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Terrorists kill 22 people in Niger attack

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4 months ago

January 30, 2024

Terrorists kill 22 people in Niger attack

At least 22 persons were killed on Sunday when suspected terrorists attacked a village in the western part of Niger Republic.

The attacked village, Motogatta, is in the massive Tillaberi region where Niger borders Mali and Burkina Faso.

Terrorists groups have been terrorising the region for years.

“Unfortunately, 22 people died in the attack, including some self-defence militiamen,” a local elected official told AFP on Monday.

The toll was confirmed by a resident of a nearby town.

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The official said that the assaillants arrived on motorbikes in the village around 4 pm (1500 GMT).

“They started shooting, killing people on the spot,” he said.

Niger is battling two jihadist insurgencies — a spillover in its southeast from a decade long conflict in neighbouring Nigeria, and an offensive in the west by militants crossing from Mali and Burkina Faso.

When military leaders overthrew democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, they cited the deterioration of the security situation in the country as justification.

On December 17, coup leader General Abdourahamane Tiani said the security situation was “progressively normalising” after the army’s “multiple successes” in quelling unrest.

Terrorists kill 22 people in Niger attack

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Gunmen kill pregnant woman, eight others in Benue community

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30 mins ago

May 14, 2024

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Benue State Commissioner of Police Emmanuel Adesina

Gunmen kill pregnant woman, eight others in Benue community

Suspected armed herdsmen numbering over 15 have attacked Aliko community and killed nine persons, including a pregnant woman .

The chairman of Agatu Local Government area, Hon.Yakubu Ochepo, who confirmed the attack.

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He told The Nation on phone that over 500 persons were displaced and many others wounded.

“Seven corpses have been recovered ,including a pregnant woman and others victims,” he said.

Ochepo called on the State and Federal Governments to provide security to the People of Agatu so that they can go back to their farming activities.

Agatu,a town located in Benue South Senatorial District ,has been under sustained herdsmen attacks since January 2024.

Benue State Command Police said it was yet to get the report on the incident when contacted.

Gunmen kill pregnant woman, eight others in Benue community

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Catholic Rev Sisters remanded over alleged illegal adoption

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36 mins ago

May 14, 2024

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Catholic Rev Sisters remanded over alleged illegal adoption

Two Reverend Sisters of the Roman Catholic Church have been remanded by the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State over alleged illegal adoption of babies.

According to the Prosecutor, the defendants were alleged to have fraudulently collected huge sums of money between N4million and N1,500,000 paid into Zenith Bank account, belonging to Sam Damian Community Children’s and Old People’s Home, under the guise of perfecting adoption for the complainants.

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The defendants however pleaded not guilty to the charges, explaining that both of them hailed from Imo State and belonged to Catholic congregation, known as the St. Francis of Compassion, also based in Imo State.

They added that they were staff members and attendants at the Sam Damian Community Children’s and Old People’s Home, located at Obosi, Anambra State.

The Defense Counsel, in a bail application, prayed the Court to grant bail to the defendants on the ground that they were Revd sisters of the Roman Catholic Church, and would religiously attend their trials, whenever called upon to appear before the Court.

In her ruling, Presiding Chief Magistrate, Genevieve C. Osakwe, described the ground of bail application as very weak and unknown to law.

She bemoaned what she termed rising cases of illegal adoption and dealings on children in Anambra State, calling on security agencies, especially the Police to extend their search, arrest and prosecution to those involved in the management of illegal Community Children’s and Old People’s Homes, across the state.

The case was adjourned till May 29 and June 26, 2024 for definite hearing, while the Court ordered that the defendants be remanded at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Awka.

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JUST IN: Six more abducted Kogi varsity students rescued

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1 hour ago

May 14, 2024

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Confluence University of Science and Technology

JUST IN: Six more abducted Kogi varsity students rescued

The Kogi state government has announced the rescue of six more students, bringing the number of kidnapped students so far rescued to twenty.

The commissioner said: “Our data shows that there are four students yet to be found.

“The fierce gun battle between security agents and the kidnappers forced the kidnappers to succumb to superior firepower and abandon the kidnapped students. Some of the kidnappers escaped with severe injuries.”

He said Governor Ahmed Ododo expressed deep appreciation to the Joint Forces that carried out the operations, urging them to continue the search until the last student is found.

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“We wish to assure the public that the security architecture around our schools has been recalibrated for efficiency and early warning alarm to prevent future occurrence,” he added.

The Nation had reported that bandits on Thursday, May 9, invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi, and abducted some student

However, Governor Ododo assured the parents and the entire residents of Kogi state that the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okenese, would be rescued.

The police later confirmed that 14 students had been rescued.