Tag: Killings and Banditry
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Three herdsmen arrested for allegedly killing farmer in Ogun
London, July 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Three herdsmen suspected to be the killers of a 40-year-old farmer, Rafiu Sowemimo in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State have been arrested by police. The suspects allegedly stabbed the farmer to death on Sunday at Adao Village in Alabata in the LG. PUNCH Metro had reported the killing of the ... -
Nigeria: Police arrest suspected killers of pa Fasoranti’s daughter, Funke Olakunrin
London, July 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian police have arrested some suspects allegedly involved in the killing Friday of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Channels TV attributed the breakthrough to police spokesman in Ondo State Mr Femi Joseph. According to the report, the suspects were arrested when a team of ... -
Nigeria: Fulani Monarch Condoles with Fasoranti, Afenifere Leader over Daughter’s Death
London, July 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Sarkin Fulani of Lagos and Chairman, Association of Fulani Chiefs, South-West Nigeria, Alhaji Mohammed Bambado has condoled with the leader of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural and Political Organization, Afenifere , Pa Reuben Fasoranti over the killing last Friday of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakurin by unknown assailants. The deceased was returning to her base ... -
Nigerian consulate to protest killings of Nigerians in South Africa-Envoy
London, June 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Consul-General of the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, says the mission is to protest killings and high-handedness of the South African police against Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the planned protest follows the recurring killing of Nigerians resident in the former apartheid enclave, where ... -
Nigeria raises special joint squad of military, police, SSS,others to tackle killings, kidnappings
London, April 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces and the Police Force have met and agreed to launch a special joint operation to rout bandits and other criminal elements currently terrorising residents of the country. The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, confirmed this on Saturday, saying the armed forces and the police authorities had identified ...
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020
Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure