Posts tagged as: Gunmen

Gunmen Kill Over 60, Injured 145  In Concert Attack Near Moscow

LAGOS 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants. In the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege, gunmen sprayed civilians with bullets just before Soviet-era rock group “Picnic” was […]

Abductors Of 287 Kaduna School Children Demand N1bn Ransom, Threaten To Kill All If…

LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community told CNN on Wednesday. “They called me from a hidden number […]

Ex-PDP Chairman, District Head, 21 Others Abducted As Gunmen Resume Attack In Abuja

LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Forty gunmen reportedly raided the Kawu Community in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapping 23 people, including former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Chairman, Alhaji Alhassan Sidi Kawu. New Telegraph reports that the abduction occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 29. The attackers, who […]

Scores Of Muslims Killed In Burkina Faso Mosque, Same Day Catholic Church Was  Attacked

LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of people have been shot dead at a mosque on the same day that a church was attacked, say the authorities in Burkina Faso. It was during early-morning prayers that the gunmen surrounded the mosque in Natiaboani town. “The victims were all Muslims, most of them men,” a local resident told […]

15 Killed In Catholic Church Attack

LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A church official indicated […]

Lifeless Body Of Anambra Community Leader Found In His Bathroom

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected gunmen on Friday broke into the house of the President General of Umuoji community in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, Chief Silas Onyim and killed him. The community leader, who is popularly known as Chief Sly, was later discovered naked in the pool of his own blood, inside a bathtub […]

Father Of PDP Rep Candidate ‘Fainted And Died’ On Hearing The News Of Kidnappers Killing Of His Son

LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The father of former House of Representatives candidate from Anambra State, Jude Oguejiofor was alleged to have ‘fainted and died’ on hearing the news that his son  abducted by gunmen was killed. Mr Oguejiofor hailed from Orsumoghu in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra but lived in Nnewi in Nnewi North […]

Gunmen Kill Driver, Abduct Passengers S/East Bound Bus From Lagos, Abandon Little Girl

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly hijacked GUO motors coming to the South-East from Lagos State, South West Nigeria and abducted all passengers. The kidnappers reportedly killed the driver of the bus and left a little girl behind after kidnapping her parents alongside other passengers. Although SaharaReporters could not ascertain the […]

Gunmen Kill Kwara Monarch Gen Aremu (RTD), Kidnap Wife,  Two Others

LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen yesterday invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and killed the traditional ruler of the community, General Segun Aremu (rtd). LEADERSHIP gathered that the gunmen also whisked away the wife of the monarch and two others. Although, the  details of the development remained […]

Gunmen On Rampage In Imo, Kill Two Policemen, Two Civilians, Attack PoS Operators

  LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Monday struck at Ohii Junction on the Owerri-Orlu Road in Imo State. The attack left no fewer than four persons dead. Sources said that two of the victims were reportedly policemen reportedly on duty in the area. Our correspondent saw a video clip circulating on various social media platforms […]

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