Crime

Thursday, 21 July 2022 06:20

Gunmen kidnap 10 policemen in Kogi

Suspected gunmen kidnapped ten police officers of the Nasarawa State Command in Kogi State on Sunday. The police personnel were returning from Osun State, where they were posted as part of the police contingent in the just concluded governorship election in the state. They were kidnapped in Obajana area of Kogi state. “On July 17, 2022, about 11:05 a.m., information was received from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Obajana that gunshots were heard along New By-Pass Road, close to Trailer Park, PTI Obajana. “The DPO immediately mobilised patrol teams to the scene, where they met one white 18-seater passenger…

Wednesday, 20 July 2022 06:29

FG extradites wanted suspect to US over $3.5m fraud

Federal government has extradited a wire fraud suspect, Fatade Olamilekan, to the United States to face charges. Spokesperson for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Tuesday, that Olamilekan was flown to the U.S. last Thursday. The suspect, who is on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is accused of stealing over $3.5 million worth of equipment in various cities across the U.S. He allegedly committed the offences through impersonation in various cities, states and academic institutions across the United States, according to the EFCC. EFCC said it coordinated…

Wednesday, 20 July 2022 06:28

Kidnapped Catholic priest found dead, another escapes

A Catholic priest abducted last week was found murdered on Tuesday while his colleague managed to escaped from his captors in Kaduna state, the local diocese said. John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleophas were seized in the town of Lere when attending a parish function at Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu last Friday. On Tuesday, the body of Cheitnum was found, the Kafanchan diocese said in a statement, adding that he was "brutally killed on the same day of his abduction." His burial is on Thursday. No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction. About a dozen priests…

Tuesday, 19 July 2022 07:06

US fintech company, along with its Nigeria-born executives, convicted for illegally transferring $160m to Nigeria

A fintech company in the United States has pleaded guilty to laundering $160 million to Nigeria. US Department of Justice (DoJ) in a statement said Ping Express “transferred millions of dollars from the U.S. to Africa has admitted that it failed to adequately guard against money laundering.” U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced that Ping Express U.S. LLC pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Ping Express has Nigerian-born executives – CEO Anslem Oshionebo and Ping COO Opeyemi Odeyale – who pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money…

Tuesday, 19 July 2022 07:01

Imo govt-owned security outfit kills 7 wedding guests

There was anger in Imo State on Monday after news filtered in that gunmen suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu Security outfit allegedly killed seven wedding guests in Awomama, Oru West Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Sunday while the victims were returning to their village in Otulu in Oru East LGA before the gunmen opened fire on them. President General of Otulu community, Nnamdi Agbor, told newsmen that seven persons died on the spot while others were missing. The community leader confirmed that the victims were on their way home when…

Tuesday, 19 July 2022 07:00

Attacks on Enugu communities continue as cattle herders abduct another set of 15 residents

Gunmen, suspected to be herders, have abducted 15 residents in Mgbuji, Eha-Amufu, a community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria’s Southeast. The victims were abducted at about 7:00 a.m. on Monday along Mgbuji-Agu road within the community, according to a report by The Punch A resident of the area, Onyekachi Odo, said some of the villagers were going to their farms with tricycles when they were intercepted by some gunmen numbering over 20. The gunmen took the victims to an unknown location. A spokesperson of the community, Chijioke Ogbodo, announced the abduction on Monday. He decried the…

Sunday, 17 July 2022 05:52

Two Catholic priests abducted in Kaduna, diocese says

Two Catholic priests have been abducted in Kaduna state, the local diocese said, nearly two weeks after another priest was taken from his parish in the same state. John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were abducted in the town of Lere after they arrived for a parish function at Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu, the diocese said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the abduction. Kidnappers abducted another priest from his rectory in Kaduna state earlier this month while parishioners were waiting for him to conduct the morning mass, the local diocese said. Armed gangs are…

Monday, 11 July 2022 06:33

The N800m ransom paid and others matters in the release of 7 Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims

Eight hundred million naira was paid to the terrorists holding captives seized from the AK9 train service attacked on the Abuja-Kaduna route before the additional seven victims were released on Saturday, some families of the victims and other sources knowledgeable of the deal told Daily Trust yesterday. The released victims were among the dozens of passengers abducted on March 28 by gunmen who derailed the moving train. No organisation has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but security sources and researchers attributed the daring attack to remnants of Boko Haram working in cahoots with members of the Darul Salam, another…

Sunday, 10 July 2022 06:58

Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Terrorists release another batch of 7 abducted passengers

Publisher of the Desert Herald newspaper, a Kaduna-based newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has helped in negotiating the release of seven hostages who were abducted from the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked by gunmen in March. Mamu, who is also a media consultant to a popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, helped in securing the release of 11 hostages in June. According to the Desert Herald, those released on Saturday are Bosede Olurotimi, Abubakar Zubairu, Alhassan Sule and Sadiq Ango Abdullahi. Others are Muhammad Daiyabu Paki, Aliyu Usman and and a Pakistani Muhammad Abuzar Afzal. Though Mamu had earlier announced he was withdrawing…

Saturday, 09 July 2022 06:48

ISWAP intercepts 4 trucks carrying food to Borno IDP camps, carts away foodstuff, others

Members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have attacked a convoy of 40 trucks of food meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno and intercepted four of them, Daily Trust Saturday learnt exclusively. The attack, which occurred Thursday night around Layi village in Mobbar Local Government Area of the state, came barely 48 hours after terrorists launched a heavy attack on Kuje Medium Security Prison in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) freeing at least 69 Boko Haram suspects and hundreds of others. The ISWAP on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack. Top security…

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Saturday, 09 July 2022 06:40

Who assasinated ex-Japan PM, Shinzo Abe and why? Here’s what we know so far

In a country where gun violence is rare, the murder of former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe is raising questions about the shooter and his motive. Here’s what we know based on media reports and official statements. What happened? Abe had just begun a campaign speech in the western city of Nara on Friday when he was shot from behind, from a distance of about three meters (10 feet). Two gunshots were heard. Moments later security personnel tackled a man to the floor. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, khaki trousers and a face mask. Who was the shooter? The gunmen…

Friday, 08 July 2022 07:13

New facts are emerging about the terrorist attack on Kuje prison. Here’s what the terrorists did after taking over facility

The terrorists who attacked the Medium Security Custodial Center in the Kuje area of the Federal Capital Territory Tuesday night were said to have shared transportation fares to the inmates to aid their escape. Over 800 inmates were said to have escaped when the terrorists struck, but 400 of them have been recaptured while some of the inmates returned to the prison of their own volition. Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) had claimed the attack. Daily Trust reliably gathered that after the attackers successfully gained entrance into the prison yard, they told the inmates that were ready to…

Friday, 08 July 2022 07:11

Ekweremadu: Alleged organ harvesting victim not minor, UK court rules

Westminster Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom ruled Thursday that David Nwamini (Ukpo), the alleged organ harvesting victim in the case involving former Nigerian Senate President Ike Ekweremadu’s case, is not a minor. The Westminster magistrate issued the order during the appearance of Ekweremadu and his wife in court for the third time on Thursday. The Ekweremadus, who first appeared in a U.K. court on June 23, were arraigned after they were arrested by Met Police on June 21. Nwamini , allegedly trafficked by the couple to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter, told doctors he was 15. Prosecutors,…

Thursday, 07 July 2022 06:57

‘We did it’, ISWAP says in video claiming responsibility for Kuje prison attack

Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on a correctional facility in Kuje council area of the federal capital territory (FCT). On Tuesday night, gunmen attacked the correctional facility, with over 500 prisoners — including all Boko Haram suspects — said to have escaped. Four inmates have been confirmed dead, while an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Coops (NSCDC) was also killed in the attack. A video, said to have been published on Wednesday by the Islamic State A’maq agency, shows what appears to be a view of the Kuje…

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