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Gunmen who kidnapped 20 medical students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos and a House Officer have demanded N50 million ransom for their release. The medical students were abducted on Thursday night along Otukpo- Enugu Highway, Benue State. The Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students, FCMDS, on Friday night, reportedly released…
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Gunmen have killed the female mayor of a town in Mexico just hours after the country celebrated the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first woman president. Yolanda Sánchez was shot in the town of Cotija, which she had governed since September 2021. She was the first woman to be elected to the post. Widespread violence…
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Several people, including a soldier, were reportedly killed in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Kwande and Apa Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State over the weekend. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the attacks occurred between Saturday and Sunday in Udedeku community of Maav-Ya, Mkoonmom District, Mbaikyor Council Ward, Turan Jato-Aka, and Ochumekwu in Kwande and…
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A 69-year-old retired permanent secretary with the Oyo State Government, identified as Ms Olaitan Gbenle, has been killed by suspected armed robbers in Ibadan, the state capital. MEZIESBLOG learnt on Thursday that the former PS was murdered by assailants in her residence located along All Saints College Road, Idi Ishin, near NIHORT in Ibadan. Our…
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Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed nine members of a local vigilante group, popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Gamji village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. MEZIESBLOG gathered that the local vigilantes were ambushed last Sunday while combing the forest for the bandits terrorizing Ningi communities. A member of the local vigilantes…
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Gunmen on Saturday killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and four other officers in Niger State. The police personnel were killed while repelling an attack along the Kwakuti village on the Minna-Suleja highway. MEZIESBLOG learnt that gunmen attempted to attack the market on Friday, but were repelled by joint security operatives. A resident, who pleaded…
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Some unidentified gunmen have allegedly attacked a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, taking away four newborn babies. The motive for the attack has not yet being ascertained, but a source in the area confirmed the incident to journalists on Wednesday. Although, details of the incident are still sketchy,…
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Kidnapping is on the increase in Nigeria, and fear of the unknown gunmen is the beginning of wisdom.: Please take note of the following measures!!! The only way to be your brother’s keeper in Nigeria today, is by sharing any security tips that can be of help. We wish to share with you, some few…
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Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 in the bloodiest assault in recent years, AP reports. The attack in Ahvaz saw gunfire sprayed into a crowd of marching Revolutionary Guardsmen, bystanders and government officials watching from a…
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Gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia‘s seaside capital Saturday, taking guests hostage and “shooting at everyone they could see,” before security forces pursued the grenade-throwing assailants to the top floor and ended the hours-long assault, police and witnesses said. At least 14 people were killed. Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the latest in…
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