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Saturday, 31 October 2020 04:40

Police confirm 21 killed in bandit attacks in Katsina, Zamfara

Police in Katsina and Zamfara states on Thursday said 21 persons, including police officers and members of vigilante groups, were killed in bandits attacks in the states this week. The police in separate statements said the attacks occurred in Dandume and Maradun local government areas of Katsina and Zamfara respectively. Police spokesperson in Katsina State, Mr Gambo Isah, said the attack in Diskuru in Dandume LGA where gunmen killed at least 12 locals, four vigilantes and a police officer, was retaliatory. Isah said the gunmen had been forced to retreat from a previous attack on the community after suffering heavy…

Friday, 30 October 2020 05:36

Tunisian man beheads woman, kills two more people in France church

A knife-wielding Tunisian man shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday before being shot and taken away by police. President Emmanuel Macron said France would deploy thousands more soldiers to protect important sites such as places of worship and schools, as the country’s security alert was raised to its highest level. Speaking outside the church, Macron said France had been attacked “over our values, for our taste for freedom, for the ability on our soil to have freedom of belief ... And…

Thursday, 29 October 2020 04:49

Gunmen invade mosque, Kidnap 17 in Nasarawa

Gunmen on Tuesday invaded a mosque and abducted 17 persons in Gwargwada-Sabo community in Nasarawa State. Those abducted included a library staff with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, three women and 13 other male adults. A resident of the community situated in Gadabuke Development Area, simply identified as Usman, said the incident happened during Isha’i (night) prayers. He said the gunmen, who invaded the community through the bush, surrounded the mosque, saying other gangs took position and started shooting sporadically into the air. “The gunmen actually took positions and started shooting into different directions, after that, other gangs surrounded the mosque…

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 05:51

Smugglers take advantage of #EndSARS protests to flood Lagos, others with banned imported goods

Smugglers are having a free ride along Mile2/Seme Expressway, Lagos, transporting large quantities of imported rice, frozen poultry products, vegetable oil, fish and other banned imports into the country. As a result of the #EndSARS protest by Nigerian youths across the nation and the subsequent civil unrest, officers and men of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, the Police, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, and other security services have vacated the route. Some persons of questionable characters and motives under the guise of the civil unrest, had attacked the security agents especially the Police. A source told our correspondent that the crisis created…

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 05:41

Court strikes out suit against 47 men facing homosexuality charge

A judge in a Federal high court in Lagos on Tuesday threw out a case against 47 men charged with public displays of affection with members of same sex, ending what had widely been seen as a test of the country’s laws banning homosexual relationships. The law banning gay marriage, punishable by up to 14 years in prison, and same-sex “amorous relationships”, prompted an international outcry when it came into force under former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014. The men were arrested in a police raid on a Lagos hotel in the city’s Egbeda district in 2018. Police said the…

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 05:26

British special forces arrest 7 stowaways from Lagos who attempted to hijack vessel

Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of seizing control of a ship, British police said on Monday after special forces stormed an oil tanker under threat from a group of stowaways the previous evening. The tanker’s operator thanked the British authorities, saying help was requested after seven stowaways who had boarded in Lagos, Nigeria, turned hostile. Troops from the Special Boat Service, Britain’s elite naval special forces unit, boarded the Greek-operated Nave Andromeda near the Isle of Wight off southern England after the master of the ship said he was concerned about the safety of his crew. “The seven…

Thursday, 22 October 2020 05:28

Bandits kill 20 in fresh attack in Zamfara

At least 20 people were on Tuesday killed by gunmen in Tungar Kwana village in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State, residents and police said. According to eyewitnesses, the armed men arrived the community on motorbikes after blocking the community’s entry and exit points before unleashing terror on the defenceless residents. “It was a well planned and coordinated attack; they also stole many livestock and escaped to the forest,” a resident said pleading anonymity for security reason. The resident alleged that the attack was in retaliation for the massive ongoing onslaught by Nigerian security forces against the armed…

Sunday, 18 October 2020 05:27

ICPC arrests 10 suspects for selling stolen undergraduate, post-graduate theses online

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested 10 persons involved in the advertisement and sale of completed academic projects to students online. The suspects allegedly packaged and marketed plagiarised academic theses to desperate students to assist them unlawfully fulfil the requirement for the award of different degrees across the country. Investigations revealed that some of the culprits of the online project scam were resident in Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu and Anambra States. A statement on Saturday, by ICPC spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said six of the suspects had been released on bail while the remaining four who…

Thursday, 15 October 2020 03:20

FG seeks more powers to seize, freeze proceeds of crime

Federal Government has approached the National Assembly for more powers to freeze and seize stolen public funds and assets. President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter to the House of Representatives, which the Speaker, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, read at the plenary on Wednesday, sought creation of a Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Agency. In the letter dated October 6, 2020, Mr Buhari noted that the bill seeking to establish the agency was presented to Federal Executive Council on September 16, 2020, and was subsequently approved for transmission to National Assembly. The letter partly read, “Please recall that this bill was…

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 05:38

Boko Haram jihadists kill 14 farmers in Borno

Fighters from Boko Haram jihadist group killed 14 farmers in restive northeast, members of a government-backed militia said Tuesday. The sources told AFP that insurgents on Monday seized 15 farmers working on their irrigation fields in Ngwom village, 14 kilometres (nine miles) north of Maiduguri, and cut their throats. “They slaughtered the farmers, killing 14 while one survived with a deep slash. They left him for dead,” Mr Babakura Kilo, a leader of the anti-jihadist group, said. The insurgents captured the farmers as they tended to their crops during the early afternoon, giving them no room to escape, said another…

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Wednesday, 14 October 2020 05:37

Angry mob loots police armory, as bandits kill six vigilantes in Niger state community

Six vigilantes have been allegedly killed in a renewed bandit attack in Kagara in Rafi local government area of Niger. The bandits were said to have launched the attack around 7am on Tuesday blocking Pandogari road. Unconfirmed sources said some drivers and passengers were killed and injured during the attack. A source, who spoke with our correspondent said various calls to Police for security went unanswered, leaving the vigilantes to face the bandits, leading to death of their colleagues. The vigilantes took the corpses of their colleagues to Police Divisional Office in Kagara during a protest. Not satisfied with the…

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 04:07

Bandits kill Imam, 12 others in Katsina, Niger states

No fewer than 13 persons, including children, have been massacred by bandits in fresh onslaughts on Shau and Ruwangodiya villages of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, as well as Tasan -Kere and Tungan-Makeri communities in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The separate attacks on the two villages in Katsina State, according to residents, were perpetrated on Sunday about 6 p.m. when most of the victims were returning from their farms. One of the residents, Mr Aminu Hamisu, who confirmed the incidents yesterday, said the bandits killed Imam of Shau village and his assistant. He said the…

Monday, 12 October 2020 04:50

Gunmen attack another Kaduna community, kill nine

Suspected bandits have killed nine persons in Kadai village in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State. This attack happened on Saturday night around 9pm, according to residents. It was gathered that the bandits also set cars, motorcycles and houses ablaze in the village. A resident of the area, who gave his name as Mohammadu, said Kadai village is about two kilometres from Kidandan town where the bandits killed six persons on Friday and Saturday. “The bandits came to Kadai around 9pm on Saturday and left around 12am and we discovered bodies of nine persons but some people are missing.…

Sunday, 11 October 2020 05:26

Gunmen attack Kaduna community, kill six, injure several others

Suspected gunmen have killed a seven-year-old boy and five other persons at Kidandan village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that 20 other residents of the village sustained gunshot injuries during the attack on Friday, about 11am, and Saturday. Confirming the incident, secretary of Kidandan Youth Development Association, Mr Jamilu Kidandan, said many villagers were missing. He also said many people abandoned their houses on Saturday when an Air Force plane came to their rescue. “The bandits attacked our community around 11am on Friday and left after killing four people. They returned again today (Saturday)…

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