The survivor of the Tuesday attack by Boko Haram on Fanduma Koloram, in the Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, narrates the experience to the State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday. The survivor says the insurgents pretended to be Islamic Religious crusaders, collected arms from herders and killed 81 persons. He added that he called for help from neighbouring village to bury 31 of 81 victims of the attack in a mass grave. He...

The Adamawa Government on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew on 11 villages affected by communal conflict in the state. Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou, the Press Secretary to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, announced the curfew in a statement in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that conflict erupted on Tuesday between two warring communities of Waja and Lunguda over farmland demarcation in Lamurde and Guyuk Local Government Areas. NAN also reports that the Police in the state...

The Adamawa state police command says it has so far arrested 32 suspects for alleged involvement in the communal clash that erupted between Lunguda and Waja communities in Guyuk local government area of Adamawa. The Police spokesman in the state  DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje confirmed the arrest Wednesday saying that,” so far 32 suspects from both sides of the warring communities were arrested and will be thoroughly investigated.” Nguroje explained that many houses and other...

A communal conflict between Waja and Lunguda communities has left many persons feared dead in Guyuk Local Government Areas of Adamawa state. This is coming barely one month after Tingno’s violent attack in the neighbouring Lamurde local government area with 50  residents killed, other sixty injured. Fleeing residents say that the violence, started last Tuesday night following a land dispute between the two tribes. Reports say also said that Momsurmi, Boshikiri, Zakawon and Burti villages...

At least 50 persons are feared dead following a fresh attack on Kadisau town in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Locals say that the bandits who were armed with sophisticated weapons arrived in the town at about 4:30 pm on Tuesday riding on over 100 motorcycles. ‘’ The attackers wielding guns and other sophisticated weapons have attacked Kadisau town on Tuesday’s evening at about 4:30 pm on motorcycles and just opened fire sporadically,...

As the spotlight on rape continues to intensify, Adamawa State has revealed that 299 cases of rape had been reported in the last five months. This revelation was made by the manager of Adamawa State Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Dr Usha Saxena, on Tuesday in Yola, the state capital in a media chat with journalists. Saxena added, that the rise of rape cases in the state was alarming and the current cases were from those...

The House of Representatives has instructed it’s Committees on Police Affairs and Pension to investigate the Nigerian Police Force Pension Limited over failure to meet it’s pension and gratuity obligations. On Tuesday, Adeyemi Taofeek, member representing Mushin Federal Constituency, Lagos emphasized on the need for the investigation as a necessary measure to ensure Police reform. During the plenary session, the house mandated the two committees to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the NPF...