Tag: killings

Bandits kill 8 in Benue community

By Nicholas Dechi, Makurdi.   Bandits attacked a community that is adjacent to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Abagena, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue, on Thursday and killed eight persons, including women and children.   An eyewitness…
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CAN expresses worries about killings in the country

By Ifeoma Aka, Enugu.   The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday in Enugu expressed worries about renewed killings in the country.   It said it would continue to engage governments at all levels to ensure that the killings…
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Gunmen kill 2 “Ebubeagu” personnel in Ebonyi

By Christian Ogbonna, Abakaliki.   Gunmen shot and killed two members of Ebubeagu Security Outfit in Ebonyi on Friday.   Ebubeagu is the regional security organisation that was initiated by governors of the South-East geopolitical zone to contain insecurity in…
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Gunmen kill 2, abduct 7 others in Niger community

By Aminu Garko, Minna.   The Police Command in Niger State has confirmed the killing of two persons and the abduction of seven others by gunmen in Gulu village of Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.   The Police Public Relations…
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