West Africa

At least 50 people, including women and children, were kidnapped and three others killed in an attack by gunmen in Bagega, a mining village in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, local media reported Tuesday, citing residents. Kidnapping for ransom has become commonplace in northwestern Nigeria in recent years where armed gangs, …

Gunmen have attacked and killed nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Bauchi state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The vigilantes were killed in Gamji village forest while they were searching for bandits who have been killing and kidnapping innocent people for ransom,” reports …

Guinean security forces have arrested a dozen journalists who were demonstrating against alleged media censorship in the country, local media reported. Among those arrested in Monday’s protests was the secretary-general of the Union of Professionals of the Press of Guinea (SPPG), Sekou Jamal Pendessa. The union had called a march …

A 45-year-old police inspector has been killed by some commercial motorcyclists in Ogwashi-Uku, the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. “The inspector was on his way to church with his wife and three children when a commercial motorcyclist hit his vehicle from behind,” the deceased brother said. …

A woman has been arrested for pouring hot water on her husband following a domestic dispute in Agbonchia community, Eleme Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The woman had accused her husband of not giving her N15,000 shared between them and their children leading to a heated argument,” according …

A lifeless male body has been discovered floating on the Volta Lake at Asutuare in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra region, Ghana. “The man went fishing on the lake or went to work on his tilapia farm and got drowned due to the heavy spillage of the Akosombo …

A pastor and three other people were arrested in possession of a human skull in the Saje district of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Nigeria. “The suspects claimed they had intended to use the skull for rituals,” according to reports. “The arrest was made following a tip-off from members …

Al-Qaeda’s West African branch has announced the death of a Malian hostage in its custody, naming him as Idriss Sanogo, and saying he died of an unspecified illness. The Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) group extended its condolences to the man’s family. JNIM also laid the blame on the Malian …

A security guard has been remanded in custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend at the University of Lagos in Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect and the deceased had a disagreement on the pregnancy which he instructed her to abort,” according to reports. The deceased decided to walk out on …

Eight armed robbers attacked the SP gas filling station and made away with an unspecified amount of cash at Trom in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region, Ghana. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. According to reports, “the armed men subjected the pump …