Gunmen

February 10, (THEWILL) — In a shocking escalation of insecurity in Benue State, gunmen, on Sunday, abducted nine worshippers from Saint John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area during a vigil. Confirming the incident on...

January 07, (THEWILL) — Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing five personnel and leaving others critically injured. The attack, which occurred at about 9:00...

November 25, (THEWILL) — Tension has heightened in communities under the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State after gunmen launched a fresh attack on Isapa community, abducting 11 residents on Monday night. The incident comes barely two weeks after...

October 22, (THEWILL) — A grandmother in her late sixties, Ikwor Nkechinyere, has been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Akanto-Ndukwe-Amasiri Farm Settlement located between the border areas of Edda and Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. THEWILL reports...

October 06, (THEWILL) — Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a veterinary doctor, Ifeanyi Ogbu, and abducted his three children. The incident occurred on Friday night, in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, when the...

October 02, (THEWILL) — Two serving councillors in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been abducted by suspected bandits. The victims, who represent Gidan Gona and Tsibiri wards, were seized on Wednesday evening in front of their residence...

September 24, (THEWILL) — The lawmaker representing Pankshin South Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Danti Laven Jacob, has been abducted by gunmen. The Vice Chairman of Pankshin Local Government and a staff member of the State...

September 19, (THEWILL) — Gunmen in the early hours of Friday attacked the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in Damaturu, Yobe State, leaving a police officer on guard duty seriously injured. Chairman of the NUJ Yobe Council, Rajab Ismail...

August 04, (THEWILL) — Two police officers attached to the Majority Leader of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon. Kingsley Ikoro, were killed in an ambush by gunmen along the Okigwe axis of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway in...

July 23, (THEWILL) — An officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been killed by suspected drug dealers during a raid in the Ita’nla area of Ondo town, Ondo State. The deceased officer, simply identified as...