News as it breaks
Fear gripped Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after suspected armed bandits abducted about 40 worshippers from a mosque during dawn prayers. Residents said the attackers struck in the early hours, surrounding the mosque before herding the worshippers into the forest along the Gohori axis.…
The Abia State Police Command, on Saturday, confirmed the kidnap of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of Abia State University Uturu, Prof. Godwin Emezue, while purchasing fuel at a filling station at Umuopara. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued on behalf of the state…
Two suspected cultists, Precious aka Pere and Chidebere aka B2K, allegedly abducted a 14-year-old girl and gang-raped her in the Mile 3 area of Diobu in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The incident occurred at about 10am on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, near a three-storey building located at National…
Some gunmen dressed in military uniform allegedly kidnapped seven persons along the Fidiwo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday just as one person was shot dead while escaping the attack. A source who does not want his name in print told PUNCH Online that the vehicle conveying the victims…
The victim, who is a popular candidate for the Saturday’s election was kidnapped at about 8:30pm, Monday, around Rumuigbo area of Port Harcourt.
A member of the Ogbonna family, Ifeaka Nwaka who’s a cousin to the candidate, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday.
