Crime

Thursday, 21 November 2024 04:39

50 terrorists killed as Boko Haram insurgents ambush security personnel guarding national grid in Niger state

At least 50 Boko Haram fighters were killed on Tuesday and seven members of Nigeria's infrastructure security force were missing following an insurgent ambush on a convoy monitoring the country's power grid installations, a spokesperson said. Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency for 15 years mainly in the northeast, has been weakened by the military and internal fighting but remains a threat as it makes deadly attacks against civilians and government targets. Babawale Afolabi, spokesperson for the Nigerian Civil Defence Corp, a government agency set up to protect infrastructure, said security operatives were ambushed by about 200 Boko Haram…

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 04:49

Some bank customers using fake Swift messages for spurious FX transfers claims, CBN warns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised bank customers to be cautious about the use of fake SWIFT messages during foreign exchange (FX) remittances. SWIFT messages are sent through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication network to facilitate financial transactions between banks and financial institutions. The CBN gave the warning in a statement signed by Hakama Sidi-Ali, its acting director of corporate communications department, on Tuesday in Abuja. The apex bank said it had been inundated with claims by some stakeholders about the conclusion of foreign currency transfer to their Nigeria bank accounts. According to Sidi Ali, stakeholders…

Tuesday, 12 November 2024 04:39

US court issues fresh arrest warrant for Air Peace CEO Allen Onyema

A United States court has reissued an order for the arrest of Allen Onyema, the founder and CEO of Air Peace Limited, over a $20 million bank fraud case that has been pending against him for five years. The federal district court for Northern Georgia, Atlanta, renewed the arrest warrant on 9 October, following the addition of more charges to the case against Onyema and his co-defendant – Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance. US authorities filed the superseding indictment on 8 October, alleging new counts of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The two…

Monday, 11 November 2024 04:21

Vandals hit three transmission towers on Lokoja-Abuja line, TCN says

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its 330-kilovolt (kV) in Lokoja – Gwagwalada transmission line 1 has been attacked and destroyed by vandals. The development comes amid efforts by the federal government to overhaul the national grid due to its incessant collapse. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s general manager of public affairs, in a statement on Sunday, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, with the vandals damaging transmission towers T306, T307, and T308. “Early on Saturday, TCN engineers attempted to re-energize the 330kV Lokoja-Gwagwalada transmission line 1, but the line tripped,” Mbah said. “After efforts to reclose…

Sunday, 10 November 2024 04:34

Lakurawas terrorists in membership drives with attractive financial incentives, kill 15 in Kebbi

A new and increasingly deadly terrorist group, Lakurawas, has been causing havoc in northern Nigeria, particularly in Sokoto and Kebbi states. The group, which emerged from the aftermath of the recent coup in Niger Republic, has been luring local youths with financial incentives to expand its influence and bolster recruitment. According to a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the Lakurawas have been offering as much as N1 million to young men in exchange for their allegiance to the group’s cause. These incentives are part of an aggressive recruitment campaign aimed at vulnerable communities, combining financial rewards with ideological…

Saturday, 09 November 2024 04:36

Newly elected Anambra LG chairman arrested in US over $3.3m scam

Franklin Nwadialo, a newly elected chairman of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra state, has been arrested in Texas, United States (US), for allegedly running a $3.3 million romance scam. The US department of justice said in a statement that Nwadialo is facing a 14-count charge and risks a 20-year sentence if found guilty. The federal bureau of investigation (FBI) reportedly arrested the 40-year-old LGA chairman on arrival in Texas. He would be transferred to the Western District of Washington for arraignment. “According to the indictment, Nwadialo used various versions of the name ‘Giovanni’ when he met his victims online on websites…

Friday, 08 November 2024 04:30

New insurgent group pouring in into the country from Niger, Mali, Nigerian military warns

Nigeria's military has warned of a new insurgent group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country's northwest region from neighbouring Niger and Mali, its spokesperson said on Thursday. Defense spokesperson Edward Buba, a Major-General, said the group, an affiliate of militias operating in the Sahel region, has been active in northwest Sokoto and Kebbi states. The ideology of the group is not known. "They began an incursion into northern parts of Sokoto and Kebbi states from the Niger and Mali axis, particularly after the coup in Niger Republic," Buba said in statement. The influx of Lakurawas is linked to the July 2023 coup…

Thursday, 07 November 2024 04:28

Bandits kidnap 100, re-abduct Chief Imam earlier released in Zamfara

Not fewer than 100 people, including women, children, and elderly men, were kidnapped by rampaging bandits in Zamfara communities near Gusau, the state capital. The community’s Chief Imam, who was previously released from captivity and was receiving treatment for a leg injury, was among the victims. This marks the second time the Chief Imam has been abducted, according to residents of the locality. Meanwhile, the state authorities in Zamfara and the police have not issued a statement concerning the latest incident. A survivor spoke to the BBC Hausa Service in an interview monitored on Wednesday, recounting how the affected communities…

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 05:00

Fierce battle in Niger state as local vigilantes take on bandits

Members of the local vigilantes from Madaka community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Monday laid ambush for bandits and killed no fewer than 16 persons while several others escaped with bullets injuries. Three members of the local vigilantes, however, lost their lives during the gun battle which a source close to the community described as very fierce and lasted for well over three hours. About 20 kidnapped victims, mostly travelers who were abducted by the Bandits, and were being moved to their camps around Birin Gwari in Kaduna state, however, escaped to freedom when the vigilantes…

Tuesday, 05 November 2024 04:46

Sokoto govt raises alarm over formation of new terror group

Sokoto State Government has raised the alarm over the emergence of another terrorist group in the state, identified as LAKURAWAS. The State Deputy Governor, Idris Gobir, made this known while receiving participants of Course 33 of the National Defence College, Abuja, who were on a study tour in the state. Gobir said the group is known to be a faith-based idealist, saying, “Assessment carried out indicated that the group possessed sophisticated weapons and their criminal activities were observed in about five local government areas of the state.” According to him, this sad development is happening at a time when the…

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Sunday, 27 October 2024 04:30

That simple 'hi' text from a stranger could be the start of a scam that ends up costing you millions

“Pig butchering" operations run out of Asia but target victims globally, with scammers promising love and wealth to get their victims to invest their fortunes. The scam often starts simply with an unsolicited text message. Reported U.S. losses from investment scams totaled over $3.3 billion last year, according to the FBI, but experts say many victims are too embarrassed to report their losses. The road to Kaimi's ruin started in December, with an Instagram message about a Japanese monkey from a handsome stranger who called himself Mike. Over the coming months "Mike" and Kaimi would develop a friendship that quickly…

Friday, 18 October 2024 04:56

Many weapons used to commit crimes against Nigerians stolen from govt armoury - NSA

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said that a sizable number of illicit arms being used to commit crimes in the country originally belonged to the government. Ribadu said this on Thursday during the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms And Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), at Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment Giri, Abuja. He explained that the weapons ended up in the hands of non-state actors due to corrupt elements within the security agencies. The NSA condemned and rained curses on the security personnel who facilitate…

Monday, 14 October 2024 04:40

Air Peace reacts to fresh US charges against CEO Onyema

The management of Air Peace Limited, Nigeria’s largest airline company, on Sunday, said the ongoing legal proceedings against its founder, Allen Onyema, and Chief of Finance and Administration, Ejiro Eghagha, will not affect the safety, reliability, and daily operations of the airline. As widely reported, the United States government has added more charges to the $20 million bank fraud case against Onyema, the CEO of Air Peace, as the Nigerian businessman continues to evade trial in an American court. Although Onyema has denied wrongdoing, he is wanted in the US over the bank fraud charges filed against him and a…

Sunday, 13 October 2024 04:49

US indicts Air Peace’s boss Onyema of money laundering, obstruction of justice

Allen Onyema, chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Peace, has been charged by the US for alleged obstruction of justice. In a superseding indictment, the US attorney’s office, Northern District of Georgia, said Onyema and Ejiroghene Eghagha, the Air Peace’s chief of administration and finance, allegedly submitted false documents to end a federal investigation against them. Onyema and Eghagha have been under investigation for alleged money laundering since 2019. While the Air Peace CEO is accused of moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through US bank accounts in a scheme involving “false documents” to purchase airplanes, Eghagha is said…

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