that it…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A building housing the Assemblies of God Church in Ungwan Gaida community, near Kurmin Kaso, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been set ablaze by armed bandits. At least eight persons were killed in the attacks while several houses were torched. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than three people have been killed in an attack by gunmen in Jemaa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Among the victims is the Secretary to the Ward Head of Golkofa in Jemaa local government, Sergeant Christopher Madaki (rtd), his wife and the daughter-in- law. Confirming the incident via a…