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Gunmen burn another church in Maiduguri

Unidentified gunmen at midnight on New Year’s Day attacked and set ablaze Victorious Christ Church, located at London Cikin area of Maiduguri metropolis in Borno State.

An eye witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Maiduguri that the gunmen arrived at the church after its members had ended their service for the day.

He said before setting the church on fire, the gunmen shot sporadically into the air to scare away people, adding that no one was killed during the shooting.

The eyewitness said the church was established more than 20 years ago before the arrival of the present settlers of London Cikin.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Borno State, Abdullahi Lawan, who confirmed the incident, told NAN that the Police were yet to make any arrest.

He said the command had commenced investigation to apprehend those behind the dastardly act...

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ABOUT 40 people were reportedly burnt to death in a tragedy involving eight vehicles and a tanker in Asejire, Ibadan, on Monday night.

A senior official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident to the Nigerian Tribune last night...

The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Bello Adejare, members of his family, as well as others in his convoy, on Monday, escaped death by the whiskers in the accident.
Photo Hon Bello Adejare
Although the speaker and others were lucky, the same could not be said of 40 occupants of other vehicles behind the speaker's Jeep, as they were burnt to death..

The accident occurred when the tanker veered off its lane, ramming into other vehicles.

At the time of filing this report, the inferno was still on.

The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Osun State governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Mr Lasisi Olagunju, who also confirmed the accident, said the speaker thanked God for saving his life and those of others.
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