No fewer than 22 passengers on board a boat has capsized from Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri, Kebbi State. “The agency has received a report on the boating incident that occurred on Monday, September 02, 2023 between 11am and 12pm,” according to the …
Read More »Nigeria: this father loses four children in boat accident
A Nigerian father lost four of his children after they drowned following a boat accident in the northern state of Kebbi, the BBC reported. The father, Musa Labaran, who survived the accident, said he made unsuccessful attempts to save the fifth child who was closer to him on the boat. …
Read More »Nigeria: a tomato factory raided by armed gang
Gunmen on motorbikes raided a tomato factory in Kebbi State, western Nigeria, during which they killed six police officers and a civilian. According to a police spokesperson, the attackers wanted to kidnap foreign nationals working at the factory but were unable to. The region is grappling with armed motorbike gangs, …
Read More »Killing of 60 vigilantes in Kebbi State: President Buhari reacts
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of more than 60 vigilantes in Kebbi State and urged security forces in the country to be ‘’more pro-active’’. Mr Buhari, who condemned the killings, described them as brutal murders by outlaws. The latest violence happened in Kebbi state on Sunday night …
Read More »Nigeria: Gunmen kill dozens of vigilantes in Kebbi State
Gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a volunteer vigilante group in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state, the head of the group and a police spokesman said. Usman Sani, the head of the “Yan Sa Kai” vigilante group in Kebbi said his group had planned to attack bandits in …
Read More »Nigeria: seven girls drown after boat capsizes
At least seven girls, aged 11 to 12, were killed when a boat capsized in Jigawa state in northern Nigeria. Five others survived the crash. The boat was carrying 12 people returning to Gafasa village from Gasanya, where they had attended an Islamic religious event. Reports indicate that the boat …
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