Gunmen kill two businessmen, shoot victim’s son in Abia State

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June 15, 2022

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Gunmen have killed two young businessmen in Aba, Abia on Tuesday.

The spokesman, Abia State Police Command, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.

Ogbonna, a Superintendent of Police, who spoke in Aba, said: “The incident was at Ogbor Hill area of Aba.

“Report is still sketchy, but the police have stepped into action.”

An eyewitness, who requested anonymity, said the victims were killed under Ogbor Hill Waterside Bridge.

He said they were dealers in musical equipment and footwear before they were killed.

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The source said the killers arrived in four tricycles with four assailants in each of them.

The source said: “I was here as one of the victims pulled his car over to greet his friend, the other victim.

“The gunmen suddenly arrived in four tricycles, confronted one of them and demanded for some money.

“In the ensuing argument, they shot the victims.

“It was disturbing that the attack took place just a few metres from the Eziama Police Station.”

NAN learnt that the son of one of the victims was also shot after his father was killed.

The son is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.

Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno

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7 hours ago

April 18, 2024

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Lydia Simon with the children

Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno

Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.

She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.

Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.

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She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.

April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.

While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.

The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.

Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno

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Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra

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April 18, 2024

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Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra

Gunmen believed to be affiliated with cult groups have fatally shot an individual at the bustling Aroma junction in Awka, the capital of Anambra State.

The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening, sparked chaos, prompting traders in the vicinity to hastily shutter their shops and flee for safety.

The victim, identified as a resident of Amudo Village in Awka, was reportedly a tricycle revenue collector who had previously worked as a Keke operator himself. According to a source, the assailants trailed him from the Ifite area of the state capital and executed him at close range at a filling station, a popular bus stop for buses and tricycles.

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Following the shooting, businesses in the area swiftly closed down, while roadside vendors abandoned their wares and fled. The surrounding roads quickly emptied as individuals deserted their vehicles and sought refuge on foot.

As of the time of reporting, the victim’s lifeless body remained at the filling station. Awka has been grappling with a surge in cult-related violence, with gangs perpetrating killings of their rivals in broad daylight.

Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra

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Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa

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April 18, 2024

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SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje

Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested Riba Kwanta, a 40-year-old man from Bode in the state’s Shelleng Local Government Area, in connection with the alleged gruesome murder of his wife, Godiya Akwale.

Kwanta allegedly hacked his wife to death before locking her body inside their home and escaping to Ondo State.

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They had been married for more than three years.

SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to our newspaper.

He assured that Kwanta would be prosecuted after the conclusion of investigation.