Crime

Saturday, 11 February 2023 05:45

Gunmen kill five, set houses ablaze in Benue

No fewer than five people have been killed in another attack on the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected herders. About two weeks ago, Naka Divisional Police Officer, Mamud Abubakar, a Superintendent of Police, and five others were killed in separate attacks in the area. In the latest attack, which happened on Thursday, the assailants were reported to have launched the attack on Nagi Mbachohon council in the Gwer West around 5pm on Thursday, killing five people as seven others were injured. An indigene, who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity, said, “The herders invaded…

Tuesday, 07 February 2023 05:53

Burkina Faso gunmen kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims traveling to Senegal

At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria's presidency said on Monday. "President Muhammadu Buhari has received the tragic news of the murder," the State House said in a statement without providing a number of casualties or further details on the attack. A Nigerian presidency spokesperson told Reuters via a WhatsApp message that the death toll stood at 15 "so far". According to a Senegalese religious order, unidentified assailants attacked the convoy of buses on Wednesday and killed 18 passengers. The pilgrims were on…

Saturday, 04 February 2023 06:08

Customs seizes $6m fake currency, passports of 4 West African countries at Seme border

Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it intercepted about $6 million fake currency worth over N2.763 billion at Gbaji area of Badagry being smuggled out of the country. The was even as the Command also seized 1300 by 30 liters jerry can of PMS equivalent 39,000 liters roughly over one fuel tanker of PMS from along the creeks with duty paid value of N9. 366 million only. Customs Area Controller Seme Command, Dera Nnadi, disclosed this while showcasing the seizures yesterday, at Seme border. He said that two suspects conveying the fake currency from Nigeria…

Saturday, 04 February 2023 06:07

#EndSARS: Court sentences 2 ex-SARS police officers to death

A High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced two former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad to death by hanging. They were part of the five-member SARS team that were standing trial for killing Michael Akor and Michael Igwe, while in their custody for allegedly stealing recharge cards in Oyigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State in 2015. The accused officers were Samuel Chigbu, Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, Ogoligo, and Olisa Emeka. While Chigbu and Ogoligo died in custody at the correctional centre in Port Harcourt, Ibibo, Awuri, and Emeka continued with the trial. In her…

Saturday, 04 February 2023 06:06

Terrorists kill 41 community defense group members chasing them in Katsina

Facts emerged on Friday that terrorists killed 41 guards and injured two others in an ambush on Thursday in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. A statement on the incident by spokesman for the Katsina Police Command, Gambo Isah, on Friday confirmed the incident. The statement read, “On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at about 11pm, terrorists in their numbers, shooting indiscriminately with AK 47 rifles, attacked the house of one Muntari at Unguwar Audu Gare, Kandarawa, Bakori Local Government Area and rustled 50 cows and 30 sheep. “Subsequently, on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at about 10am, a Yansakai…

Thursday, 02 February 2023 05:50

DPO, two other police officers die in fire fight with gunmen in Benue

Gunmen in Benue state have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month, police and a security source said on Wednesday. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in a country where armed gangs terrorise people in villages and on highways and carry out kidnappings for ransom. Police in Benue state responded to a distress call after gunmen blocked the Markudi-Naka road, forcing travellers to flee, Benue state police spokesperson Anene Sewuese Catherine said. The divisional police officer for Naka town, Mamud Abubakar, led a team…

Thursday, 02 February 2023 05:49

INEC Office, police station bombed In Anambra

Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday killed a 16-year-old boy when they attacked a police station and residential buildings inside the station in Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A 15-year old girl was wounded in the attack. The gunmen were also said to have bombed Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) office in Ojoto in the same LGA. The murdered boy was a relative of a serving policeman in the station. A source said the hoodlums bombed the commission’s headquarters in the area, using improvised explosive devise (IED). The source said the injured girl had been…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:40

EFCC, DSS arrest suspects selling new Naira notes in Abuja, others

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested members of a syndicate who are hoarding and trading the redesigned naira notes in Abuja. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, said the suspects were arrested around zone 4 and Dei Dei axis of the federal capital territory (FCT). The suspects were also said to have told the EFCC that they were working in connivance with some commercial bank officials. “The operation followed intelligence on activities of unscrupulous currency speculators who were exploiting desperate citizens by offering them the new Naira notes for foreign currencies at below…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:36

Suicide bomber kills 27 police officers, 32 others in Pakistan mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, including 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security forces to get into the “Red Zone” compound that houses police and counter-terrorism offices in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, police said. “It was a suicide bombing,” Peshawar Police Chief Ijaz Khan told Reuters. He said the mosque hall was packed with up to 400 worshippers at the time and many…

Thursday, 26 January 2023 05:47

Bomb blast kills 54 herdsmen, others in Nasarawa

Dozens of cattle herders and bystanders were killed and several injured by a suspected bomb blast in Nasarawa state, a state government official and spokesperson of the national cattle breeders said on Wednesday. The incident happened on Tuesday night between Nasarawa and Benue states in north central Nigeria. Spokesperson of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Tasi'u Suleman, said a group of Fulani herders were moving their cattle to Nasarawa from Benue, where authorities had confiscated the animals for breaching anti-grazing laws, when an explosion rocked the area. "At least about 54 people died instantly. Those who were…

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Wednesday, 25 January 2023 05:25

Miyetti Allah: Hoodlums kidnap herdsman, kill 15 cows in Anambra

Southeast leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Gidado Siddiki, has alleged that hoodlums on Sunday invaded a ranching settlement in Awba-Ofemili in the Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Siddiki, who spoke to journalists in Awka on Tuesday, claimed that the hoodlums kidnapped a herdsman, Usman Haruna, and killed 15 cows during the attack. The Miyetti Allah leader urged the state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, to deploy operatives to prevent further attacks on his people and their business. “As it stands now, my people in the area are afraid to go out and…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:33

Gunmen abduct 6 pupils from Nasarawa primary school

Gunmen have abducted six pupils of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School in Alwaza, Doma LGA of Nasarawa. The gunmen were said to have attacked the school at about 7am on Friday. Rahman Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development. Nansel added that a search-and-rescue operation is ongoing . “Confirmed. 6 were abducted. They invaded the school at about 0710hrs. Search and rescue ongoing and led by the CP as he has met and commiserated with the parents of the victims,” he said via text message. Meanwhile, Nasarawa is one of the northcentral states battling insecurity.…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:21

Bandits wipe off family of six, kill others in fresh attack on Benue community

Gunmen, suspected to be members of militia of herdsmen, have wiped off a family of six; the man, his wife and four children, in a fresh attack on Abagana community, in Makurdi Local Government Area, (LGA), of Benue state. The suspected herders also reportedly killed many others and injured several persons during the attack. According to sources, the bandits attacked Abagana community opposite the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, around 9pm on Thursday. The source said some of the victims had their head cut off with the heads missing. At the time of writing this report, the source who pleaded…

Thursday, 19 January 2023 05:57

Customs seizes military hardware, illicit drugs at Lagos airport

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced the interception of hard drugs, Military and Police hardware at the cargo section of the domestic wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Customs Area Controller of the Muritala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC), Sambo Dangaladima, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen said the drugs consist 162 cartons of banned Tramadol hydrochloride 225 & 250mg, Military and Police hardwares which were intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO). According to him, the hard drugs originated from India and Pakistan and were routed through Addis-Ababa, had an estimated Duty Paid Value (DPV)…

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