LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Islamic extremists on motorcycles killed 14 security force members who were escorting election officials in the West African nation of Niger, the first large attack there since 71 soldiers were killed in a massive ambush earlier this month, authorities said Thursday. The attack took place Wednesday night near Sanam, which is about…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in the Dutse area of Abuja on Saturday as a police inspector, John Markus, killed his colleague and later committed suicide. The incident which occurred very early in the morning at the Dutse Police Divisional Headquarters also left another police officer injured. The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17th (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Niger/ Kogi Command on Tuesday narrated how it lost two of its officers during an attack by some suspected gunmen. Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Benjamin Lomba in a statement made available to journalists said that the command lost the two officers; Assistant Superintendent of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Mexican cartel has killed three police officers, wounded two others, and kidnapped four officials including a judge in an attack on a police station in the city of Villagrán, Guanajuato. Reports suggest that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel stormed the station after pulling up in three SUVs, of which one was…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested an herbalist, who allegedly killed his lover and sold her body parts to different herbalists, Muslim clerics and pastors for ritual at the rate of N1000 per part. IRT Operatives, led by a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Abba…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man alleged to be mentally unstable was burnt to death by members of his community after he killed 9 people, 7 of whom are family members. The man identified as Chigozie Orusa was burnt to death after he killed 9 people in Nempi, Oru west local government area Imo state. According…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected kidnappers numbering over 20 laid sieges to the Abuja-Abaji Road, weekend, killing four passengers and abducting yet to be determined number of persons. All Progressives Congress, APC, ex-presidential aspirant in 2019, Alhaji Mumakai Unagba, who narrowly escaped, said, “They shot sporadically and not less than four persons were killed.” “Our vehicle…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who were reported to be looking for an escape route from police aerial attack on Sunday, 8 December 2019 have attacked and killed four road users in Abuja. Independent Online gathered that operatives of the FCT Police Command in its ongoing joint operation with other security agencies…