Armed bandits killed 13 people during dawn prayers in Nigeria’s Katsina State on Tuesday, in what officials described as a revenge attack. The attack occurred at Unguwan Mantau in Malumfashi Local Government, where gunmen stormed a mosque and opened fire on worshippers performing the Fajr prayer, said Dr Nasir Muazu, Katsina’s Commissioner for Internal Security…
The Kwara Government has assured the people of Edu Local Government Area and environs of its commitment to strengthening the security of lives and property in the state. The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, gave the assurance on Tuesday when he led the state government’s delegation to villages attacked by suspected…
The President of Nsukka Youth General Assembly (NYGA) Comrade Clinton Ogbonna has condemned the recent attack of road users and passersby by masquerades in Nsukka popularly known as Oriokpa. Ogbonna made the condemnation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Nsukka. He was reacting to last week’s remand of…
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that struck Konduga in north-eastern Borno State, describing the attack as a “cowardly and desperate act” by terrorist elements targeting soft civilian locations. The condemnation came in an official statement issued on Sunday by the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu expressed heartfelt condolences to the…
Armed assailants launched an attack on the residence of Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday night, escalating the already tense political atmosphere surrounding the embattled lawmaker. The incident occurred in Ihima, located in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gunmen reportedly damaged parts of the property, including windows, before their actions were disrupted…
Uganda military authorities said two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala. The military said in a statement on Tuesday they “intercepted and neutralised two armed terrorists” in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb. The deceased were a man and a woman on a passenger motorcycle. The female…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) foiled a major attack by ISWAP terrorists on their location in New Marte, Borno State, neutralising scores of insurgents and recovering arms, vehicles and explosives, the Nigerian Army said on Tuesday. The foiled attack occurred in the early hours of May 27 when terrorists attempted to infiltrate the troops’…
The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has condemned another brutal attack on seven Nigerians and the kidnapping of one Ani Silas on Thursday in Springs, Gauteng Province. Akindele Olunloyo, the National Publicity Secretary of NUSA, said in a statement on Sunday that Silas was beaten unconscious and forcibly taken from his workplace by a member…
The Kwara Government has said that the invasion of communties in the state by bandits would not be condoned and the perpetrators brought to book. The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, said this when he led a state delegation on a condolence visit to Ilesha-Baruba in Baruten Local Government Area. On the…
40 persons were killed and about 1000 displaced in last week’s attack on Hurti, Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Maren Aradong, the Village Head of Hurti, said this when Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), led other government officials on an assessment visit to the…
