Tag: gunmen
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.
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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...
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...
Korsah Brown declares support for Ophelia Hayford
Mr James Korsah-Brown, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) contestant in the primary who lost to the slain Mfantseman Member of Parliament, has declared his...
7 killed in northwest Nigeria attack: official
Seven people were killed early Sunday in a fresh attack by gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, a government official said.
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Five killed, 18 abducted in mosque attack in Nigeria: police
Nigerian police on Sunday confirmed that five worshippers were killed and 18 others abducted when gunmen attacked a congregational mosque in the country's northwestern...
Nigerian ruling party’s state chairman kidnapped by gunmen
Nigerian police confirmed on Sunday that the chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) in central state of Nasarawa has been kidnapped by...
1 killed, many abducted in north Nigeria gunmen attack
A group of unidentified gunmen attacked a community in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, killing one person and abducting scores of others, local police...
Gunmen attack school in north Nigeria
A group of unidentified gunmen attacked a polytechnic in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, abducting a lecturer and two students, local police said on...
At least 19 killed in attack on Kabul University claimed by IS
At least 19 people were killed on Monday after gunmen stormed the campus of Kabul University, in an attack later claimed by the Islamic...
8 children shot dead by gunmen in Cameroonian school – local media
At least eight children have been shot dead in school by unknown gunmen Saturday in Cameroon's restive region of Southwest, local media cameroon-info.net reported.
The...
School attack in SW Cameroon committed by armed separatists – official
Gunmen who opened fire Saturday on a private school in southwestern Cameroon were armed separatists active in the region since 2017, a government official...
Gunmen kill 20 villagers in NW Nigeria
Twenty villagers in Zamfara state in northwestern Nigeria were killed by a group of gunmen, the state police said Wednesday.
The attack...
Cameroonian troops free French national kidnapped by gunmen
Cameroonian troops have rescued a French national who was kidnapped by gunmen in seaside resort town of Kribi, the army said on Monday.
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Gunmen kill 12 villagers in north Nigeria
A group of unidentified gunmen have attacked two villages in the Giwa area of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 12 people and injuring...