An armed group, suspected to be Boko Haram militants, attacked a U.N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five persons and wounding several. According to the United Nations Office for West Africa, the attack occurred on Tuesday at around 1400 local time near the Cameroonian border town of Kontcha. “The… Read More Boko Haram militants kill U.N. contractor, four others
Air strikes hit Syrian Red Crescent offices in the northwestern city of Idlib after midnight on Wednesday, injuring several staff and causing extensive damage, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. It was not clear which air force the jets belonged to or whether they had taken off from inside Syria or crossed its borders,… Read More Red Crescent offices in Syria hit by air strikes
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized a truck carrying a container loaded with 661 pieces of pump action rifles. The truck with registration number BDG 265 XG conveying the 1x40ft container with Number: PONU/825914/3 was intercepted along Mile 2 on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway in Lagos. Briefing newsmen in Lagos, on Monday, the Comptroller-General of… Read More Customs intercept container carrying hundreds of pump action rifles in Lagos
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