Gunmen killed 21 people in a random attack on a busy market in Niger State, northwest Nigeria, according to reports. More than a dozen gunmen stormed the Madaka market in Rafi local government area at the height of commercial activities, and opened fire at random, according to Ayuba Katako, head …
Read More »Gunmen stab photographer to death in Niger
Suspected hoodlums have stabbed a 33-year-old freelance photographer in Tundun Fulani Area of Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. “The hoodlums have trailed Salawadeen to his house and stabbed him many times in the presence of his three children,” according to reports. “The killers forced their way intoapartment and killed him,” according …
Read More »Woman stabs husband to death
A lady has killed her husband over a disagreement over sex in Nasarawa Village, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State in Nigeria. “The couple went into an argument over sex before the lady picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed him in the neck,” according to reports. The suspect …
Read More »Niger residents rescue abandoned ant-infested day-old baby
A day-old baby boy has been rescued by residents in the Tayi area of Minna, Niger State in Nigeria, according reports. The baby boy was already infested by soldier ants before help could come its way. “The baby was wrapped in leather and left without clothes on him,” accoding to …
Read More »A catholic priest burned alive in Nigeria
A Catholic priest was burned to death following an attack by armed men in the village of Kafin-Koro, Niger State, according to reports. “Several armed men burned down the priest’s residence after failing to reach it,” according to information. The body of Father Isaac Achi was found burned after the …
Read More »Nigerian State suspends all mining activities for particular reason
Authorities in Nigeria’s central state of Niger have suspended all mining activities in the region amid mounting cases of kidnappings. It comes days after gunmen launched a devastating attack on a mining site, kidnapping at least four Chinese miners and killing over 20 members of the Nigerian security forces, the …
Read More »Nigeria: other bodies found in boat capsizing tragedy
Five more victims of a boat accident involving women and children fleeing armed gang violence in central Nigeria have been found, the BBC reports. The head of the Niger state emergency agency, Ahmad Ibrahim Inga, told the BBC the bodies of four children and one man were found on Thursday. …
Read More »Nigeria: hundreds gunmen killed during military operation
Nigerian security forces have killed at least 200 gunmen in Niger state during a security operation to clear armed gangs from the area, a state commissioner said on Thursday, Reuters reports. The Niger regional commissioner in charge of internal security, Emmanuel Umar, said some leaders of the armed gangs, known …
Read More »Nigeria: Niger state official kidnapped by armed gang
A senior government official in Niger state, central Nigeria, has been kidnapped, an official statement has said. Mohammed Sani Idris who is Niger state’s commissioner for information, was abducted from his home by an armed gang at about 01:00 local time on Monday morning, according to a local government statement. …
Read More »Why are kidnappings becoming increasingly frequent in Nigeria ?
Niger state where the incident occurred shares a boundary with the FCT, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, which is the most protected territory in Nigeria. So the government has acknowledged that it knew about this attack and security chiefs have been dispatched to Kigara Niger state to coordinate the rescue …
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