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  • Gunmen kill Ivorian returnee pastor in Gwarimpa

    Gunmen kill Ivorian returnee pastor in Gwarimpa

    In the early hours of yesterday, unknown gunmen stormed the Gwarimpa residence of Pastor Emmanuel Nwaobi, fatally shooting him inside his home. 

    The pastor, who had only recently returned to Nigeria from the Ivory Coast, was found dead by neighbours shortly after the attack.

    One resident, who spoke to The Nation on condition of anonymity, said he heard cries for help from Pastor Nwaobi’s apartment. 

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    He said he and two other neighbours rushed in to find the clergyman lying in a pool of blood.

    “Emmanuel was a quiet man who kept to himself,” the neighbour said. “None of us can understand why someone would want to harm him. This just shows how poor security has become, even in gated communities.”

    Efforts to reach the Divisional Police Officer at the Gwarimpa Police Station were unsuccessful as of press time, and no official statement has been released. 

    Authorities have yet to disclose any suspects or possible motives.

    The shocking murder has left Gwarimpa residents shaken, with many calling on security agencies to step up surveillance and conduct a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.

  • Gunmen made away with millions after attacking businessman

    Gunmen, numbering four, operating in a tricycle have reportedly attacked a shop owner at Tenant road, in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, carting away cash said to worth over N2 million.

    The victim whose name was yet-to-be known at the time of filing the report was said to be a major distributor of vegetable oil in the commercial city.

    Investigation has it the victim was yet to make formal complaint to the police over the robbery incident.

    According to sources, the gunmen numbering four came in a commercial tricycle in disguise as customers that want to buy a product.

    It was learnt that the hoodlums who were directed to where they would make payment, on getting to the point of payment, surrounded the cashier and demanded hand over of the money in its possession.

    The hoodlums were said to have carted away with over N2million which were said to be amount made from the day’s sales.

    “The man, we learnt is a businessman and one of the major vegetable oil distributors around Kent.

    “The hoodlums came in a Keke and pretended to be customers. When they were directed to go inside to pay for the number of goods that they want before it will be supplied to them, they took the advantage to rob the cashier.

    “We learnt that they collected over N2million naira. The bank that the man banks with usually comes at the end of the day to come and take the cash to their bank.

    “But the guys played smart and made away with the cash that they have made for the day.

    “People got to know what happened when they must have zoomed away from the area.

    “That has been the way these hoodlums have been going about robbing people in their various warehouses,” a source that pleaded anonymity stated.

  • Gunmen attack ex-Benue Speaker, former Rep at golf club

    A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Terngu Tsegba and  a former speaker of the  Assembly, Hon.Terseer Tsumba were left  injured after  three gunmen invaded  the  Makurdi International  Golf Course Thursday night.

    Both are prominent members of the golf club.

    An eye witness,Terfa Ape, told The Nation that moment after Tsegba and Tsumba retired to a section of the club house following a game of golf, the three gunmen came in, asking for Tsegba.

    An aide of the former Rep was said to have become suspicious of the men’s appearance and  asked them a few questions which they could not answer satisfactorily.

    The aide then grabbed one of the strangers only for another member of the gang to pull out a gun,and shot the aide.

    Fortunately for the  aide,he was hit only on the hand.

    The gunshots sparked a stampede in the area  with some of those present, including  Tsegba and Tsumba,to run for their lives.

    The two men fell down in the process and got injured.

    The gunmen themselves took to their heels, escaping into the surrounding bush.

    Tsegba and Tsumba were later taken to the hospital for treatment.

    Police spokesman DSP Moses Yamu said he was yet to be briefed on  the incident.

  • Kwara by-election: Gunmen attack APC candidate

    •Lai Mohammed condemns attack

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Irepodun/Ekiti/Oke-Ero and Isin Federal Constituency in tomorrow’s by-lection, Mr Raheem Olawuyi, was allegedly attacked yesterday by unknown gunmen.

    Olawuyi’s campaign spokesman Femi David told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the APC candidate was attacked at Idofin Igbana during a campaign tour of Oke-Ero Local Government Area.

    The campaign team was said to have been led by some members of the APC state executives and party stalwarts.

    The assailants were said to have laid siege to the entrance of the town on the busy road before shooting at their target at close range.

    NAN reports that the back screen of Olawuyi’s Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) was shattered by the impact of the attack.

    Olawuyi, his driver and two other stalwarts of the party were said to have escaped unhurt in the SUV.

    The party supporters described the act as barbaric and crude, saying the perpetrators must face the full wrath of the law when apprehended.

    NAN reports that the community vigilantes mobilised and combed the surrounding bush to locate the perpetrators.

    Olawuyi, who addressed his supporters at Idofin Igbana afterwards at 2 a.m, urged them to remain calm and steadfast.

    Police spokesman Ajayi Okasami, A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), told NAN that they are awaiting official report about the incident from Omu Aran.

    NAN reports that Olawuyi and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the election, Mr Jimoh Alatise, are from Omu-Aran.

    Also, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, yesterday condemned the attack on Olawuyi.

    Muhammed, who described the incident as unfortunate, said the party would work with relevant agencies to ensure free, fair and credible election tomorrow as well as tight security before, during and after the poll.

    The minister addressed reporters on the side-line of a mega-rally of the party in Omu-Aran, the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area.

    He said: “You can see from the enthusiasm and the vibrancy of this crowd. Some governorship rallies cannot match what we have here today.

    “There is no cause for alarm because security is guaranteed. We are aware of an attack on our candidate during his tour of his constituency.

    “This shows the opposition’s desperate attempt. But I challenge them to try it again.”

     

  • Many injured as gunmen attack another APC rally in Rivers

    •PDP thugs fingered

    A rally by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at Elioparanwo-Port Harcourt, Ward Nine in Obio\Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, was yesterday disrupted by suspected thugs, believed to be working for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    There were sporadic gunshots in the area, while other dangerous weapons were freely used by the armed thugs, leading to the APC members sustaining varying degrees of injury.

    The governorship candidate of the PDP and immediate-past Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, hails from neighbouring Rumueprikom-Port Harcourt, also in Obio/Akpor LGA.

    An APC stalwart in Elioparanwo, who simply gave his name as Chike, said, “The APC’s rally in Elioparanwo was disrupted by gunmen who shot some APC members, while so many others escaped with different degrees of injuries. I was only lucky to have escaped too, though I sustained injuries and I am now at the hospital receiving treatment.

    “Barr. Tasie Wike was hit by a bullet. Even the Rivers State’s non-indigenes’ Chairman, Chief Okokoba, was hit by a stray bullet and currently nobody knows his whereabouts.”

    The Rivers Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muhammad Kidaya Ahmad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), while confirming the incident on the telephone, stated that the organisers of the rally did not inform the police.

    Ahmad said: “Reports at my disposal indicate that no life was lost, but some persons sustained injuries. The rally was without police knowledge. We only knew about it when there was pandemonium. Our quick response arrested the situation.”

    It will be recalled that on Thursday, hundreds of APC members in Port Harcourt, protested their indiscriminate arrests and killings, as well as the disruption of their rallies by suspected PDP thugs, while accusing the police of not arresting the culprits.

    The leader of the protesters, Emma Chindah, who is also the Rivers Commissioner for Agriculture, declared that members of the APC would continue to occupy the police headquarters on Moscow Road in Port Harcourt until they were able to get justice.

  • Pillars still in shock after gunmen attack

    Pillars still in shock after gunmen attack

    Kano Pillars Goalkeeper John Lawrence has revealed that the team is still in a state of shock after the team bus was attacked by suspected armed robbers just before Abaji town near Abuja on Thursday.

    About five players were badly injured including all time highest goal scorer of the team, Gambo Mohammed who are now receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center in Lokoja.

    “We are trying to pull ourselves together but we thank God that they are now getting better but still at the hospital in Lokoja. The doctors have told us the gunshot did not affect their bones, just the flesh but that they are going to be okay,” he said.

    Lawrence also revealed that the team will be going back to Kano for further treatment as soon as they get discharged from the hospital in Lokoja.

    The League Management Company has since confirmed that the week one tie between Heartland FC and Kano Pillars scheduled for this weekend has been suspended due to the unfortunate incident.