16 police officers killed in Nigeria last week
Not all the attacks on police facilities were successful as 11 attackers were killed in an incident in Imo State.
Not all the attacks on police facilities were successful as 11 attackers were killed in an incident in Imo State.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Mohammed Yerima, said the attack was by members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), ...
Due to the regular attacks on security outfits in the South-east, the governors and heads of security agencies in the ...
Members of IPOB’s security arm, Eastern Security Network, were suspected to be behind the attack, according to a statement from ...
The curfew which will take effect from Wednesday night, was necessitated by recent security breaches and deadly attacks.
The commission says the intent of the letter ''was neither to close down nor sanction the station, rather it was ...
The soldiers, attached to an oil company for an escort duty, were killed by men believed to be IPOB
The army said the second in command in the ESN was among those killed.
The attacks on security establishments have compounded the problem of insecurity the nation has been grappling with in recent times.
There has been a spate of attacks on officers and police facilities in the South-east and South-south regions.
IPOB has denied its involvement in the Imo attack.
IPOB says it formed ESN to protect rural Igbo communities but others accuse the armed group of armed robbery, murder ...
The attacks on the police occurred in the South-east and South-south regions between February 23 and March 9.
The latest killing brings to six the number of police officers killed in Cross River State in the last six ...
Mr Abdu-Kafarati, who retired about 19 months ago, died at 66 on Thursday.
The soldiers were alleged to have been killed by the pro-Biafra group, IPOB.
The Imo governor met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja.
An official accuses IPOB of carrying out wanton killings in Orlu.
Residents say the attack on the Anambra community was carried out by suspected members of IPOB.
The IPOB members were not charged with any offence, their lawyer says.
“Government also frowns seriously at the wanton destruction of cows by yet to be identified individuals whose aim is to ...
The impact of the shooting and reason for the military operation is unclear for now.
Four IPOB members were also killed, while eight of them were arrested during the attack, the police said.
The government accuses the man of being reported violence in Oyigbo area of the state.
The situation caused serious traffic gridlock on the ever busy expressway with lots of cars and commuters stranded for hours.
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