Tag: gunmen
Violence across Nigeria killed 4,654, 3,141 kidnapped in 2025; insecurity may worsen, warns Nextier
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Summary of the…
New Year Terror: 30+ people killed in Nigeria by “bandits”, “gunmen” attack
Several other people, including children, were kidnapped by "bandits" in Nigeria's Niger State. Security forces have struggled to…
Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi State, kill vice principal
At least 25 students have been abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town, Kebbi…
Gunmen, ‘Bandits’ kidnap 18 Women, Children in Nigeria
Gunmen killed one man and abducted 18 women and children during a raid on a village in Nigeria's…
Update: “Bandits” kill 50 at a mosque in Nigeria; 60 injured
UPDATE: The death toll from a recent attack (on Tuesday August 19, 2025) by bandits/gunmen on a mosque…
Gunmen kidnap 50 people in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 50 people in northwest Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict…
Nigeria: Gunmen kill 14 in Plateau State
In a tragic incident in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, 14 people were killed when unknown assailants ambushed a…
Gunmen kill 27, burn houses in Nigeria’s Plateau State
Gunmen killed 27 people in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, in the latest bout of violence in the restive…
Abduction of retired army major deepens security concerns in Kogi State
A wave of insecurity continues to unsettle parts of Kogi State, as unidentified gunmen have reportedly abducted 76-year-old…
Gunmen from Nigeria, reportedly, kill five Cameroonian soldiers near border
Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of…
Gunmen kill 40, burn homes in Nigeria’s middle belt region
Gunmen on motorbikes killed up to 40 people while torching homes during an attack on a mining village…
15 killed by jihadists-terrorists at Catholic mass
At least, fifteen worshipers were killed and two were injured by suspected jihadists during a mass this Sunday…