Bandits ambushed an 18-passenger bus near Emure-Owo, abducting many. Two passengers escaped, while a ₦30 million ransom was demanded. Children left behind alerted passersby, prompting police action. An unspecified number of traders traveling to Ado-Ekiti via Emure Ile have reportedly been abducted by gunmen believed to be bandits. EKO HOT BLOG gathers that the incident … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that two individuals were reportedly feared dead following an attack by bandits on Kaura-Namoda town, the administrative centre of Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area (LGA) in Zamfara State. According to reports, an eyewitness to have narrated that the bandits stormed the town at approximately 9 pm on Tuesday, firing shots indiscriminately and … Read more
28 People alleged dead in Sokoto Community as bandits who rode on motorcycles shots erratically EKO HOT BLOG reports that following a bandit raid in Duma village, Tureta Local Government Area, Sokoto State, 28 people have died. The bandits who broke into the community on Wednesday, July 27, also stole cattle and … Read more
Following the attack, commercial airlines plying the route suspended their flights, seeking improved security It appears efforts have been made to allay fears of airline operators as the first commercial flight since the incident landed at the airport at exactly 8am on Monday morning EDITOR’S PICK [JUST IN] 2023: Another APC Chieftain Defects To PDP … Read more
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route This is coming after bandits blew up train rails and attacked the 6pm train heading to Kaduna from Abuja EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route following a terrorist attack on a train plying the … Read more
No fewer that Seven people were killed when bandit unleashed terror on residents of Gora Gan community in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna state. Eko Hot Blog understands that among those killed in the attack, which happened on Thursday night, was a six-year-old child, Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs, who … Read more
A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Garin Gabbas in Rafi local government area of Niger State has been abducted by suspected bandits. The bandits also abducted the District head of Gunna in Yakila, also in Rafi local government with children of two health workers reportedly working at a Primary Health Care in … Read more
A group of unknown gunmen have on Tuesday afternoon abducted the village head of Garin Labo in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The village head, whose name was not given, was said to have been abducted about 1pm while on his farmland along with some other villagers. Sources said the bandits stormed the … Read more
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack which occurred on Saturday in three communities of Rabah local government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tambuwal together with heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and government … Read more