Yet to be identified gunmen have reportedly shot dead a soldier and abducted 13 passengers during coordinated attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene–Auchi Federal Highway. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism publication, the incident occurred at about 5:35 pm on Tuesday when gunmen intercepted a green Toyota Sienna, conveying nine passengers from Abuja…
Abuja bound train with several passengers has reportedly broken down immediately it left Kaduna station. The Leadership reports that passengers on the train were left stranded after the train developed a problem some minutes into the trip. The train was said to have departed Kaduna around 2pm, Thursday, encountered problems at about an hour into…
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that suspected sea pirates abducted 17 passengers along the Calabar-Oron waterways. The incident happened on Thursday when armed men hijacked a commercial boat owned by Sea Express Limited, which was carrying at least 30 passengers from Calabar, Cross River, to Oron, Akwa Ibom. Deputy Public Relations Officer…
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train derailed on Tuesday morning amidst panic by passengers who were left stranded. The incident happened around 11:00 am within Jere town after the train left Abuja for Kaduna. A passenger on board the train described the scene as chaotic as passengers scrambled for safety. However, there was no injury or fatality….
A Benue Links commercial bus was attacked on Sunday evening by suspected gunmen at Eke, along the Otukpo-Otukpa road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The assailants reportedly robbed the passengers before whisking them into the surrounding bush. DAILY POST gathered that the vehicle, bearing registration number 14B-143BN, was ferrying travellers when it…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a total of 31 passengers who were kidnapped by some gunmen along the Apata-Obajana road on the night of Thursday, May 8. The kidnapped victims were rescued by the troops in a joint operation with operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and some local hunters. A counter-terrorism expert,…
Tension has gripped the Enugu-Ezike community in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State following the abduction of over 35 passengers by suspected herdsmen along the Enugu-Nsukka road. The attack, which took place on Thursday, January 9, 2025, involved the hijacking of three commercial buses. Among the abductees were four Nigerian Army personnel,…
Gunmen who abducted passengers in a commercial bus last week in Ekiti State have released their victims in a forest in Ondo State. It will be recalled that the kidnappers ambushed the bus on Sunday night at the Emure-Ekiti axis, abducting all passengers on board except two, who managed to escape during the ordeal. The…
