Crime

Tuesday, 11 April 2023 03:28

Armed invaders killed 134 people in different communities of Benue in 5 days - Ortom

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has said at least 134 people have been killed by armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma local government areas of the state. Our correspondent reports that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from the initial 46 recorded on the spot. Three people had been killed in the same village a day before the massacre. Also, the death toll from the Friday night attack on Ngban IDP camp in Guma LGA rose from 36 to 38 as of…

Monday, 10 April 2023 03:25

Nasarawa ex-deputy governor released by kidnappers after receiving ransom

Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Thursday night, has been released after a ransom of N4 million. The professor of law was kidnapped from his country home in Rinza, near Wamba, headquarters of Wamba local government area of the state. His kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N70 million, but the family negotiated from N2 million and later N3.5 million, eventually paying N4 million before he was released. A family source told our correspondent, “The kidnappers collected the ransom near Mada Hills Secondary School in Akwanga, with 200 naira recharge card, after which he…

Sunday, 09 April 2023 03:33

Gunmen kill 74 in 3 days of attacks on Benue communities, IDP camp

Gunmen carried out series of attacks in Benue state last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 74 people, according to local officials and police. On Wednesday, suspected herdsmen killed villagers at a funeral in Umogidi village in Otukpo local government area, while on Friday evening and Saturday morning, 28 bodies were recovered at a camp for internally displaced people in Mgban local government area. Reasons for the attacks are unclear, but the Middle Belt region, where Benue is located, has long been a flashpoint for conflict over land use that often intersects with ethnic and religious divisions. President…

Saturday, 08 April 2023 03:32

Nasarawa ex-deputy governor kidnapped

Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy governor of Nasarawa state and ex-dean of the faculty of law at Nasarawa State University, was kidnapped from his residence in Gwagi village, Wamba LGA by unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Friday. Gye-Wado, served under the administration of the current National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu, as Deputy Governor between 1999 and 2003. Ramhan Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement, assuring the public that efforts were underway to rescue the victim. According to Nansel, the commissioner of police has mobilised and deployed reinforcement comprising police tactical teams,…

Saturday, 08 April 2023 03:32

Terrorists invade Zamfara communities, abduct at least 80 residents

Residents of communities in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state say more than 80 people were abducted by terrorists early Friday morning. Residents who spoke to BBC Hausa service said some of those abducted had gone to the bush around 7:45 a.m. to gather firewood for domestic purposes. Others were working on their farmlands as rainy season begins. “We were sitting around 8 o’clock in the morning when we heard that some of our youths who went to fetch firewood in the bush and those who have gone to clear their farmlands have been abducted by bandits,” a village…

Friday, 07 April 2023 04:03

Gunmen invade Benue community, kill police officer, 45 others

Suspected armed herders launched a deadly attack on the Umogidi community of Entekpa Adoka district in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 46 people. This attack occurred one day after a similar incident in which three people were killed, and another attack in the neighboring Apa Local Government Area on Monday, which claimed three lives. The armed herders reportedly returned to the Umogidi community on Wednesday evening, shortly after the burial of the three people killed in the Tuesday attack. The Special Adviser to Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, Paul Hemba,…

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 03:32

'I never thought anything like this could happen in America', Trump says after arraignment

Former President Trump slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Tuesday from Mar-a-Lago, just hours after pleading not guilty to falsifying business records related to alleged hush-money payments made ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign, telling supporters he "never thought anything like this could happen in America." Trump was arraigned Tuesday in New York City, after being indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges. The judge did not impose a gag order, so Trump was free to make remarks about the case Tuesday night when he returned to Mar-a-Lago.…

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 03:25

Gunmen kidnap 8 schoolchildren, many others in Southern Kaduna

Authorities reported on Tuesday that a group of gunmen in Kaduna state had abducted eight secondary school students and an unknown number of others as they were leaving school, in the latest in a series of similar kidnappings. Violent attacks have been carried out by armed gangs primarily in remote areas of northwest Nigeria, targeting villages, schools, and motorists, and resulting in the abduction of hundreds for ransom. Samuel Aruwan, internal security commissioner in Kaduna, stated that the eight students were taken by the gunmen from Awon Government Secondary School in the Kachia local government area of southern Kaduna on…

Monday, 03 April 2023 03:37

7 killed, 26 abducted in fresh terrorist attack on Niger state communities

In the Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, seven communities have been attacked by bandits resulting in the killing of seven people and abduction of 26 others. Chairman of the LGA, Umar Igede, confirmed the attacks and stated that the banditry has forced hundreds of residents from their homes. In the first quarter of 2023, the bandits have killed hundreds of people, the chairman said. Due to the incessant attacks, many residents have fled their homes and sought refuge in Internally Displaced Persons' camps in Kontagora and other areas. Kulho, Sahon Rami, and Tashan Hajiya were among the communities…

Monday, 03 April 2023 03:37

Gunmen kill worshipper, abduct pastor, 4 others during church service in Benue

During an attack on the Christian Pentecostal Church in Akenawe-Tswarev community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State in the early hours of Sunday, armed men killed one worshipper and abducted three people, including the resident pastor. The attack occurred while the congregation was attending a service, according to locals. Hemen Terkimbi, a community leader and President of Gaambe-Tiev Youths Association, confirmed to journalists that the church's resident pastor was among those abducted, and one person was killed during the attack. In addition, five people, including the acting Kindered Head of Akemkpa, Zaki Tyokase Ingyutu, sustained injuries and were…

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Monday, 03 April 2023 03:36

Bandits abduct female students of federal university in Zamfara

On Sunday, a group of bandits raided a female hostel at the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State. The assailants entered the rented female hostel in Sabon Gida village in Bungudu, locked up the two civilian guards, and stole their phones. The bandits then kidnapped two female students from the Microbiology Department of the university. In response to the incident, the police tactical team was dispatched to the area, but the culprits had already fled with the victims to an unknown location. Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara, Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the attack and said that the Commissioner of Police…

Sunday, 02 April 2023 03:03

Gunmen kill 15 in Taraba community

Gunmen on Friday evening killed over 15 persons in Garin Baka village in Ardo Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State. A distraught villager, Yakubu Garba, told newsmen that the attackers came in while prayers were ongoing at the village mosque and started shooting sporadically, leading to the death of 15 persons. According to Garba, the casualty figure could be much more than 15 as a lot of persons ran into the bush with gunshot injuries and have not been seen as at the time of filing this report. But, Spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, Usman Abdullahi, confirming…

Friday, 24 March 2023 03:20

Ekweremadu, wife and a medical doctor were convicted by a London court for human trafficking for organ harvesting. Here are details of the case

Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice have been convicted of exploiting a young man from a poor village by bringing him to London to donate a kidney. As they await sentencing, the BBC reveals details of the conspiracy. Student Sonia Ekweremadu appeared to have an ideal life - wealthy parents at the heart of Nigeria's political system and a place at a leading UK university - but she was also desperately sick and needed a kidney transplant. Her dad, Ike Ekweremadu, paid fixers and middlemen thousands of pounds to arrange a donor. Daniel, whose real name cannot be…

Thursday, 16 March 2023 03:19

Islamic State first, ISWAP sixth, IPOB tenth: Here’s the global ranking of terror groups

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been ranked as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world. IPOB, a separatist group, was proscribed and declared a terrorist organisation by the federal government in 2017. According to the 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), with 40 attacks and 57 deaths, 2022 is considered the group’s deadliest year. Among the killings spearheaded by IPOB militants were those of an Army couple that were beheaded, different northerners in the Southeast and numerous security operatives. In the GTI, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), an independent and Non-Profit Think Tank, IPOB is…

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