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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks prison, frees all inmates

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

SUSPECTED members of the Boko Haram sect on Friday blew up the prison in Gwoza Local Government, setting free all the prisoners. Saturday Tribune learnt that a civilian around the emir’s palace, where the prison is located, was killed by … read more »

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Nigeria University shut down as students protest of slain colleagues

October 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

THE situation surrounding the killing of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt worsened on Tuesday evening, as students of the institution, led by the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), stormed Omuokiri-Aluu, burned houses and … read more »

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Armed policemen seal Oyo NLC office

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

IBADAN – ARMED policemen yesterday took over the Oyo State Secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Agodi, Ibadan, over what the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yabo Mohammed, said was a preventive measure to prevent a breakdown of law … read more »

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Kenya arrests “terror cell” member after blasts

October 26, 2011 by benim

Kenyan police said on Tuesday they arrested a man suspected of belonging to a terrorist group, a day after two blasts in Nairobi killed one person and injured more than 20 others. The suspect, who had Kenyan identity papers, was … read more »

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Nigeria Students questioned over rape video

September 25, 2011 by benim

Lagos – Nigerian police have questioned two students after a video of an alleged gang rape in what appeared to be a university hostel was put on the internet, causing widespread outrage. The video, no longer available online, clearly showed … read more »

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S.Africa fraud buster slams top cop over lease deal

July 14, 2011 by benim

A corruption investigator ruled Thursday that South Africa’s national police chief was guilty of “maladministration” in a lease deal that saw police try to pay three times the market rate for a building. Public Protector Thuli Madonsela slammed Police Commissioner … read more »

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Police fear payback for Papua New Guinea leader

June 17, 2011 by benim

CANBERRA, Australia – Police have increased security around Papua New Guinea’s acting prime minister for fear of a traditional revenge attack after his 21-year-old son was accused of murdering a woman at the family home, an official said Friday. A … read more »

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One killed, 4 injured in northeastern Nigerian city attack

April 28, 2011 by benim

The police in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State has confirmed the killing of at least one person, after unidentified gunmen invaded a polling unit in Ummarari area of Maiduguri, the state capital. State Commissioner of Police Mike Zuokumor disclosed this to … read more »

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Kenya: Police hold three terror suspects possessing bomb materials

April 24, 2011 by benim

Kenyan authorities said on Saturday they are holding three terror suspects in the country’s northeastern region after seizing bomb explosive materials. Northeastern police boss Leo Nyongesa said they are questioning a Sudanese and his two Kenyan accomplices for possessing materials … read more »

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Kenyan police issue Easter terror alert

April 22, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Kenya’s police commissioner is warning that al-Qaeda-linked Somali insurgents that have already carried out an international attack may attempt to strike Kenya over the Easter holidays. Mathew Iteere said on Thursday night that police have received reliable information … read more »

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Gunfire sparks stampede at Nigerian rally, killing 4: police

March 30, 2011 by benim

Suspected Islamist sect members on Tuesday opened fire outside of a political rally in northern Nigeria, sparking panic and a stampede that killed at least four people, police said. The incident, days ahead of general elections, occurred after police earlier … read more »

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Nigeria: Fresh clashes ‘leave 13 dead’ near Jos

January 11, 2011 by benim

At least 13 people have been killed after further violence between rival groups near the central Nigerian city of Jos, witnesses say. Police spokesman Idako Andy told the reporters had been sent to a mostly Christian village in the Wareng … read more »

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‘Many’ houses burnt in fresh tensions in central Nigeria

January 9, 2011 by benim

JOS, Nigeria — Fresh tensions in central Nigeria left “many” houses burnt on Sunday and led security forces to rush to the area to restore calm in the latest flare-up in the region, police said. The country’s central region has … read more »

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Nigeria: Jos boils again as youths go on the rampage

January 9, 2011 by benim

Christians abandoned church services in Jos, the Plateau State capital, yesterday for fear of being attacked as tension continued to build up in the restive community. In Gombe, eight people were killed by gunmen who fired shots at them where … read more »

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Nigeria: Northern Christians Declare Fasting, Prayers

January 9, 2011 by benim

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and Abuja has declared a three-day fasting and prayers for peace and for God to intervene in the nation’s affairs. The association also called on Nigerians to come out … read more »

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Nigeria: Protest in Jos city after Muslims killed

January 9, 2011 by benim

Nigerian soldiers fired into the air to disperse youths burning vehicles and tyres in the central city of Jos on Saturday in protest at the killing of seven Muslims in a nearby village, residents said. The Muslims were on their … read more »

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Nigerian police arrest 92 over Islamist sect attacks

December 31, 2010 by benim

Nigerian police have arrested 92 suspected members of a radical Islamist sect after a string of attacks this week in the northeast of Africa’s most populous nation, a police spokesman said on Friday. Police said Boko Haram, which wants strict … read more »

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Islamist sect kills seven in latest Nigeria attack

December 30, 2010 by benim

A radical Islamist sect attacked a police vehicle in northeastern Nigeria, killing seven people, in the latest in a string of attacks by the group in the last week, the military said on Thursday. A military spokesman said the Boko … read more »

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Nigeria: Controversy over arms discovery in Jonathan’s campaign bus

December 30, 2010 by benim

Preparations for 2011 general elections started yesterday on a scary note in Ogun State as a presidential campaign bus of President Goodluck Jonathan allocated for the state was allegedly seized with some arms and ammunition. The bus, said to have … read more »

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kills three in fresh Maiduguri attack

December 30, 2010 by benim

Suspected members of Boko Haram are behind the killing of three more people at a hospital in Maiduguri, police said on Wednesday. The three victims, including a senior police officer, were killed Tuesday evening when some armed men fired shots … read more »

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Jos bombing: Politicians ‘fuel Nigeria unrest’

December 29, 2010 by benim

Nigerian faith leaders have accused politicians of fuelling a recent upsurge in sectarian violence in which 80 people have died. In a joint news conference, Muslim and Christian leaders said politicians were using religion to whip up trouble around the … read more »

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Nigeria violence: Jos death toll rises

December 28, 2010 by benim

At least 80 people are now known to have died in violence around the Nigerian city of Jos in recent days. Officials revised the death toll from about 40 after consulting hospitals. Bombings struck several areas of Jos on Christmas … read more »

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Official says 3 men arrested with bombs in Nigeria

December 28, 2010 by benim

Three men were arrested with bombs in their possession one day after blasts ripped through the Nigerian city of Jos on Christmas Eve, a government official said Monday. “They were heading to bomb a church when they were arrested,” said … read more »

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Nigeria: Armed Christians and Muslims clash over Christmas Eve Blast

December 26, 2010 by benim

Clashes broke out between armed Christian and Muslim groups near the central Nigerian city of Jos yesterday after Christmas Eve bombings in the region killed more than 30 people. Witnesses said buildings were set ablaze and people forced to run … read more »

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Nigeria: Troops patrol the city after deadly Christmas Eve attacks

December 26, 2010 by benim

JOS, Nigeria — Nigerian soldiers patrolled the streets of the central city of Jos on Sunday after a series of Christmas Eve bomb blasts that killed dozens in attacks the army chief has labelled terrorism. Authorities have sought to keep … read more »

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Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan pledges to find Jos bombers

December 25, 2010 by benim

Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan pledges to find Jos bombers Police in Jos (file photo) Police are now patrolling the area, urging residents to go home Nigeria’s president has said his government will do all it can to find those responsible for … read more »

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Nigeria: 8 killed in Christmas Eve blast

December 24, 2010 by benim

JOS, Nigeria — An explosion in central Nigeria on Friday killed at least eight people, police said, with the incident having occurred in an area where sectarian clashes have left hundreds dead this year. It occurred on the same day … read more »

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Nigeria Police Arrest Four Over Stolen election machines

December 10, 2010 by benim

Four persons, suspected to have stolen Direct Data Capture Machines (DDCM) from the cargo terminal at Lagos Airport, were on Friday paraded by the police at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA). Briefing newsmen, the  Commissioner of Police in charge of … read more »

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Kenyan police officer kills 10 people in rampage

November 7, 2010 by benim

A police officer has gone on a shooting rampage in Kenya, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials say. The shootings happened in Siakago, 90 miles (150km) north-east of the capital, Nairobi. Local media say the officer opened fire in … read more »

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