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Nigeria:
Widows of Slain Policemen Barricade Akwanga in Protest
Daily Trust, 9 May 2013
Dozens of widows of slain policemen, in company of other relatives and neighbours, today, stormed Akwanga-Lafia Federal Highway in Akwanga, and disrupted traffic for hours in a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Officers' Wives Protest Killing of Spouses in Nasarawa
Premium Times, 9 May 2013
Wives of policemen killed on Tuesday in Nasarawa State by a militia group took to the streets on Thursday to protest the murder of their spouses. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nasarawa Bloodbath - How We Survived Ambush By Militiamen - Survivors
Leadership, 10 May 2013
Ten policemen who survived Tuesday's onslaught from the Ombatse militia group in Nasarawa State have attributed their survival to luck. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Details of How Ombatse 'Cult' Group Killed Over 60 Security Officers in Nasarawa
Premium Times, 10 May 2013
65 bodies recovered so far. Ombatse "most likely" had prior knowledge of an impending raid. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Assistant Police Commissioner 'Missing', 30 Other Officers Killed in Nasarawa Clash
Premium Times, 9 May 2013
More details are emerging of the police casualty in Tuesday's crisis in Nasarawa as the police have confirmed the death of 30 of its officials. Read more »
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Nigeria:
IG Orders Manhunt of Killers of Policemen in Nasarawa
This Day, 10 May 2013
Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Abubakar, ordered all police formations to deploy all resources to ensure the arrest of those behind the killings of police officers and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
ACF, Condemns Ambush of Policemen
Vanguard, 9 May 2013
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned Wednesday's ambush of policemen and officials of the Department of State Security, DSS, which led to the killing of 23 of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nasarawa Cult Violence - Police Death Toll Rises to 88
Daily Trust, 10 May 2013
A man who claimed to be a member of the Ombatse cult group that killed dozens of policemen in Nasarawa State on Tuesday said yesterday they acted in self defence, as authorities… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Lawmakers Beg Police to Forgive Nasarawa Militia That Killed Over 30 Police Officers
Premium Times, 9 May 2013
Lawmakers say a team will reach out to the spouses of the slain personnel. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Police Promise to Fish Out Killers of Officers in Nasarawa
Premium Times, 10 May 2013
The police pledged to end the indiscriminate killing of its officers. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tension in Nasarawa - 100 Police, DSS Officers Missing in Lafia
Vanguard, 10 May 2013
The Nasarawa State Police Command has said that only 17 out of the 90 Police officers, excluding other security officers, who were on a mission to arrest the chief priest of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Policemen Go Berserk Shoot Doctor, Destroy Hospital Buildings
Vanguard, 10 May 2013
A group of aggrieved policemen who were assigned to convey the corpses of their colleagues killed by suspected terrorists in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, yesterday,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Assistant Police Commissioner, 29 Other Officers Killed in Nasarawa Clash
Premium Times, 9 May 2013
More details are emerging of the police casualty in Tuesday's crisis in Nasarawa as the police have confirmed the death of 30 of its officials. Read more »