Two Gunmen At Large After Apartment Block Shooting in Orlando, Florida

FOUR people – including a four-year-old child – have been shot in Orlando just 10 days after a gunman opened fire killing 49 people in a gay nightclub.

The gunman opened fire in a residential area of Altamonte Springs, Florida. 

Three people were shot – including a four-year-old child.

Police chased the suspect for three miles to an apartment block, where they lost him.

According to witnesses, police chased the suspect until he crashed into another car.

Gunmen Hijack Children School Bus in Nyanya, Abuja

A school bus belonging to a private school this morning, 6^th of May, 2014 has been hijacked in Nyanya, Abuja by gunmen. Confusion and panic in Karu and Nyanya areas of Abuja after reports that suspected Boko Haram members hijacked a school-bus this morning and kidnapped school children went viral. I hear anxious parents have even withdrawn their wards from schools there because of the scare.
The stories initially had it that two schools were invaded - Ave Maria Girls Secondary School and Vine International Academy but here is the true story - Ave Maria was not involved. The school proprietor of Ave Maria confirmed on phone that their school wasn't involved. But at Vine International Academy in Nyanya, their school bus was taken this morning by gunmen.

Gunmen Kill 69 in Katsina

At least 69 people have been killed in simultenous  attacks  on four  villages in Katsina State.

Witnesses said the attackers, believed to be Fulani herdsmen, rode motorcycles into the  villages – Mararaban Maigoro, Goran Mota and Ungwan Rimi – in broad daylight on Wednesday and killed whoever they found.

A lawmaker  from the state, Abdullahi  Machika,  told both the Agence France Presse and the British Broadcasting Corporation that 47 of the victims were murdered and buried in Mararraban Maigoro.

Machika added that seven were buried in  Goran Mota, seven in Ungwan Rimi and eight  in Maigoro.

Machika    said,  “As I speak,  we are still searching for dead bodies in the bushes. The attackers were  not thieves but   killers. They did not steal anything; they came to  kill  people. The  people, who looked like Fulani herdsmen   killed 69 villagers and burnt scores of houses between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Gunmen Abduct Pastor & Six Children in Lagos

A 27-man gang on Friday abducted a pastor, Mr. Godson Akubiro, and six of his children from their Adeosun Street residence, Koya Estate, Igbo Olomu, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Akubiro is said to be the founder of Mountain of Breakthrough Church in the area. The incident was said to have occurred about 1.30am.

Neighbours, who requested anonymity, told PUNCH that the gunmen arrived at  Akubiro residence in three jeeps and a Toyota Tundra vehicle. The  number plates of the vehicles were said to have been covered. The gunmen, who wore army camouflage, had allegedly gained entrance into the house with the aid of an iron cutter.

40 Dead, 10 Injured as Gunmen Invade Plateau Villages

NO fewer than 40 people were killed yesterday, when gunmen attacked four villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Among those killed, accor-ding to villagers, were a one-year old boy shot at close range, a four-year old and several women and other children. 10 persons have been hospitalised as a result of injuries sustained during the attack.

The attackers were said to have struck between 12.30a.m. and 1a.m., completely wiping out two families. The village head of Tatu, Da Pam Gyang Tsok, told newsmen that they started hearing sporadic gunshots at about 1a.m. and later discovered that the assailants had killed 15 women and children.

GUNMEN MURDER LAGOS WHITE CAP CHIEF!

A white cap Chief and the Onimole of Lagos, Chief Kayode Adeshina, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

It was gathered that Chief Adeshina, 73, was killed on Thursday in his palace at the Onimole Palace, 5 Iga, Idugaran Street, Isale Eko, Lagos Island.