Crime

Saturday, 17 August 2024 04:25

Gunmen abduct Anambra commissioner, wife, and 20 UNIJOS medical students in separate incidents

In a disturbing wave of abductions, gunmen have struck in two separate incidents, kidnapping the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agha-Mba, along with his wife, and abducting 20 medical students from the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in Benue State. The first incident occurred on Friday when Agha-Mba, his wife, and an aide were attacked while traveling through Edo State. The group was en route to Abuja to attend the wedding ceremony of Adaora, the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo. Tragically, one of Agha-Mba’s aides was killed during the assault. The spokesperson for the Anambra State Governor,…

Monday, 12 August 2024 04:43

Bandits ambush soldiers, kill 4, burn 2 patrol vans in Sokoto

Bandits have ambushed soldiers on patrol in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four of them. Two others were also injured during the attack which occurred last weekend. The member, representing Gudu at the state House of Assembly, Yahya Gudu who confirmed the attack said the assailants burnt down two patrol vehicles of the operatives. “Yes it is truth, some gunmen ambushed soldiers on patrol along Kukurau-Bangi road on Saturday and killed four of them while two others were injured. They also burnt their patrol vehicles,” he said. The member, who described the development as disheartening, said after…

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 05:00

Hundreds of thousands of dollars taken out of Nigeria every hour in money laundering schemes – INTERPOL

The International Police Organisation (INTERPOL), on Monday, revealed that “hundreds of thousands of dollars” are being laundered out of Nigeria to other African countries and across the world every hour. The organisation also said money laundering across Africa and the entire world has assumed a monstrous dimension, adding that it would require a concerted efforts of every security agency in Nigeria and other countries to address. Garba Baba Umar, the INTERPOL Vice President for Africa, revealed this at EFCC Academy, Abuja when he declared a four-day workshop for Nigerian law enforcement agencies open. The INTERPOL official, however, said the organisation…

Monday, 29 July 2024 04:47

Boko Haram terrorists attack Borno Police station, kill two officers, loot armoury

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Jakana Police station in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a policeman and a woman, while carting away arms and ammunition. According to security sources, the insurgents also set ablaze two patrol vehicles and a motorcycle. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers, who took the security operatives by surprise, arrived at the police station around 1:00am and engaged in a gun duel with the officers until 3:00 am “They overpowered them and gained access into the police station and looted arms and ammunition and destroyed 2 patrol vehicles.” “One of the vehicles…

Saturday, 27 July 2024 04:52

At least seven soldiers killed by landmine in Borno

At least seven Nigerian soldiers were killed after a mine exploded on a highway in Borno state, the hotbed of a Boko Haram militant insurgency, two vigilante officers said on Friday. Nigeria faces a raft of security challenges including a long-running Islamist insurgency in the northeast, separatist violence in the southeast, rampant oil theft in the Niger Delta and kidnapping for ransom by criminal gangs. Shaibu Musa, a local vigilante officer helping to combat the insurgents, said a military vehicle was travelling along the road linking the villages of Monguno and Baga on Thursday when the vehicle detonated an improvised…

Saturday, 27 July 2024 04:51

Court jails 125 Boko Haram terrorists, financiers, others

The Federal Government on Friday disclosed that 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers were convicted in the resumed mass trial held over two days in Kainji, Niger State. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Communication & Publicity, office of the AGF, Kamarudeen Ogundele, noted that the convicts were tried on charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Court criminality. He said the trials were held under Giwa Project Kanji Phase Five, between Tuesday and Wednesday,…

Thursday, 25 July 2024 04:55

Meta deletes 63,000 Instagram, 7,200 Facebook accounts in Nigeria over scams

Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as "Yahoo boys," are notorious for scams that range from passing themselves off as people in financial need or Nigerian princes offering an outstanding return on an investment. Meta said in a statement the 63,000 accounts were on Instagram, adding that it had also removed 7,200 Facebook accounts, pages and groups dedicated to providing tips on scamming people. The company also took down a smaller…

Sunday, 21 July 2024 04:48

18 killed in renewed terrorist attack on Benue community

18 residents of Mbache ward in Katsina-Ala LGA of Benue state have reportedly been killed by gunmen. According to NAN, Justine Shaku, the caretaker chairman of the LGA, said the gunmen also abducted three people — a father and his two children — during the attack. Shaku said he received a distress call around 11pm on Friday about gunmen forcefully taking people from their homes. “I quickly notified military officers at Tor Donga, but the gunmen had killed 18 people and kidnapped three others before they arrived,” he said. “Yesterday night, I was told it was 17, but today, 18…

Sunday, 21 July 2024 04:47

Bandits waylay passenger van, kill 2, abduct NYSC members on Ondo highway

Bandits have killed two people and abducted some members of the National Youth Services Corps (NYSC), travelling on the Ifon/Owo road in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state. The bandits attacked the passengers transiting en route to the state, on Friday night. Sources revealed that the bandits, who were over 20, ambushed the passenger vehicle – a Sienna space bus. One of the sources, who spoke to our reporter, Oluwaseun Ogunmola, said some of the passengers were heading for Owo from Anambra state when they were waylaid. Ogunmola revealed that one of the corps members, identified as Adewole Paul…

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 04:36

Gunmen invade Abuja community, abduct 5

Kidnappers have reportedly abducted five residents of Yangoji in the Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory, shooting a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Musa Majaga. A resident of Yangoji simply identified as Abdullahi, said the incident happened on Monday, around 12:23 am when the kidnappers invaded the APC chieftain’s house. He said the kidnappers destroyed the burglary windows of the Majaga’s house, entered the room and shot him. They were said to have abducted two of his children. “After they had picked two of his children, they went into another apartment and abducted three other neighbours,”…

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Tuesday, 16 July 2024 04:35

Driver, 18 passengers abducted on Akwa Ibom highway

The driver and 18 passengers of a Port Harcourt-bound Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation bus were on Wednesday, last week, abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The incident, our correspondent gathered, occurred along the Azumini boundary between Akwa Ibom and Abia states. It was gathered that the bus had left its Uyo terminal passing through Iwukem in the Etim Local Council Area before the passengers were intercepted by their abductors in the Azumini area of the road. A source who pleaded not to be mentioned told our correspondent that the gunmen stopped the bus driver after shooting into the air while others…

Friday, 12 July 2024 05:07

Public officials received N721bn in bribes in 2023 – NBS

A new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerian public officials received bribes amounting to N721 billion in 2023. The report, titled “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,” states that this sum is equivalent to about 0.35 percent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The findings are based on a survey conducted in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The survey revealed that the average cash bribe paid in 2023 was N8,284, an increase from N5,754 in 2019. However, when adjusted for inflation, the real value of the average bribe decreased…

Tuesday, 02 July 2024 04:32

Nigerian customs seizes weapons, cough syrup in twin busts

Nigerian customs agents have seized more than 800 rifles and 100,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in a shipping container, a senior official said on Monday, highlighting the country's struggle against firearm trafficking linked to rising crime. Customs Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi said the weapons found on June 21 had been concealed in a container alongside furniture and other goods that had been loaded in Turkey. The haul included various rifle models and ammunition. "We have three suspects in our custody after securing a detention warrant from a competent court," Adeniyi told reporters, adding that investigations were ongoing. The rifles and ammunition…

Monday, 01 July 2024 04:25

Travelers kidnapped, one shot on Ogun highway

On Sunday around 8 PM, over 20 travelers were reportedly abducted by gunmen on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway. One victim was shot in the knee during the incident. The ambush occurred between the Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police and Ilisan township. Wemmy Osude, Chairman of the Ilisan Development Council, confirmed the event to reporters. He mentioned that one of the victims, a resident of Ilisan Remo, is receiving medical treatment at Babcock University Teaching Hospital. Osude said, “Information reaching me right now confirmed a kidnapping incident between the Area Command and Ilisan City Gate (formerly Delabo). A resident of…

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