Tag: gunmen
Nigerian police in pursuit of gunmen following attack on school
Nigerian police said a combined team of police operatives are in pursuit of the gunmen who raided a secondary school in the northwestern state...
Gunmen kidnap residents in northwest Nigeria attack
Some residents were kidnapped late Saturday when a group of gunmen stormed a community in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, police said on Sunday.
...
Gunmen kill at least 88 in attacks in NW Nigeria
At least 88 people were killed and scores of others wounded following attacks by bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, local police...
2 police officers killed in attack in south Nigeria
Two police officers were killed when some gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked a police station in a southern state of Nigeria,...
About 20 civilians killed in gunmen attack in Burkina Faso
About 20 civilians lost their lives in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Friday in the northeast Sahel region in Burkina Faso, a security...
Gunmen kidnap university students in south Nigeria
An unknown number of Nigerian university students were kidnapped while on a journey via bus late Wednesday by a group of gunmen in south...
9 policemen and 2 vigilante members killed in attack in NW Nigeria
Nine policemen and two members of a civilian-defense group were killed while repelling an attack by gunmen in Nigeria's northwest state of Kebbi, said...
At least 9 killed by gunmen in Nigerian attack
At least nine persons were killed by gunmen who invaded a village in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra on Monday, said the police.
An unknown...
Gunmen kidnap students in attack on university in NW Nigeria
Police on Wednesday confirmed an attack by gunmen on a university in Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria, on Tuesday evening, with an unknown number of...
At least eight dead as gunmen open fire in Afghan mosque
At least eight members of a family were killed after unknown gunmen opened fire on them at a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province,...
Gunmen attack kills at least 10 defense volunteers in Burkina Faso
At least 10 defense volunteers and six terrorists were killed in two separate attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, security...
Gunmen attack kills at least 10 defense volunteers in Burkina Faso
At least 10 defense volunteers and six terrorists were killed in two separate attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, security sources...
Gunmen attack humanitarian facilities in northern Nigeria
(dpa) - Gunmen have attacked humanitarian aid facilities and a local hospital in a northern Nigerian town, aid agencies and community leaders said on...
Gunmen attack businessman, kill farmer at Dorkploame
Some unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a 55-year-old farmer around Tordzinu and Dorkploame area in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region.
The...
Gunmen kill at least 40 civilians in west Niger
At least 40 civilians were killed Sunday night by unidentified gunmen in several locations in Niger's western region of Tahoua, close to the border...
Gunmen kill 13 in separate attacks in NW Nigeria
Unknown gunmen in separate attacks have invaded communities in three local areas of Nigeria's northwest state of Kaduna, killing at least 13 persons...
Gunmen abduct 5 health workers in Burkina Faso
At least five health workers were abducted on Thursday evening in northern Yagha province of Burkina Faso, security source told Xinhua on Friday in...
Nigerian troops kill scores of bandits in NW
Scores of bandits were killed in recent operations by Nigerian troops in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara, said an army spokesman on Friday.
...
Students and teachers kidnapped after gunmen attack on school in NW Nigeria
An internal security official in Nigeria's northwest state of Kaduna said Monday that an unspecified number of students and teachers were reported to have...
Kidnapped students freed from gunmen in Nigeria
Scores of students and school staff abducted by unidentified gunmen about a week ago from a boarding school in Niger state, north-central Nigeria have...
Gunmen kill 3 policemen and abduct civilian in southeast Nigeria
Three policemen were killed when gunmen attacked a zoological garden in southeast Nigeria, authorities said on Monday.
One civilian, identified as the managing director of...
Gunmen attack school and abduct students in Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen stormed a secondary school in north-central Nigeria early Wednesday and abducted some students, according to a security source.
The Government Science College, located...
Gunmen kill 6 villagers in northwestern Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna said Saturday that a group of unidentified gunmen attacked two local government-controlled areas in the state and...
Gunmen attack Water Company at Anlo-Afiadenyigba Junction
"Yra Dziakpe," a water producing Company belonging to Reverend D.W.K Deynu, the Southern Presbytery Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church in the Volta...
Nigerian security forces rescue 103 hostages from gunmen
At least 103 hostages held by gunmen have been rescued recently by the Nigerian security forces in several operations in the northwestern state of...
Taliban militants abduct 20 civilians in south-east Afghanistan
Taliban militants have abducted at least 20 civilians in Afghanistan's south-eastern province of Ghazni, local officials confirmed on Monday.
The people, who were taken from...
JUST IN: Gunmen kill 7, abduct 4 in northern Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna on Tuesday said a group of unidentified gunmen attacked the Gbaja community in the state and killed...
Nigerian police rescue 80 kidnapped students from gunmen
Nigerian police said on Sunday 80 students of a local Islamic school were rescued after their abduction by suspected bandits in the northwestern...
10 Nigerian schools closed over student abduction
A total of 10 schools were closed on Tuesday in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, which shares borders with Katsina where over 300 students...
Over 300 students missing after gunmen attacked school in north Nigeria: Official
A total of 333 students remained missing as of Sunday after the Friday night attack by gunmen on a secondary school in Katsina, a...