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Thursday, 09 September 2021 05:47

Gunmen kidnap 20 in Sokoto as bandits facing military onslaughts in Zamfara escape to state

Gunmen kidnapped 20 people in Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, in what a local government source described as a spillover from a crisis in neighbouring Zamfara State where a military crackdown is underway. Gangs of ransom seekers have been kidnapping children from their schools, villagers from their homes and travellers from their vehicles across northwest Nigeria since last December and authorities have been struggling to respond. Sanusi Abubakar, a police spokesman in Sokoto State, said gunmen had seized 20 people during an attack in the rural Dange-Shuni area. The kidnappers also seized livestock and food supplies,…

Wednesday, 08 September 2021 05:51

Gunmen kidnap 18 villagers in latest attack in Kaduna

Gunmen invaded a village in Kaduna state and kidnapped 18 residents including seven children, a community leader said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of mass abductions disrupting every aspect of life in Northwest Nigeria. Gangs of ransom seekers have been kidnapping children from their schools, villagers from their homes and travellers from their vehicles across northwest Nigeria since last December. Suleiman Keke, a community leader in the village of Keke B on the outskirts of the state capital Kaduna, said gunmen on motorbikes arrived late on Monday night and went from house to house seizing children and their…

Wednesday, 08 September 2021 05:50

Bandits abduct Katsina College of Education deputy provost’s three sons

Three sons of Deputy Provost of Isa Kaita College of Education in Dutsinma, Katsina State, Isma’il Ado Funtua, have been kidnapped by bandits. A source close to Ado Funtua, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits invaded the campus and broke into the deputy provost’s residence around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, September 6. “Around 11:30 pm on Monday, four heavily armed terrorists entered the school premises and broke into the residence of the Deputy Provost of the college, Isma’il Ado Funtua, where they abducted three of his children,” the source, who pleaded anonymity, said. “When they arrived, his gateman was…

Tuesday, 07 September 2021 05:47

Bandits invade Katsina communities, kill two, abduct four children of village head

Armed bandits on Sunday night killed two people and kidnapped four children of a village head in separate attacks in Katsina State. Reports have it that the bandits entered Mahuta in Dandume local government area around 12:12 a.m. and started shooting sporadically to scare away people. A resident said two women were instantly killed during the attack while an elderly man died on Monday morning from wounds he sustained in the attack. “They abducted several people and as I speak with you now, many people have fled Mahuta for Dandume and Funtua. We are not yet sure how many have…

Monday, 06 September 2021 05:51

Gunmen break into Katsina lawmaker’s home, abduct wife, children

Bandits invaded Kurami, hometown of Ibrahim Aminu Kurami, lawmaker representing Bakori constituency in Katsina House of Assembly, and abducted his wife and two children Saturday night. This happened nearly a year after the lawmaker himself was abducted. The bandits, who rode on motorbikes, blocked the Funtua-Katsina road for minutes while the abduction of the Kurami family went on at his home, a source said. “Immediately after Ishaa’i prayers we started hearing gun shots in the town. “The bandits went straight to the to the home of the House Member and made away with his wife and two children.” Meanwhile, last…

Monday, 06 September 2021 05:49

Woman, daughters abducted as gunmen break into another home in Abuja

A 45 year-old woman, Bukola Oladapo, and two of her daughters have been abducted at Pegi community in Kuje area council of Abuja. They were abducted two days after a father, Abdullahi Benda, and his 23 year-old son, Jibrin Abdullahi Benda, were kidnapped at Yangoji village, in Kwali Area council, of the FCT. Daughters of the woman involved in the fresh kidnap incident were identified as Moyo Oladapo, 17 years old, and Glory Oladapo, 14 years old. A resident simply identified as Abednego said the incident happened around 1:04 am on Sunday. He said the kidnappers, wielding AK-47 rifles, attacked…

Sunday, 05 September 2021 05:54

Gunmen kill Sowore’s brother, abduct 5 others - Police

Those who murdered the younger brother of Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, abducted five persons, according to the police. Sowore had broken the news of Felix Olajide, his immediate younger brother, in a Facebook post Saturday morning. Describing the incident as shocking, the publisher said the law will catch up with his sibling’s killers. “My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore, was today shot and killed near Okada in Edo state by reportedly herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo sate where he is studying Pharmacy,” Sowore wrote on Facebook. Confirming the tragic incident, Edo State Police Spoeksman,…

Saturday, 04 September 2021 05:43

US court jails Nigerian over $2.6m unemployment benefit fraud

Bamidele Muraina, a 34-year-old Nigerian, has been sentenced to 70 months in a US prison for fraudulently claiming unemployment insurance benefits worth $2.6 million. According to a press statement by the United States department of justice, northern district of Georgia, Muraina was convicted alongside 33-year-old Gabriel Kalembo. Muraina was said to have hacked into multiple tax preparation and accounting firms located in several states, including a Brunswick, Georgia-based accounting firm, between January 29, 2018, and April 2020. “Muraina obtained access to the firms’ accounts with a national tax preparation program, stole personally identifiable information from their clients, and filed more…

Saturday, 04 September 2021 05:42

Gunmen abduct father and son from their home in Abuja

A father, Abdullahi Benda, and his 23-year-old son, Jibrin Abdullahi Benda, have been abducted at Yangoji village in Kwali Area council of Abuja. A neighbour simply identified as Zakari said the incident happened in the wee hours of Friday. He said the kidnappers, who positioned themselves at strategic places, scaled the fence of the victim’s house. “In fact, one of the kidnappers was even standing at a window at the back of my room shooting into the air, because it is a fence that separates us with the victim.” “The other members of the gang jumped over the fence and…

Friday, 03 September 2021 05:47

Court freezes convicted banker Atuche’s N19bn in all banks

An Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court has ordered the freezing of assets and funds amounting to N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by Francis Atuche, the convicted former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB. The banks include Access Bank Plc, Citi Bank Ltd, Ecobank Nigeria Ltd, Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc, First Bank Of Nigeria Plc, First City Monument Bank and Globus Bank Ltd. Others include Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Heritage Bank Ltd, Keystone Bank Ltd, Lotus Bank Ltd, Mainstreet Bank Plc, Polaris Bank Plc, Platinum Mortgage Bank Ltd, Providus Bank Ltd and Stanbic IBTC Nigeria Ltd.…

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Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:59

Zamfara shuts all schools as police confirm 73 schoolchildren abducted in latest bandit attack

Armed men kidnapped 73 children from a school in Zamfara state in the latest mass abduction in the northwest region, police said in a statement on Wednesday. Police said a large number of armed bandits invaded Government Day Secondary School in the village of Kaya in rural Zamfara state at 11:22 am local time. “The command ... has deployed search and rescue team that was mandated to work in synergy with the military to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students,” Zamfara police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said in the statement. Armed gangs seeking ransoms have kidnapped more than 1,100…

Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:56

Gunmen kill nine in Kogi community

Naval personnel have been drafted to strengthen security in Bagana, Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, following Tuesday’s invasion of the community by gunmen, who allegedly killed nine persons. Apart from the nine persons, who were shot dead, several others sustained varying degrees of injury. Chief Security Officer for the local government council, Stephen Shuaibu, said there were threats of reprisals from different quarters, hence the proactive move of deploying naval personnel to prevent a further breakdown of law and order. The villagers, while recounting their ordeal, noted that since December 2014, the village had on two occasions been…

Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:54

Gunmen kill three, abduct others in Katsina

Gunmen have killed three people and abducted others in Sabuwa Local Council of Katsina State. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning while the residents were asleep. It was learned that the gunmen, who rode on motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the community, taking vigilante groups and other security volunteers unawares. Many people, including those scampering for safety, were reportedly injured during the attack. It was gathered that houses were looted while three people were abducted. An unconfirmed report claimed that both the deceased and abducted were all males. Spokesperson for the police command, Gambo Isah, was yet to…

Wednesday, 01 September 2021 15:29

Bandits abduct students in hometown of Zamfara gov

Bandits have again abducted school children in Zamfara State. The victims this time are an unspecified number of students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Maradun is the home town of Governor Bello Matawalle. A resident of the town, Shafiu Bala, told our correspondent that the students were kidnapped Wednesday afternoon in their school. “I don’t know how many of them have been kidnapped but I am sure because some of the students and teachers ran home.” Another source, Yusuf Dosara, confirmed the abduction but also did not know the number of…

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