Crime

Sunday, 28 April 2024 04:45

ISWAP-planted IED claims lives of eight CJTF members in Borno

An improvised explosive device (IED) allegedly planted by terrorists linked to the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed the lives of at least eight members of the civilian joint task force (CJTF) in Gamborun Local Government Area of Borno State. Three others were reported to have sustained injuries in the attack. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focusing on counter-insurgency efforts in the Lake Chad region, the victims were killed instantly after triggering a landmine suspected to have been planted by ISWAP militants on Saturday. The CJTF members were en route from Gamborun Ngala to Maiduguri when the…

Friday, 26 April 2024 04:40

Residents flee as terrorists invade Niger communities in reprisal attacks

Gunmen attacked a military base in Allawa town, Niger State, causing residents to flee for safety. The incident occurred around 1:30 am, with witnesses reporting that about 200 armed insurgents on motorcycles invaded the town. It is believed that the attack may have been a reprisal following a previous clash where the military neutralized around fifty insurgents. The gunmen overpowered the military camp and looted properties from residents before the military deserted the area. Residents from Allawa town and neighboring communities, such as Pandogari, Kukoki, and Bassa, have begun fleeing to safer areas. Just last week, suspected Boko Haram members…

Thursday, 25 April 2024 04:52

German police bust Nigerian mafia ring for large-scale dating scam

German authorities announced on Wednesday the apprehension of 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia faction linked to a widespread dating scam. The group, known as the Black Axe gang, was found to be engaged in various criminal activities internationally, with a focus on romance scams and money laundering in Germany, according to Bavarian police. Describing the dating scam as a "modern form of marriage fraud," law enforcement officials revealed that the fraudsters utilized false identities to feign intentions of marriage and subsequently extorted money from their victims under false pretenses. The funds obtained were then funneled back to Nigeria…

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 04:32

Why we’re after Yahaya Bello - EFCC chair

During an interactive session with media executives in Abuja, Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), made startling revelations about Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State. Olukoyede disclosed that Bello withdrew a staggering $720,000 from the state's funds to prepay his child's school fees. According to Olukoyede, Bello orchestrated the transfer of state funds directly to a bureau de change operator, utilizing the money for advance payment of his child's education expenses. This brazen act, executed under the guise of preparing for his impending exit from office, raised serious concerns about financial mismanagement,…

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 04:51

Gunmen kill professor, abduct two others in Ogun

Babcock University, located in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, is mourning the loss of Yinka Olomojobi, a professor, who was tragically shot by suspected gunmen over the weekend. Olomojobi, a lecturer at the university's School of Law and Security Studies, was attacked at Ajadeh Event Centre in Iperu, Ogun State. Joshua Suleiman, the university's Director of Communication and Marketing, confirmed the incident, expressing the institution's shock and sorrow. While details of the incident are still emerging, witnesses reported that the gunmen, dressed in black attire, also abducted two individuals and injured others while fleeing the scene. The Ogun State Police Command has…

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 04:50

Multiple terror attacks claim 15 lives in Katsina, Zamfara

Suspected terrorists have launched devastating attacks on multiple communities in Kankara Local Council of Katsina State, resulting in at least 15 deaths and the abduction of several married women. The assaults, which occurred at Unguwan Maikawo, Gatakawa, and Unguwan Topa communities, left a trail of destruction and trauma. In Katsina alone, the terrorists killed five individuals, including children playing football, and abducted married women, some of whom were nursing mothers. The attacks in Tsafe town, Zamfara State, further heightened the sense of insecurity, with two locals killed and five injured. Residents expressed fear and called for increased security presence to…

Sunday, 21 April 2024 04:54

Bandits kill 6 soldiers, abduct one senior army officer in Niger state

Reports have it that a tragic ambush occurred on Friday in Niger State, where bandits attacked soldiers and civilians in the communities of Roro, Karaga, and Rumace in Shiroro Local Government Area of the State. The ambush resulted in the loss of six soldiers, with an army captain reportedly abducted. Additionally, a hunter and two farmers were killed, and several properties were destroyed. The incident occurred as the soldiers responded to a distress call, with the bandits launching their attack near Roro village. Despite attempts to reach military and police authorities for comment, there has been no official response. However,…

Saturday, 20 April 2024 03:29

Gunmen strike again in Plateau, kill university student, 14 others

Tragedy struck in Plateau State on Thursday as armed assailants unleashed violence in two communities, claiming the lives of at least 15 individuals. Among the victims was a 200-level Computer Science student at Plateau State University in Bokkos. Reports from local sources indicate that the attacks targeted the communities of Tilengpat and Butura, catching residents unaware as they slept. The assailants, armed and masked, reportedly initiated the assault by firing indiscriminately around 9 p.m. Thursday night. While security agencies have yet to provide official statements regarding the incident, Samson Zhakom, a spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven, acknowledged that investigations are…

Saturday, 20 April 2024 03:28

Bandit attack claims 23 lives in Kaduna village

Bandits struck Anguwar Danko village in the Kakangi constituency of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, Kaduna, on Wednesday night, leaving 23 people dead. The attack, characterized by indiscriminate gunfire and mass abduction, plunged the community into chaos. Eyewitnesses recounted how the bandits, numbering a large group, descended on the village, terrorizing residents and unleashing violence with impunity. The village, situated approximately 10 kilometers from Dogon Dawa village within the same local government area, became a scene of horror as the assailants roamed freely. Yahaya Musa Dan Salio, the area's representative in the State House of Assembly, confirmed the grim toll…

Thursday, 18 April 2024 04:47

10 passengers killed as vehicle runs into explosives planted by roadside in Borno

At least 10 passengers in a commercial vehicle have reportedly died after the automobile encountered an improvised explosive devise (IED) planted at a roadside in Borno state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on Lake Chad region, said the incident occurred along Baga road in Kukawa LGA of Borno on Wednesday. The publication said 20 other persons sustained injuries. “The IED was believed to have been laid for the troops of Sector 3 Operation Hadin Kai, around the Mosquito camp by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP),” Makama said. The publication added that those who sustained injuries were taken…

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Tuesday, 16 April 2024 04:49

Yoruba Nation agitators who invaded Oyo govt secretariat name sponsors

After the invasion of the Oyo State secretariat by suspected Yoruba nation agitators on Saturday, Ismaila Malomo, one of the agitators, has implicated Modupe Abiola Onitiri as one of their sponsors. Speaking to journalists on Monday while being paraded alongside 20 others by the Oyo State Police Command, Malomo disclosed his role in driving the group from Idi-Iroko in Ogun State to the secretariat in Ibadan. He also revealed that other sponsors, including individuals in the diaspora like Onitiri, have been holding virtual meetings with them, claiming to have secured sovereignty from the United Nations to declare the Yoruba Nation.…

Monday, 15 April 2024 04:54

Contrary to Betta Edu’s claim, EFCC says no suspended officials in Humanitarian Ministry cleared as more fraud discovered

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has discovered other fraudulent dealings involving Covid-19 funds, World Bank loan, Abacha recovered loot at the ministry of humanitarian affairs. In a statement on Sunday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, said the funds were released to the ministry by the federal government to execute poverty alleviation programmes. The anti-graft agency said its recent investigation into the affairs of the ministry has led to the recovery of N32.7 billion and $445,000 so far. The EFCC added that “suspended officials” of the ministry were linked to the fraudulent practice, saying those found wanting will be…

Sunday, 14 April 2024 04:47

Armed Yoruba Nation agitators invade Oyo govt secretariat, hoist separatist flag

Security officers have arrested 16 “gunmen” suspected to be members of a group identified as Oodua nation agitators for invading the state secretariat at Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo. A source told NAN that the gunmen who were more than 10 blocked the secretariat, Total Garden road, to make way for other members of the group to force their way into the secretariat complex. The gunmen, who were said to be dressed in military camouflage, were subdued with the arrival of security personnel. The security personnel were able to arrest some of the gunmen while others took to their heels and were…

Sunday, 14 April 2024 04:46

Five members of one family killed as 10 die in fresh Plateau attack

Not fewer than 10 persons have been killed in an attack in Mandung-Mushu and Kopnanle villages of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack began at about 10pm on Friday after the villagers had retired for the day. It lasted for about two hours. A source told our correspondent that the attack has created tension in Bokkos town and environs as some of the victims and those with gunshots wounds were brought to Cottage Hospital in the town. The source said five members of one family were killed in the attack, adding that similar attack last week led…

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