Armed herdsmen have attacked Abagena community housing Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi Local government Area of Benue State, killing seven persons and injuring many. The development triggered protest by angry youths on Tuesday morning who blocked the Makurdi-Lafia road with the dead bodies. In a reaction, the State Governor, Samuel Ortom in a statement, described the attack on the IDPs camp as inhuman, barbaric and unacceptable. Ortom called for urgent action against the activities...

KADUNA –-Bandits on Sunday attacked Haske Baptist Church in Manini Tasha vil­lage, Kuriga Ward in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killed one person and kidnaped several worshippers. The gunmen were said to have attacked the church at about 9:00 am and shot sporadically causing pandemonium, and in the ensuing stampede, a worshipper was gunned down whose identity was given as Dr. Zechariah Dogonyaro, a physician with Kaduna State Ministry of Health. One of...