Gunmen killed about 30 people in an early morning raid on two villages in central Nigeria, witnesses said on Tuesday, in the latest violence to hit the region. The police in Plateau state, which has been hit by repeated communal violence, confirmed…
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A Muslim cleric who had previously criticised Boko Haram has been shot dead with his wife and child in northern Nigeria, locals and his family said on Sunday. Unknown gunmen opened fire on Adam Albani’s car at about 10:30 pm (2130 GMT) on Saturday in…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead a teacher in a northeast Nigerian village on the border with Chad, police and residents said on Tuesday. The attackers stormed a house late on Monday, where the head of a primary school lived, killing him and wounding…
Suspected Islamist gunmen shot dead 12 people in two separate attacks on villages near Nigeria’s border with Niger while three others drowned in a river while fleeing, locals said Sunday. The attackers, thought to be from the Boko Haram militant group…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a market in restive northeastern Nigeria, killing five and injuring many more, witnesses said on Monday. More than 30 attackers armed with guns, explosives and knives stormed the market in Borno State, where a state…
Despite the Abuja peace accord brokered by Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, to ensure the return of…
The Benue Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that some gunmen burnt down the house of Mr Teryima Nguher, Chairman of Ukum Local Government, in Kyado…
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Adenaike, on Friday urged banks operating in the state to support policemen…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead seven people and injured five more in a weekend attack on a wedding party in northeastern Nigeria, police said on Monday. Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire in the mainly Christian village of Tashan Alade, 230…
Gunmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, in the latest unrest to hit the area gripped by a decade-long sectarian conflict. Duration: 00:57
Gunmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, the latest unrest to hit the area gripped by a decade-long sectarian conflict. “At about 2:00 am (0100 GMT) unknown gunmen carried out an attack…