3 d. ago Police confirm officer killed in Abuja Shiites’ attack, 19 arrested

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has confirmed the killing of a security operative in a violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed that 19 suspects had been arrested in connection with Read More

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5 d. ago Soliders arrest two suspects over killing of Kaduna Catholic priest

Troops of the special military task force, Operation Safe Haven, have arrested two suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu. This is contained in a statement issued by the OPSH media officer, Maj. Samson Zhakom, on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria repots that Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kafachan, Read More

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1 week ago Police confirm death of officer, 12 bandits, arrest of 37 suspects in Benue

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Police Command, CP Steve Yabanet, has confirmed the death of one of their officers and 12 bandits in Benue State. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Catherine Anene, the Commissioner said the officer was killed when bandits ambushed the […] The post Police confirm death of officer, 12 bandits, arrest of 37 suspects in Benue appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago US condemns killing of Catholic Priest in Kaduna, calls for justice

The United States Mission in Nigeria has expressed deep concern over the killing of Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest abducted read more US condemns killing of Catholic Priest in Kaduna, calls for justice

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3 w. ago Police confirm killing of Kaduna Catholic priest by bandits 

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a priest in charge of St Mary Catholic Church Tachira, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu,. The State command, who confirmed the incident through the Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a telephone interview on Wednesday, said the Commissioner of Read More

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3 w. ago Police confirm abduction of Edo catholic priest, kill suspect

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Rev. Fr. Philip Ekweli and Seminarian Peter Andrew by suspected herders at St. Peter Catholic Church, Ivukwa community, Etsako East Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, in a statement on Tuesday, said operatives killed one of the suspected kidnappers while four others were Read More

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