Tag: victims
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Mechanic union ex-chairman assaults two Lagos panel beaters, victims go dumb
There was pandemonium in the Amule area of Ayobo, Lagos State, on Saturday, when members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Ayobo unit, reportedly engaged in a fight over land. PUNCH Metro gathered that a former chairman of the unit allegedly assaulted two panel beaters, Matthew Idowu, and Sunday Olowolaiyemo, over the land allocated to another…
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Three missing Abuja siblings found, police say victims abandoned, distressed
Three siblings declared missing from a school in Abuja have been found two weeks after their disappearance. PUNCH Metro had reported that their mother, Joy Ani, had gone to pick them up from their school, Star Heritage Academy, located around the ECWA One area of Kabusa, but they were nowhere to be found. Their father,…
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I pretended as herbalist to dupe unsuspecting victims — suspect
One Adeyemo Mufutau, 26, on Thursday, said he pretended as a herbalist to dupe his victims. Speaking after he was paraded by the Osun State Command, Nigeria Security Defence Corps, NSCDC, at their headquarters in Osogbo, Mufutau said he always pretend to have spiritual solution to his victims’ problems. The impostor, who was paraded with…
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UNILORIN mourns five victims of auto crash on campus
A fatal auto crash occurred on the main campus of the University of Ilorin on Monday night, killing four persons instantly. Several others sustained varying degrees of injuries, reports said. The accident occurred at about 10pm on the main campus of the institution, DAILY POST reports. Two of the deceased victims were students and two…
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IPOB’s ESN murdered, beheaded policemen – Nigerian govt alleges, names victims
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of executing two policemen in cold blood. A statement on Monday by Information Minister, Lai Mohammed declared that IPOB militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) carried out the murder. In a video seen by DAILY POST, a number of young men,…
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FULL LIST: Nine dead, Four missing… Lagos #EndSARS panel lists 48 victims of Lekki shooting
The judicial panel set up by the Lagos government to probe cases of police brutality — including the Lekki shooting — says nine #EndSARS protesters were killed. The panel, in its 309-page report seen by TheCable, listed 48 names as casualties of the October 20, 2020 Lekki tollgate shooting. Out of the 48 casualties listed…
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Troops rescue 140 kidnapped victims, kill 46 terrorists, bandits – Report
…Arrest 135 criminal elements …Immobilize 20 illegal refineries In several operations against elements fueling and perpetrating insecurity in the country, troops of the Nigerian military have successfully rescued a total of 140 kidnapped persons while 46 bandits and terrorists were killed. During the operations, 135 criminal suspects including informants, logistics suppliers to terrorists and bandits…
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Troops eliminate 31 terrorists, arrest 71, as 1186 surrendered in 2 weeks
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated 31 terrorists, arrested 71 and received 1,186 surrendered insurgents in two weeks in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of armed forces between Oct. 29 and Nov. 11 on Thursday in…
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Afghan mosque attacks victims receive assistance from Iran
Scores of families affected by latest terrorist attacks in two Afghan provinces have received humanitarian aid provided by Iran, local officials confirmed on Monday. At least 93 worshippers were killed and more than 230 people wounded in suicide bomb attacks against two Shiite Muslims mosques during Friday prayers in northern Kunduz and southern Kandahar provinces,…
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Police rescue 187 abducted victims in Zamfara
Police tactical operatives in a joint operations at Tsibiri forest in Maradun LGA on Thursday succeeded in the rescue of 187 victims abducted in Rini village of Bakura LGA, Gora village of Maradun LGA, Sabon Birni village and Shinkafi in Shinkafi LGA respectively . These villages are in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria. A statement…