by Peter Okolie Gunmen abducted another Catholic priest on Friday evening, Rev. Fr. In Mathias Opara, Imo. Opara was abducted along the Ejemekwuru and Ogbaku road between Oguta and Mbatoli local government areas of the state. An eyewitness said the priest was abducted while returning from a burial ceremony for the father of a colleague … Read more
There is confusion in the Orsu Obodo community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State as unidentified gunmen invaded the area on Thursday, killing HRH Eze Victor Ejioma, the traditional ruler of the community. Isama of the Mbele, the traditional prime minister of the Mgbele community, was also assassinated in the same Oguta LGA. … Read more
Gunmen have once again killed three police officers ebony kingdomSouth East Nigeria. The incident took place on Wednesday morning at Osiri, a community in Onicha Local Government Area of the state. State police spokesman Onom Onowakpoya made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday evening. Police Superintendent Ms. Onowwakpoya said the gunmen attacked the officers … Read more
The police command in Nasarawa state said on Wednesday that it had arrested 10 suspected kidnappers and three gunmen in the state. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ramhan Nansel said this while parading the suspects on behalf of Police Commissioner Mayaki Baba at the command’s headquarters in Lafia. He said that this achievement was … Read more
The gunmen shot the General Overseer of Freedom Power Chapel International, Rev. Mike Ochigbo, a New Generation Church with headquarters in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. One of the church’s pastors, identified as John Moses, was also taken away by the yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Sources said on Wednesday that the two clerics were attacked and … Read more
A police inspector was killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Abakaliki on Monday night. ebony state, State police spokesman Onom Onowwakpoya confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police Ms. Onovvakpoya said the state police were aware of the incident and would issue a press statement about … Read more
by Uchena Ugwu On Monday, gunmen shot dead a police inspector and wounded two other officers at a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi state. The attack on the police personnel was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ebonyi Command, SP Onom Vakpoyeya in Abakaliki on Tuesday. According to Onowwakpoya, the … Read more
Unidentified gunmen allegedly killed two police officers belonging to Ofuma Police Division in Ugheli North Local Council of the state and snatched their rifles.Reports said hoodlums exchanged gun battles with police officers who were conducting a stop and search on Okoruwe Street by Winners Junction, Ekredjebor-community on Friday night. A police source named one of … Read more
Gunmen in Ecuador opened fire at a beach restaurant popular with tourists, killing at least six people and wounding six others, prosecutors said on Sunday. The attack happened Saturday night in the busy nightlife area of the Pacific Coast city of Montañita, the prosecutor’s office said on Twitter. It gave no information on the age … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in Imo state in southeast Nigeria. The victim, Jude Maduka, was abducted on Friday evening in Ogi, a community in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. Princewill Iwunyawu, chancellor and secretary of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday. “They were abducted … Read more