Crime

Thursday, 29 April 2021 05:48

Gunmen kill 2 police officers in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed the killing of two of their men by gunmen in the state. They were reportedly gunned down at a checkpoint on Tuesday at Urua Inyang, headquarters of Ika Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen, who came on several motorcycles, opened fire on the policemen forcing some of them to flee. The hoodlums then took away police rifles and burnt their van. Akwa Ibom Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Odiko Macdon, said the Commissioner of Police, Amiengheme Andrew, was already in Ika for an-on-the-spot assessment of the attack. “We are in Ika, trying…

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:51

Islamist militants overrun military base outskirts of Maiduguri, kill 33 soldiers

Militants overran an army base in northeastern Nigeria, killing more than 30 soldiers before pulling back in the face of air strikes, soldiers and a resident said. The attackers were believed to belong to the regional offshoot of Islamic State. They hit the base in Mainok town in northeast Borno state on Sunday afternoon, three soldiers and the resident told Reuters. Rising insecurity across Nigeria has killed scores of soldiers and civilians this year. Just over a month ago, about 30 soldiers were killed in four attacks by Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria. In a statement issued Monday evening, a…

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:49

Bandits execute two more Greenfield university students abducted last week

Bandits have killed two more student captives abducted from a private university last week, said a state official on Monday, bringing the total number of executed hostages to five. On Tuesday, armed men stormed Greenfield University in Kaduna state, killing one person and abducting an unknown number of students, the latest in a series of kidnappings at educational institutes that are mostly carried out for ransoms. “Security agencies have just reported to the Kaduna State Government the recovery of two more dead bodies of Greenfield University students, killed by armed bandits today,” said Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna’s commissioner for its state…

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:47

Bandits kill DPO, 8 other police officers in fierce gun battle in Kebbi

A divisional police officer and eight other officers on Sunday lost their lives in Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State while repelling an attack by bandits. Two vigilante members were also killed by the bandits in the incident. Police spokesperson in Kebbi, Nafi’u Abubakar, said the officers responded to distress calls following the attack on Sunday night. Abubakar said the bandits launched the attack at Makuku and surrounding villages in Sakaba council area. “Upon arrival in the area, the police engaged the criminals in a fire fight. Unfortunately, the DPO and eight of his men and two vigilante members…

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:46

Hoodlums invade Anambra community, kill nine

No fewer than nine people were killed on Monday when hoodlums invaded Ukpomachi community, Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. Police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the killing in a statement, said information about the incident was “still sketchy.” Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, said others were injured, and property and livestock destroyed. Ikenga said the attackers were armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons. He said the police were yet to verify identities of those killed. The police spokesperson said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday Kuryas, has ordered immediate…

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:45

Italian police arrest 30 Nigerians for belonging to Black Axe mafia syndicate

Italian police have carried out raids across the country, arresting some 30 people suspected of operating for the Nigerian Black Axe mafia syndicate. Police say they face about 100 charges including drug and people trafficking, prostitution and internet fraud. The gang allegedly used the Bitcoin cryptocurrency to carry out clandestine financial transactions on the dark web. Black Axe emerged from Nigeria in the 1970s, where they carried out rape, mutilation, and ritual murders. They went on to build a powerful international network. "There is evidence that the members had a direct connection with the Nigerian gang, drawing on the same…

Monday, 26 April 2021 05:48

Gunmen invade church during service in Kaduna, kill medical doctor, abduct others

Gunmen, on Sunday, attacked worshippers at Haske Baptist Church, Manini community, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state. A medical doctor was said to have been killed in the attack, while five persons were abducted. An eyewitness, Jacob Bala, said the bandits stormed the church at about 9am on Sunday when church service was going on and opened fire on the worshippers. According to him, the bandits were “many” and rode on motorcycles while bearing “sophisticated arms”. Bala said his uncle, Zakariya Dogonyaro, a staff of Kaduna ministry of health, was shot dead by the bandits. He added that five other people,…

Monday, 26 April 2021 05:47

Gunmen kill 8 security men in Rivers

Eight security operatives were reportedly gunned down by unknown armed men, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday night, along the Omagwa/Isiokpo/Elele Owerri road, in the area. Among the security personnel were three soldiers, three from Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and two from the Nigeria Police Force. According to the information gathered, the perpetrators, numbering over 50, carted away rifles belonging to the security personnel. The yet-to-be-identified gunmen were said to have attacked the Customs in Elele and burnt their operational vehicles; while the soldiers were attacked in Omagwa. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nnamdi…

Monday, 26 April 2021 05:46

Boko Haram beheads teacher as insurgents continue to hold Yobe town

Atrocities committed by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe town, Geidam, which they invaded at the weekend, were on Sunday lamented by chairman of Geidam Local Government, Ali Kolo. Kolo, who spoke with our correspondent on telephone, could not say who was in control of Geidam as of last night. He was emphatic however, that insurgents were in firm control of the town between Saturday night and Sunday morning. According to him, Boko Haram had their evening prayers in the town. “I don’t know exactly who is in control of my town as we speak, but what I am sure is…

Monday, 26 April 2021 05:44

Hotel owner, seven family members abducted in Oyo

Gunmen suspected to be criminal herdsmen on Saturday night stormed Agbo Hotel in Ajaawa, Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State, and kidnapped its owner, Olukunle Oyedokun. The attackers abducted seven other family members of the hotelier, including his wife, Busayo Oyedokun and the baby she was nursing; Oyedokun’s first child, Omoriyeba; and her six-year-old daughter, Adesewa; his brother’s wife, Julianah Oyedokun, and her 10-year-old son, John; and another child belonging to Oyedokun, Oluwajuwonlo; in addition to a guest of the hotel. It was gathered that the abductors invaded the hotel behind CAC Primary School, Lagbedu Road at about…

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Sunday, 25 April 2021 06:02

Gunmen bomb Imo gov’s private home, kill three security personnel

Gunmen numbering about 30 at the weekend invaded the country home of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at Omuma, in Oru East Local Government Area of the State and set fire to the building. According to eye-witness accounts, the gunmen who came in several vehicles dressed in black and army camouflage at about 8:30 am started shooting sporadically in the air before launching their rocket to rip the entrance open. Also, they were said to have set two vehicles parked outside and inside of the compound ablaze. An official of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) who confronted them…

Sunday, 25 April 2021 06:01

Suspected herdsmen attack Benue, Nasarawa communities, kill 28

Twenty-eight persons have been reportedly killed in attacks on several communities in Benue and Nasarawa states by suspected herdsmen. A former Speaker of Benue State Assembly, Dave Iorhemba, on Saturday said 17 people were killed in separate attacks on communities in Guma Local Government Area of the state. Speaking with journalists, Iorhembs explained that several people were injured and receiving treatment in various hospitals in the state. He noted that communities such as Ayeri and Tse-Gboigyo in Mbaye/Yandev Ward, Guma, suffered deadly attacks between 1am and 2am on Saturday. The former speaker added that a primary school teacher, Hycint Ajum,…

Sunday, 25 April 2021 06:00

Boko Haram destroys communication facilities in Yobe hometown of new police chief

Many residents of Geidam town in Yobe State no longer have network on their phones as Boko Haram fighters have razed the masts of Airtel and MTN in the town. Geidam is the home town of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and the immediate former governor of the state, Ibrahim Geidam. The attackers first struck on Friday evening but they took cover following air strikes from the military. Ali Maina, one of the residents, said after the Air Force jet which hovered around the town left, the insurgents returned. He added that “they wreaked havoc on the…

Saturday, 24 April 2021 05:10

Bandits kill three among students abducted from university in Kaduna

PRESS RELEASE In an act of mindless evil and sheer wickedness, the armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students. The armed bandits on Tuesday night kidnapped an unspecified number of students at the institution located at Kasarami village off Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun LGA. Remains of three students were found today (Friday), in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university and have been evacuated to a mortuary by the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, and Force Commander, Operation Thunder Strike, MH Abdullahi. Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the…

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