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  1. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Four emergency agency staff kidnapped in southern Nigeria – Eyewitness News

    Four Nigerian emergency agency workers were kidnapped on Wednesday as they returned from an assignment in oil-rich Rivers State in southern Nigeria, security sources said. Three men and a woman from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were snatched, the source said.... Read...
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    Metro Students, lecturers, residents flee Katsina-Ala as militants continue attacks – Newtelegraph

    Scores of students of the College of Education (COE) Katsina-Ala in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue have continued to flee the area in large numbers following the outbreak of hostilities by suspected armed local militants. The militants have visited mayhem on communities in the area...
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    Metro Kajuru Castle attackers demand N60m for kidnapped victims – Newtelegraph

    Kidnappers, who abducted three persons from Kajuru castle, a holiday resort in Kujuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State at the weekend, have demanded N60 million ransom in order to release the captives. Security sources in Kajuru said the kidnappers made the demand yesterday evening...
  4. Nigeria World News

    World Briton Among Tourists Killed At Kaduna Resort, Police Confirm – Channels Television

    One of the two tourists killed by gunmen in Kaduna State has been identified to be a British national. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Yakubu Sabo, confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday. He, however, said efforts were ongoing to ensure those kidnapped … Read...
  5. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Bloody Easter as gunmen kill 11 worshippers in Benue – Vanguard News

    Eleven persons were reportedly killed and many unaccounted for in a Good Friday attack by gunmen on worshippers returning from church at Tse-Aye and Tse-Ngibo, Ikurav Tiev in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Bloody Easter as gunmen kill 11 worshippers in Benue … Read more...
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    Metro Gunmen Kill Two Tourists, Abduct Three Others In Kaduna – Channels Television

    Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two persons and abducted three others in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state police command spokesman, DSP Yakubu Sabo, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the gunmen who were armed with dangerous weapons invaded the...
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    Metro Gunmen Abduct 18 People in Kogi – Thisdaylive

    Eighteen people were abducted yesterday by gunmen in different locations in Kogi State, worsening the state of insecurity in the Confluence State. While 14 passengers travelling in a commercial bus were abducted by suspected kidnappers along Lokoja-Kabba road, four persons were kidnapped...
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    Metro Newborn, Pregnant Woman Killed as Gunmen Storm Nasarawa Party – Olisa.tv

    A pregnant woman and a newborn are among the 16 people killed in an attack on Numa village, Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa state, on Sunday. Philip Gyunka, senator representing Nasarawa north, disclosed this to reporters on Monday, saying the gunmen struck during a naming ceremony...
  9. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Nasarawa attacks: I lost a pregnant daughter, 3 others-Bahago – P.M. News

    A resident of Numan-Chuko in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Maiwuya Bahago, on Monday narrated how she lost a pregnant daughter and three other children to suspected herdsmen attack. Bahago said the unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday, when her children were attending …...
  10. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Again, 33 killed in Katsina – Vanguard News

    Not fewer than thirty-three persons have been reported killed in three Local Government Areas of Katsina State. Eleven out of the thirty-three killed were armed bandits killed by villagers.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2KqykEV Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Many feared dead as bandits attack Katsina – P.M. News

    Gunmen attacking a village Many people have been feared dead as bandits attacked Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state and destroyed houses and other properties. Katsina Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah who confirmed the incident in a phone interview, with Channels TV put...
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    Metro Kajuru Attacks: Police Confirm 21 Killed, 10 Houses Burnt Down – Leadership Newspaper

    The Kaduna state police command, on Tuesday, confirmed that no fewer than twenty one people were killed in Banono and Anguwan Aku remote villages in Kufana district of Kajuru local government area of the state. Confirming the incident which took place on monday, DSP Yakubu A. Sabo...
  13. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Kidnappers of Lagos fire director, others yet to contact families 48 hours after – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The refusal of the gunmen who kidnapped the acting director of Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Musibau and six others, to … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – http://bit.ly/2uWA5zk Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Gunmen abduct Lagos Fire Service director, six others – Newtelegraph

    Lagos State Fire Service Director, Mr. Rasaki Musibau, and six others have been abducted on Itokin- Epe Road, Ikorodu area. Musibau and other victims were abducted on Saturday about 8p.m. on Iwoye Bridge, Itokin-Epe Road, Ikorodu. The state Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Muazu, on receiving...
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    Metro ‘Bandits set Kaduna police station on fire’, kill two officers – TheCable

    Suspected bandits have burnt down a police station at Kakangi village, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, killing two policemen. TheCable learnt that the gunmen arrived the community on motorbikes around 5:00am and began shooting sporadically. A resident of the community, who...
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    Metro Brothers of Zamfara APC governorship candidate abducted – P.M. News

    Two brothers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Zamfara State, Dauda Dare, have been abducted by gunmen. The two brothers Yusuf, a staff of First Bank Plc and Abba, a graduate, were abducted in Gusau Zamfara state on Sunday. They are between 37- 39 … Read more...
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    Metro Gunmen injure 5, disrupt fishing festival in Kogi – Vanguard News Nigeria

    Looks – This year’s edition of the annual Dankwo fishing festival in Lokoja ended abruptly on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on participants. The festival, which is an annual event organised by the Lokoja Traditional Council, was just about one hour underway when the gunmen … Read more...
  18. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Gunmen Kill Housewife, Daughter In Kebbi – Leadership Newspaper

    The Police in Kebbi are investigating the murder of a housewife and her three year-old daughter in Dole Kaina village of Dandi local government area of Kebbi State. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nafiu Abubakar confirmed this to LEADERSHIP Friday yesterday in Birnin Kebbi. According...
  19. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Tension as armed gangs ‘go after children’ in Jos – TheCable

    There have been new incidents of kidnapping in Jos, Plateau state capital, with the victims being children between the ages of two and 10 years. Ahmad Salkida, journalist versed in security matters, dislosed this on Wednesday. In a series of tweets, Salkida said unlike Zamfara state where the...
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    Metro Catholic Priest Kidnapped In Kaduna – Sahara Reporters

    Reverend Father John Bako Shekwolo, the Parish Priest of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Ankwa Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been abducted. News of his abduction was disclosed by Revd Fr. Daniel Kyon, the Chancellor of Kaduna Archdiocese, via a statement issued in Kaduna on...
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