Crime

Saturday, 16 April 2022 06:40

Negotiations between FG and terrorists who abducted 100 passengers from the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train aren’t going well. These are their demands

There are indications that negotiations between the Federal Government and terrorists, who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28, have stalled following the refusal of the government to accede to their demands. The terrorists are keeping about 100 passengers, who were abducted from the train, which derailed at Katari, Kaduna, after it was bombed. Eight persons were killed and 26 others injured when gunmen attacked the train and kidnapped the victims. Nigerian Railway Corporation said it was unable to establish contact with 163 of the passengers and seven crew members, who boarded the train. It was gathered that the demand…

Friday, 15 April 2022 06:27

Gunmen kill INEC official in Imo

Nwokorie Anthony, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been shot dead in Imo State. The official was killed during the Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) exercise in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of the state. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Emeka Ezeonu, Nwokorie was killed at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia Ward (RA 02) of Ihitte Uboma LGA, while whereabouts of two other staff involved in the registration exercise were unkown. Based on the tragic incident, the electoral commission suspended the exercise in the LGA. A National Commissioner of INEC and Chairman, Information…

Friday, 15 April 2022 06:26

APC thugs stone Judge out of courtroom in Bayelsa

Hoodlums numbering over 30 disrupted proceedings in the hearing of a suit into the disputed ward, local government and state congresses of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the Bayelsa State High Court. The claimant, Alex Blackson and his brother, Osom Blackson, were injured during the stampede in the court room, while the presiding Judge, Nayai Aganaba, was stoned. The Judge was later whisked to safety by his police orderly. Most of the lawyers were chased out, while those who came with the claimant were brutalised. The hoodlums were said to have been provoked over the alleged insistence of Aganaba…

Thursday, 14 April 2022 06:24

Gunmen kill four officers in another attack on police facilities in Anambra

Four police officers were killed Wednesday when gunmen attacked Atani Divisional Police Headquarters in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s Southeast. The incident happened at about 1 a.m. Police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident. He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Echeng Echeng, led a team of police officers to the area to restore normalcy. Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police said it was unfortunate that four police officers were killed during the gun battle. “Unfortunately, during a gun battle, four of our police operatives paid the supreme price,” he said. The…

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 06:19

25 killed in coordinated attacks spanning 3 LGs in Benue

At least 25 people were killed in attacks on several villages in three Local Government Areas of Benue State on Tuesday morning. Our correspondent reports that villages in the three Local Government Areas of Guma, Logo and Tarka came under severe gunfire between 8pm on Monday and 3am on Tuesday in what appeared to be a coordinated siege by invaders. It was learnt that 15 corpses were recovered from the Tyotugh community in Tarka LGA while nine were recovered from Guma and one, a traditional ruler from Logo. Villagers said the figures could be higher as the search for missing…

Tuesday, 12 April 2022 06:27

50 killed. 70 persons abducted as gunmen invade Plateau communities

At least 50 people were killed and dozens abducted by gunmen in Nigeria's Plateau state, residents and a community leader said on Monday, the latest in a spate of attacks by armed gangs in northern parts of Africa's most populous nation. Such attacks are not common in Plateau, in central Nigeria. But the state shares a border with Kaduna state, where suspected bandits - a loose term for gangs of outlaws carrying out robberies and kidnappings - blew up train tracks, killed eight people and kidnapped dozens last month. Fifteen soldiers were last week killed by gunmen who attacked a…

Monday, 11 April 2022 06:35

Community leader, 14 others killed in Southern Kaduna

A newly installed community leader in Kaduna was killed in the early hous of Sunday by gunmen. The community leader, Isiaku Madaki was murdered in his residence in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. Kakura, a community predominantly inhabited by the gbagi tribe have other tribes with few Fulani settlers who have lived together in the community for decades. However, it was gathered that 14 other persons were killed following alleged reprisal attacks on neighbouring settlement by aggrieved natives. A resident of the area, Baban David disclosed that the deceased was on Saturday installed as the Head of the…

Monday, 11 April 2022 06:34

Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah leader in Abuja community

Adamu Aliyu, chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Gwagwalada council area of the federal capital territory (FCT), has been reportedly killed by gunmen. Baba Ngelzarma, national secretary of MACBAN, in a statement on Sunday, said Aliyu and four others were killed by bandits at Dako area near Dobi village in Gwagwalada. Ngelzarma said MACBAN has lost two state chairmen and five local government chairmen as a result of the activities of cattle rustlers and bandits. “Adamu was said to have been trailed by the bandits from Izom cattle market in Niger State. Four other people…

Saturday, 09 April 2022 05:56

Kanu’s trial for terrorism to proceed after court strikes out 8 out of 15 charges

Nigeria's separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu should stand trial and answer to charges that include terrorism and broadcasting falsehoods, a High Court judge ruled on Friday. Kanu, a British citizen who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), denies all the charges, which are linked to broadcasts he made between 2018 and last year. A judge on Friday ruled that Kanu will stand trial on seven counts of terrorism out of 15, and stuck out eight of the charges which the government brought against the IPOB leader. The hearing was held in camera. A federal court judge ruled on Thursday…

Friday, 08 April 2022 06:20

All terrorism trials in Nigeria to be held in secret, Court rules

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that all trials of terrorism cases in Nigeria will henceforth be held in camera. In a statement titled "new practice directions on hearing of terrorism cases", John Terhemba Tsoho also said coverage of any part of such proceedings would be prohibited. He said the new ruling was designed to ensure the security and safety of all parties and members of the public and ensuring fair trials. Separately, the leader of a banned separatist movement charged with terrorism offences filed a suit alleging that he cannot be tried because he was illegally extradited from Kenya,…

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Thursday, 07 April 2022 06:26

Terrorists threaten to kill abducted train passengers if FG fails to meet demands

The bandits, who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train last month, have threatened to kill them if the federal government fails to meet their demands. In a video released on Wednesday, the armed men said they were not interested in money, adding that the Federal Government knows what they were asking for. The video, which was less then two minutes, had four of the bandits with one of the abducted passengers – Alwan Hassan, Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture. One of them, who spoke in Hausa, said the MD was released due to his age and in the spirit…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 06:26

Terrorists invade military base in Kaduna, kill 15 soldiers, cart away weapons

Gunmen killed 15 soldiers and wounded more than a dozen others during an attack on an army base in Kaduna state, two army sources said on Tuesday, in the latest attack on security forces by armed gangs. The gangs, designated as terrorists by the government, have caused havoc in northwest Nigeria by attacking villages, towns and schools and kidnapping hundreds of students. An army officer at the military base in the town of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna told our correspondent that gunmen on motorbikes used rocket-propelled grenades and other heavy weapons during an attack that lasted more than two hours…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 06:23

Kano Court jails atheist 24 years for blasphemy

An atheist and outspoken critic of religion was sentenced to 24 years in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to blasphemy charges in the largely Muslim northern state of Kano, in a ruling that puts a spotlight on religious freedoms in the country. Charges against Mubarak Bala are linked to comments he posted on Facebook in April 2020 that were critical of Islam and which authorities in Kano considered blasphemous and an insult to the religion, his lawyer said. When asked by Kano High Court Judge Farouk Lawan whether he had been coerced to enter a guilty plea to the…

Tuesday, 05 April 2022 06:05

Bandits abduct 22 villagers on Abuja-Kaduna highway hours after Police Chief’s visit

Bandits have raided some houses at Anguwar Maji in Jere town along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway and abducted 22 villagers. This happened barely 24 hours after the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, visited the highway. Jere, which shares a boundary with Tafa-Sabon -Wuse in Niger State, is located on the ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna Highway. A resident of Anguwar Maji, Shehu Bala, who confirmed the latest abduction through a telephone conversation with our reporter, said the incident happened around 11pm on Sunday. He said the bandits, who came in large numbers, invaded some houses and whisked away 22 residents, including five…

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