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Wednesday, 18 October 2023 04:59

Gunmen kill three, kidnap at least 50 in Zamfara

At least 50 people, including women and children, were abducted and three others were killed in an attack by gunmen in Bagega, a mining village in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, residents said on Tuesday. Kidnapping for ransom has become commonplace in northwestern Nigeria in recent years where armed gangs, often referred to locally as bandits, have targeted villages, schools, and travelers, demanding millions of naira in ransom and making it unsafe to travel by road or to farm in some areas. The Zamfara police spokesperson did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment on the attack, which took place…

Wednesday, 11 October 2023 04:51

Gunmen kidnap four varsity students in Nasarawa, Police say

Gunmen kidnapped four people from a house in the university town of Keffi, in Nasarawa state, police said on Tuesday. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in Nigeria, but attacks have mostly been in the northwest region where armed men have targeted university students. Nasarawa police spokesperson Rahman Nansel said police received a distress call at about 0155 GMT on Tuesday after armed men invaded a house in Angwan Kaare community and responded with the military, but the kidnappers had already fled with their victims. "The Commissioner of Police has ordered a manhunt for the culprits with a view to rescue…

Tuesday, 10 October 2023 04:44

Policeman who killed Lagos lawyer sentenced to death

Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos State High Court has sentenced a trigger happy Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, to death by hanging for killing a pregnant Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem. Lagos State government had arraigned Vandi before the court for allegedly shooting the 41-year-old pregnant lawyer to death at the Ajah under-bridge checkpoint on December 25, 2022. The incident sparked outrage, especially on social media and the police officer was suspended. The convict was initially charged with murder, but the court found him guilty of manslaughter as a result of a lack of intention on his part. During…

Saturday, 07 October 2023 04:47

Gunmen kidnap 9 in Zamfara state, say residents

At least nine people were kidnapped in an attack on Friday by gunmen in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, residents said. Kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs is rife in northwest Nigeria due to high levels of poverty, unemployment and the proliferation of illegal firearms. The Zamfara police and local government did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment on Friday. Residents of Tsohuwar Kasuwa community in Kaura Namoda local government area of the state said the gunmen stormed their village in an early morning raid on motorcycles. "They abducted my two children and they were taken to an unknown…

Thursday, 05 October 2023 04:47

Gunmen kidnap five female university students in Katsina, police confirm

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped five female students from a university in the northwestern Katsina state on Wednesday, the police said, the second such abduction involving students in the region within a month. Kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs is rife in northwest Nigeria due to high levels of poverty, unemployment and the proliferation of illegal firearms. Katsina police spokesperson Abubakar Sadiq, in a statement, said the incident occurred early on Wednesday at the Federal University in Dutsin-Ma town. The police have "deployed all its tactical and operational assets with a view to rescuing the victims unhurt", he said, adding one…

Wednesday, 04 October 2023 05:06

Blast at illegal oil refinery kills 37 in Rivers state

At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, were burned to death after a blast at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State, a local security official and community leader said on Tuesday. Illegal refining is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria as impoverished locals tap pipelines to make fuel to sell for a profit. The practice, which can be as basic as boiling crude oil in drums to extract fuel, is often deadly. The latest incident happened in the early hours of Monday in the Ibaa community, in Rivers State, Rufus Welekem, the head of security…

Tuesday, 03 October 2023 04:34

Diezani arraigned in London court on corruption charges

A former Nigerian oil minister appeared in court in London on Monday charged with receiving bribes in the form of cash, luxury goods, flights on private jets and the use of high-end properties in Britain in return for awarding oil contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria's minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015, during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan. Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the EFCC, welcomed the British prosecution and said she was also wanted in her home country to face charges of money-laundering. Appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court, Alison-Madueke spoke only to give her name, date of birth…

Monday, 25 September 2023 04:57

Gunmen kill 14, kidnap 60 in attacks in Zamfara, Borno

Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and abducted at least 60 others in two communities of Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state. Elsewhere, in the northeast of the country suspected Islamist insurgents ambushed a convoy of vehicles under military escort, killing two soldiers and four civilians, said a police source and a motorist who witnessed the attack. The attackers set fire to five vehicles and drove off with one truck, the witness said. President Bola Tinubu is yet to spell out how…

Saturday, 23 September 2023 04:44

Windows broken, doors removed as gunmen abduct 35 from Zamfara university

Gunmen broke down doors, shattered windows and abducted 24 female students from hostels of a university in northwestern Zamfara state in the early hours of Friday, witnesses said, in the latest kidnapping to hit the state. As they marched their victims away, the armed men also took a security guard and 10 construction workers who were sleeping in a makeshift shelter on the premises of Federal University Gusau, local officials said. "The armed bandits arrived on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically, that's when I woke up. They went to the girls' hostels near the campus, breaking windows and doors and…

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 04:45

Gunmen kill 8 soldiers, policemen in Imo

At least five policemen were killed in an attack by armed men in Nigeria's southeastern Imo state, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest incident in a state rife with gang and separatist violence. Armed groups have attacked police stations and government buildings in states in Nigeria's southeast, which authorities often blame on the proscribed separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group. IPOB denies the charges. Imo police spokesman Henry Okoye confirmed the attack occurred at Ehime Mbano local government area of the state, but did not immediately provide details because investigations are ongoing. Local media reported at least…

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Sunday, 10 September 2023 04:43

Founder of a failed crypto exchange sentenced to 11,000 years in prison

A Turkish court sentenced Faruk Fatih Ozer, the founder of failed crypto exchange Thodex, to 11,196 years in prison. Ozer and his two siblings received similar jail times on Thursday, Bloomberg reported. The court found them guilty of fraud and other charges. Ozer dropped out of high school and had founded Thodex in 2017. A Turkish court on Thursday found Faruk Fatih Ozer, the high-school dropout founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, guilty of on multiple charges including leading a criminal organization, aggravated fraud, and money laundering. He was sentenced to 11,196 years in prison, according to a Bloombergreport. Ozer…

Monday, 04 September 2023 04:31

Scores abducted as gunmen open fire on commercial buses on Abuja-Lokoja highway

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have opened fire on two commercial buses and abducted scores of the passengers near Ochonyi village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. One of the passengers of the buses, who escaped while being led into the bush, Shedrack Jonathan, said he boarded the bus at Jabi in Abuja, travelling to Enugu, and that they ran into the gunmen. He said the incident happened around 7:33pm after Omoko village, last Thursday, while descending a sloppy part of the road, adding that they started hearing gunshots and the bus suddenly veered off the road into the bush. He added…

Sunday, 03 September 2023 04:41

Gunmen invade Kaduna community, kill 9 worshippers inside mosque

At least nine worshippers have been reported killed in an attack by suspected terrorists in the Saya-Saya community in Ikara Local Government of Kaduna state. The member representing Ikara local government at the state’s House of Assembly, Alhassan Muhammed, reported that the assailants attacked two communities. “The sad incident happened on Friday after Insha’i prayer, the gunmen invaded the Saya-Saya town on a motorcycle with sophisticated weapons. “They started shooting inside and outside the mosque during the night prayer, killing seven people inside the mosque and two others in the neighbourhood. “The Kaduna State government, the local government councils and…

Monday, 28 August 2023 05:14

Oil theft: Illegal crude oil connection points that cost Nigeria ‘$7.2m revenue monthly’ discovered in Abia

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Sunday, says the country lost an average of $7.2 million monthly from illegal oil connections. The oil firm disclosed this following the discovery of an illegal connection in Owaza community, Abia state. The illegal connection was discovered on Saturday, by the oil theft situation assessment delegation deployed in the Niger Delta by the federal government. The team was also said to have visited the Trans-Niger Pipeline Right of Way in Owaza, Abia, where an array of dismantled illegal connections were observed. The delegation was led by Muhammed Badaru, minister of defence. Some of…

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