Crime

Wednesday, 01 June 2022 06:17

Head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church narrates how kidnappers collected N100m ransom before his release

Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Samuel Kanu-Uche, who was abducted by hoodlums in Abia State, has said N100m was paid by the church to secure his freedom. The cleric, who spoke during a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, said the kidnappers showed him decomposing bodies of some past victims. Kanu-Uche was abducted on Sunday along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. He was taken together with his chaplain, Abidemi Shittu, and the Bishop of Owerri, Dennis Mark. The prelate said his team was going to the airport when they were attacked.…

Wednesday, 01 June 2022 06:16

Remove ethnic, political considerations from the fight against banditry, researchers, others tell FG, states

Stakeholders in the academia, security and intelligence agencies have called for de-politicisation and de-ethnicisation of the fight against bandits and banditry to get victory over the criminals. This is just as they also called for inter-agency collaboration to collectively fight bandits and triumph in providing safety for lives and properties. This was the position at an online stakeholders engagement between researchers on a TETFUND project entitled, "Armed Bandits and Banditry in Nigeria: History, Character and Panacea", led by Jide Akanji, of the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, as the Principal Investigator (PI) and six other researchers. The over…

Tuesday, 31 May 2022 06:34

Kidnapped Methodist Prelate, two others regain freedom

kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Samuel Kanu-Uche, has regained his freedom. The cleric was kidnapped alongside the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Dennis Mark, and his (the Prelate’s) chaplain on Sunday. They were kidnapped in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. Details of their release were sketchy as of the time of filing this report. But a reliable source from the church confirmed their release Monday evening. “To God be the Glory. His Eminence, Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche; his Chaplain, Abidemi Jeremiah Shittu and the Bishop of Owerri, Dennis Mark, have regained their…

Monday, 30 May 2022 06:23

Head of Methodist Church in Nigeria, 2 others kidnapped in Abia

Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu, was on Sunday, kidnapped along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State.He was kidnapped alongside Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the clergymen were kidnapped in the afternoon while they were on their way from a programme in the council area. The Police Public Relation Officer in Abia, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. “It’s quite unfortunate. Efforts are on top gear toward his rescue as well…

Monday, 30 May 2022 06:22

Cameroonian separatists invade Nigeria, kill 20

Militants of Ambazonia, a separatist group in Southwest Cameroon, have killed at least 20 people in a community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. Cletus Obun, a former member of Cross River House of Assembly and an aspirant of House of Reps for Boki/Ikom federal constituency, confirmed the incident, saying it happened on Sunday. “I can confirm that the Ambazonian soldiers crossed the Nigerian border Sunday morning to attack their compatriots who fled into Nigeria and refused to join their forces to fight.” “They killed 20 people. No one is sure yet if amongst those killed, there…

Friday, 27 May 2022 06:50

Exclusive Premium Times’ report narrates how Abba Kyari escaped being killed by fellow prison inmates. This is how it’s going with the ex-‘super cop’ behind bars

Prison officials are considering moving suspended police officer Abba Kyari to the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) from the Kuje prison after he nearly got murdered by aggrieved inmates, who accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals when he was in active service. According to internal documents and officials accessed by PREMIUM TIMES, the attack happened on May 4, months after Kyari, who is on trial for drug-related offences, was remanded. His attackers were about 190, an official said, and they are mostly in prison for drug offences. Kyari, 47, a deputy commissioner of police, was a decorated…

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 06:39

‘Call for my rescue. Come and help me, my Lord, My God’, Okorocha cries out loud as EFCC storms Abuja home

Rochas Okorocha lay on the floor and begged for help during the invasion of his Abuja residence by security operatives on Tuesday. As widely reported in the media, officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the former governor’s residence on Tuesday afternoon. After a standoff that lasted for over five hours, armed security operatives broke into Okorocha’s apartment and whisked him away. Sounds of gunshots rent the air as the operatives forced their way into Okorocha’s expansive living room where he and his family members laid on the floor to apparently escape being hit by…

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 06:38

Terrorists kill 65 in Borno, Katsina attacks

At least 65 people, mostly farmers, were reportedly killed when terrorists struck at different times in Katsina and Borno states between Sunday and Tuesday. Our correspondents gathered that 50 people were killed and an unspecified number injured when Boko Haram fighters attacked Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday. Kala Balge is the easternmost LGA and has its headquarters in the town of Rann, situated on the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon, 365 km from Maiduguri. Rann and adjoining villages have remained targets of attacks by terrorists, who killed and maimed people over the years. The…

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 06:37

Northern leaders condemn killing of Northerners in Southeast, demand decisive action

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have condemned the killing of Southeast based northerners by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). While NEF urged that government take decisive action to end killings, ACF called on the government to put attention on security. NEF Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, further demanded that Northerners and even South Easterners must be protected from the activities of IPOB. He called on government to take decisive steps to end the killings and the targeting of northerners. “The events in the Southeast particularly the events in recent days are tragic…

Monday, 23 May 2022 06:24

A new law provides for prosecution witnesses to be flown abroad for protection. This is how to qualify

In an effort to protect Nigerians who provide information to security agencies during an investigation and prosecution of offences, the Federal Government has made a provision that allows Nigerians to be kept in foreign countries under witness protection. Similarly, there is a provision that allows foreigners to be kept in Nigeria under witness protection. This is according to the Witness Protection Act 2022, which President Muhammadu Buhari had recently assented to and passed into law. Under Section 17 of the Act titled ‘Agreements with international bodies, institutions, organisations or foreign countries’, it stated that the relevant security agency would require…

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Sunday, 22 May 2022 06:36

Gunmen behead Anambra Assembly member representing Soludo’s constituency

Gunmen have beheaded Okechuckwu Okoye, the lawmaker representing Governor Charles Soludo’s community in Anambra House of Assembly, Nigeria’s Southeast. Okoye, who represents Aguata 2 Constituency in Anambra State, was abducted alongside his aide, Cyril Chiegboka, last Sunday, along Aguluzigbo road, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. His head was said to have been dumped at Chisco park in Amichi, a community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, six days after he was abducted. Police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement Saturday night. He said the lawmaker’s headless body was…

Friday, 20 May 2022 06:40

Boko Haram, Ansaru terrorists relocating to Northwest from Northeast - El Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, expressed concern over the presence of the dreaded Boko Haram and the Ansaru terrorists in two local government areas of Birnin-Gwari and Giwa in the state. El-Rufai noted that the insecurity challenge in the Northeast has moved to the Northwest, adding that bandits are planning to relocate from Sambisa to Kaduna forest. The governor stated this while receiving the 2022 First Quarter Security Report at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna in the state capital. The report presented by the State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said 360…

Friday, 20 May 2022 06:39

Female students abducted in fresh Kaduna attack

Four students of Kaduna State College of Education (KSCOE), Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state have been abducted. The victims were kidnapped at Mile 1 area of Gidan Waya axis on Monday evening. Commenting on the incident, spokesman, Kaduna State Student Union (KADSSU), KSCOE Chapter, Benjamin Fie, said their abductors have demanded a huge ransom. Fie said, “It’s with a bitter heart that the Kaduna state student union (KADSSU) of the prestigious Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya wishes to make known to the college community and the public that four of their students were…

Thursday, 19 May 2022 06:32

FG suspends AGF Ahmed Idris accused of stealing N80bn

Federal government has suspended the Account-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, following his arrest over money laundering and diversion of public funds allegations on Tuesday. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intercepted Idris in Kano on Tuesday and subsequently flew him to Abuja. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, informed Idris of his suspension in a letter on Wednesday. His suspension is without pay, Ahmed stated in the letter dated May 18, 2022. “Following your recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of diversion of funds and money laundering, I write to convey your suspension from…

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