Many Killed as Herdsmen Attack Nigeria's Jalingo
Many are feared killed as rampaging herdsmen are reported to have invaded the area, shooting and burning houses. Some students of Taraba State University, who fled the area, said they saw hundreds of people, including women and children, running away from the area.
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Nigeria:
Many Killed, Houses Burnt in Jalingo
Daily Trust, 17 June 2019
Many people were said to have been killed and several houses burnt in a crisis that erupted yesterday in Jalingo,Taraba State Capital. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Taraba Govt Imposes 14-Hours Curfew On Jalingo
Vanguard, 17 June 2019
Taraba state government has imposed a fourteen hour curfew on Jalingo, the state capital following renewed attacks on some communities in Kona and ATC. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Many Feared Killed in Jalingo Fresh Crisis
Daily Trust, 16 June 2019
Many persons have been feared killed and houses burnt in fresh crisis in Jalingo, Taraba State capital. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Many Feared Dead as Herdsmen Attack Jalingo
Vanguard, 16 June 2019
Many are feared killed in Jauro-Sabai, a suburb of Jalingo, the Taraba state capital, as rampaging herdsmen are reported to have invaded the area shooting. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sporadic Gunshots Cause Tension in Maiduguri
This Day, 16 June 2019
Residents in the outskirts of Maiduguri on Sunday witnessed some skirmishes following indiscriminate shooting by some soldiers. Read more »
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Nigeria:
What Buhari Is Doing About Insecurity in North-West Nigeria - Garba Shehu
Premium Times, 16 June 2019
A presidential aide, Garba Shehu, said on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari was taking steps to resolve the insecurity in North-west Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Confirm Bandits' Killing of 34 People in Zamfara State
Guardian, 17 June 2019
The Zamfara Police Command yesterday confirmed the killing of 34 persons by bandits in an attack on Tungar Kafau and Gidan Wawa communities in Shinkafi Local Council of the state. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gunmen On Motorcycles Kill 34 Villagers in Nigeria - Police
Guardian, 16 June 2019
Gunmen have killed 34 people in Nigeria's northern Zamfara state where criminal gangs have been terrorising remote villages, police said Sunday. Read more »
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