Suspected bandits have attacked Gatawa town in Sabon Birni local government of Sokoto state, killing three persons, including a 7-year old internally dispaced person (IDP). The town has been playing host to people displaced by bandits.
A 25-year-old zookeeper has been hurt after she was attacked by a lion while cleaning the animal’s cage.
A yet-to-be-identified gun assailant has killed a popular barber in Sapele, Delta State. The deceased, Adams Amakel Eguvwese, was reportedly shot dead while receiving fresh air in front of his shop.
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two housewives, simply identified as Sadiya and Wando, while one other identified as Washuma drowned inside a river in Golo community in Gwagwalada Area council, Abuja.
Oyo State Police Command on Monday said it has arrested no fewer than five suspects in connection with the attacks on some residents of Ibadan, the state capital on Sunday.
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke foiled an attack on passengers traveling from Bayalsa to Jos on Markudi-Lafiya road on Thursday.
The Lagos State government has said it will, this week, arraign before a court a commercial driver, Fred Onwuche, for allegedly assaulting Razak Kosoko, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) who was on duty in Lekki.
Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorist group on Saturday attacked a village a few kilometers away from Askira Uba town.An eyewitness told Daily Trust that the insurgents in a convoy carried assault rifles and gained access into the town ‘smoothly’ on Saturday evening.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a thorough investigation into Saturday’s explosion at the Christian Universal Church, Port Harcourt.