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10 killed, houses burnt as gunmen attack Kogi community
The police in Lokoja on Sunday confirmed the death of 10 persons when gunmen invaded Kpanche community in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State.
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Four killed as suicide bombers target Borno mosque
At least four persons were killed and eight others injured as two suicide bombers attacked a mosque in Bama town of Borno State in the early hours of Sunday, officials have said.
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Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 32 villagers in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have again murdered over 32 Tiv villagers at different locations across the southern senatorial district of Nasarawa State in a series of well coordinated attacks.
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Fulani herdsmen ambush policemen in Benue, kill 10
At least ten police officers are feared killed and several others missing following a Sunday night ambush on a police team in Benue State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
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Prisons officials reportedly beat man into a coma in Benin
Some officials of the Nigeria Prisons Service have been captured on camera brutalising a man in Edo State.
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“Seize-Fire Over?” 18 killed in Boko Haram attacks on army base, villages
Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench,…
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Melaye: Police confirm rearrest of three suspects who escaped from custody
The Kogi state police command has confirmed the re-arrest of three out of the six suspects involved in the arms case against Senator Dino Melaye who escaped from custody on Wednesday.
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Dino Melaye’s Accusers Escape Police Custody – Kogi CP Janga
The Kogi Commissioner of Police, Ali A. Janga, has confirmed there was a jail break at a division of the police force in the state, where no less than six suspects got away. The jail break which happened at ‘A’ Division Lokoja, had two…
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Apo Six: Alleged killer cop promoted to AIG, victims’ families cry foul
The families of six victims of extra-judicial killings by police officers that shook Abuja in 2005 have expressed disappointment over the reinstatement and ‘speedy’ promotion of one of the alleged arrowheads, a deputy commissioner of police…
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Nigerian military alerted before Dapchi abduction, says Amnesty
Nigeria’s military was on Tuesday accused of ignoring repeated warnings about the movements of Boko Haram fighters before they kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in the country’s restive northeast.
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