Victima, în vârstă de 30 de ani, făcea parte dintr-un grup local de justiţiari, iar poliţia spune că aproximativ 200 de persoane au fost mobilizate împotriva lui. Cu câteva zile mai devreme, violenţele au dus la moartea unui inginer în vârstă de 38 de ani în centrul comercial al ţării, Lagos. Luna trecută, o studentă […]
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WATCH oil tanker explode off Nigerian coast
Trinity Spirit had ten crewmen aboard and was capable of storing two million barrels of oil Oil production ship Trinity Spirit sank off the coast of Nigeria after an explosion in the early hours of Wednesday. A video of the vessel bursting into flames was captured and posted to social media. The explosion happened at […]
Heavily-armed gunmen attack Nigerian prison, free hundreds of detainees – most still on the run
Over 800 detainees have been freed in Nigeria after heavily-armed assailants stormed a prison in the west of the country. The authorities managed to recapture 262 escapees, while a further 575 remain on the run. The prison, located in Nigeria’s Oyo State, was raided overnight by a group of unknown assailants, the country’s prison service […]
Over 260 inmates freed as raiders blow up Nigerian prison fence, killing police officer and soldier
A Nigerian soldier and police officer have been killed after militants attacked a medium-security prison in Kogi State, destroying the perimeter fence and allowing nearly all the jail’s inmates to escape. Late on Sunday night, heavily armed gunmen raided a jail at Kabba, some 270km (168 miles) southwest of the federal capital Abuja. Having blown […]