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    Metro Gunmen Kill Chinese Miner, 3 Others in Nasarawa

    Gunmen on Monday ambushed and killed four workers of a mining company, including a Chinese at Alongani village in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Kennedy Idirisu, confirmed the killing to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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    Metro Gunmen Attack Kaduna Town, Kill 4 Vigilantes

    Four members of a vigilance group have lost their lives in an attack by gunmen on Godogodo town of Kaduna State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Sunday that the troops of the 1 Division, the police and a local vigilance group engaged the...
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    Metro Gunmen Kidnap 14 Oil Company Workers in Rivers

    A staff bus conveying fourteen workers of Nest Oil, an oil company in Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State has been diverted by unidentified gunmen in the area. The Nestoil workers were kidnapped in the early hours of Friday around Omoku-Elele link road. It was gathered...
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    Metro Gunmen Storm New UNIJOS VC's Home, Kill Police Officer

    Unknown Gunmen on Wednesday night attacked the residential home of University of Jos Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sebastian Maimako, killing his police aide and wounding two others. The newly appointed VC was reportedly out of the country at the time of attack which occurred at around 9pm last night...
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    World Munich Mass Shooting: 6 Things We Know So Far

    Several gunmen on Friday evening attacked a busy shopping mall in Munich, spraying bullets as people ran fled in horror for safety from what police said was a terrorist attack. Police said six people had been killed and the attackers were still at large. Here are 6 thing we know so far about...
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    Politics Senator Patrick Ani Abducted in Cross River

    Gunmen have abducted Sen. Patrick Ani, a former senator who represented Cross River South on the platform of the defunct National Republican Convention between 1991 and 1992. Eyewitnesses told journalists in Calabar on Thursday that the former legislator was abducted by the gunmen on Wednesday...
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    Metro UNIPORT: Gunmen Raid Female Hostel, Cart Away Valuable Items

    Gunmen, Thursday, invaded a students’ hostel, Grace and Mercy Lodge, along Health Centre road, Omuokiri in Aluu community, Ikwerre Local government area of Rivers State. According to Dailypost, they robbed the occupants of 8 out of the 9 rooms in the building, carting away laptops, mobile...
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    Metro Akure: Gunmen Kill High Chief in Front of His Family

    A high chief in Akure kingdom, Chief Dada Oyateru, was on Tuesday night murdered before members of his family by unknown gunmen who broke into his house and held the family hostage for hours. The 83-year-old patriarch, who was the Ayalodi of Akure Kingdom, was said to have been strangled to...
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    Metro Militants Kill 3 Soldiers in Bayelsa

    According to The Nation, gunmen suspected to be militants on Tuesday killed three soldiers at Foropa, Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. Details later…
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    Metro Gunmen Kidnap Urhobo Youth President in Delta

    Mr Ovie Anthony, President, Youth Wing of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), was reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen accordint to DAILY POST. According to a source, Anthony was abducted by the captors at gun point on Friday night while returning from the UPU’s meeting held at the Union’s...
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    Metro Kaduna: Gunmen Murder District Head in Sanga LG

    Gunmen on Sunday night killed Bala Madaki, the district head of Fadan Karshi in Numana Chiefdom of Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to NAN, Mr. Madaki was killed alongside his nephew, Emmanuel Tanko, 19, at his residence in Fadan Karshi. The Sanga Interim Management...
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    Metro Rivers: Gunmen Kill 17 Persons in Ahoada LG

    Unknown gunmen have killed about 17 persons at Ula- Upata and Edoha in Ahoada west local government area of Rivers State. According to DailyTrust, An eye witness said the gunmen invaded Ula-upata community at about 1.00pm and killed 12 persons and later came back at 9.00pm to killed another two...
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    Metro Bayelsa: Gunmen Attack Jonathan's Associate, King Turner's Palace

    Unknown Gunmen on Saturday attacked the home of King AmalateTurner at Opume in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa destroying household furniture and electronics. Mr. Turner, an associate of Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was recently quizzed by state security operatives who had invaded his...
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    Metro Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Policeman in Rivers State

    Unknown gunmen yesterday shot a Police Sergeant along Garrison/ waterlines junction of Port Harcourt, an eye witness said. Eye witnesses said the gunmen in a Toyota saloon car ambushed a Police patrol team as they were driving through the popular Garrison junction and opened fire on the patrol...
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    Metro Rivers: Gunmen Invade APC Senatorial Candidate Community, Behead One

    Ahead of Saturday's Senatorial rerun in Rivers state, unidentified gunmen Thursday morning stormed Mgbuitanwo, in Emohua Clan, Emohua Local Government Area, the home country of the Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Andrew Uchendu, killed and beheaded a 28-year-old...
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    World Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam Beach Resort Leaves 11 Dead

    Shooting under way at L'Etoile du Sud hotel in resort popular with Westerners, according to reports, saying as many as 11 people have been killed by four gunmen At least 11 people including a five-year-old child have been killed after four gunmen attacked two hotel in the Ivory Coast resort of...
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    Metro Rivers: Gunmen Blow Up Agip Gas Pipeline

    A group of armed men believed to be cultists have blown up a gas facility in Akala Olu village, Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State for the arrest and continued detention of a suspect, Mr. Emmanuel Odum. The attack on the gas facility, according to a statement signed by the...
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    Metro Heavy Gun Battle, Explosions rock Maiduguri As Boko Haram battles Nigerian Soldiers

    Gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram were on Sunday evening involved in a shoot-out with soldiers in Aladuwari village – about 2 km away from Maiduguri. The attackers arrived the area at about 6 p.m. local time, according to Premium Times report. Also at about 8 p.m., two...
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    Metro Gombe: 6 Feared Dead As Gunmen Attack Expatriates

    Gunmen killed three policemen and three civilians during an attack on some foreign workers in the Guba Shango axis of Gombe state on Saturday. A security source confirmed the attack to TheCable, saying it happened around 9pm. The source said the attackers trailed the workers from a construction...
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    Metro Boko Haram Attacks Village Near Chibok, Loots Food Supplies, 200 Cattle

    Boko Haram gunmen have torched almost an entire village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok from where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped, a resident who fled and a local elder said Tuesday. The raid in Takulashi village happened on Sunday and saw the Islamists loot food supplies, two...
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