Tag: village head
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Tragedy in Benue, two soldiers, village head, six others killed
Tragedy in Benue, two soldiers, village head, six others killed Armed invaders have reportedly killed two soldiers, a village head, and six residents in Egwuma, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Locals said that the incident occured at about 5pm on Tuesday. A villager, who preferred anonymity, said the attackers carted away the soldiers’…
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Bandits kill village head, abduct Islamic scholar, journalist’s wife, children in Kaduna
Bandits kill village head, abduct Islamic scholar, journalist’s wife, children in Kaduna The Village Head of Gefe village in Kallah Ward of Kufana Chiefdom, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and one other local have been reported killed when bandits attacked their community on Thursday night. The bandits, according to locals, attacked the village around 11:30pm…
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Osun village head, corps member arrested over illicit drugs
Osun village head, corps member arrested over illicit drugs Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a head in Osun State, Ige Babatunde and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Yusuf Abdulrahman, for alleged possession of cannabis plants. Babatunde was arrested by the NDLEA on July 5 with fresh cannabis plants…
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Bandits abduct Zamfara village head, Imam, demand N5m ransom
Bandits abduct Zamfara village head, Imam, demand N5m ransom Bandits have kidnapped the village head of Rakyabu village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Sa’idu, and the Chief Imam of the village, Malam Abdullahi. An indigene of the area, Amadu Mohammed, told punch on Monday that Sa’idu and Abdullahi were abducted in their…
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Bandits Kill 10, Abduct Village Head, Others In Katsina, Niger States
Bandits have killed 10 people and abducted many others in separate attacks between Sunday and Tuesday in Katsina and Niger states. Police in Katsina said that bandits in their numbers stormed Guga Village of Bakori Local Government Area of the State and reportedly killed eight people and abducted many others including the village head, Dan…
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JUST IN: Bandits kill 13, abduct Katsina village head
Terrorists on Tuesday morning killed 13 residents and abducted a village head during an attack on three communities of Dukawa village in Bakori and Funtua Local Government Areas of Katsina State. A resident in one of the communities told The Nation that the terrorists began their operation on Monday night at Dukawa village in Bakori…