Crime

Mr Shuaibu Idris, deputy chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, has been kidnapped alongside his daughter. They were kidnapped by gunmen from their residence located along Zaria-Kaduna road. The gunmen were said to have arrived at the area on Wednesday night before abducting the duo. When contacted, Mr Umar Muri, the state commissioner of police, told reporters to call back later regarding details of the incident; subsequent calls were not answered. Kaduna has been experiencing attacks mostly by bandits recently. On Wednesday, there were reports of an invasion by bandits in some communities in Kajuru local government…
Police have arrested two people on suspicion of murder after an officer found human remains in a suitcase that was being carried by a couple near the English-Welsh border. The gruesome discovery was made on Tuesday night at 11.30pm near the A4136 between Coleford, in Gloucestershire and Monmouth, in Wales. A woman from Birmingham aged in her 20s and a man from Wolverhampton aged in his 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the investigation and remain in police custody. A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Police said: "Due to an ongoing police investigation road closures and scene…
Gunmen have kidnapped four persons, including a captain of the Nigerian Army, identified as D. Gana, along Kabba-Auga-Akoko expressway in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The army captain and others, abducted on Tuesday, were said to be travelling from Abuja when they ran into the ambush laid by the kidnappers. Spokesman of Ondo State police command, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the development when he spoke with newsmen yesterday. Ikoro said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie, had ordered officers and men of the command to begin the search of the forest where the victims were believed…
Police in Kaduna State on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons by suspected bandits in Gonar Rogo village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the State. The police, in a statement issued by the command spokesperson, Mr Mohammed Jalige, vowed to apprehend the culprits. Jalige said the command received a distress call on Tuesday through the DPO Kajuru that a group of armed men on motorbikes invaded Gonar Rogo, a remote village in Kufana district, Kajuru LGA. “The attackers shot sporadically, attacking the villagers and in the process killed 15 persons, and injured five others,” he said. He explained…
At the age of 17, Sahid Aminu and his younger brother Mustapha Aminu who was 15, were allegedly forced by their father to abandon school in 2015 and join a terrorist group known as Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena fii Bilaa dis Sudan. They were among nine suspected terrorists recently arrested by detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police, Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The group popularly known as Ansarul is said to be responsible for the recent kidnapping of two expatriates working with Tricata Ltd and were also alleged to have participated in the abduction of Magajin Garin of Daura in…
When Michelle Renee Hughes registered his new airplane with the Federal Aviation Administration last February, he submitted all the necessary paperwork, including a signed bill of sale showing he bought the 1981 Piper Seminole from a private seller for $115,000. Although the return address on the envelope didn’t match the address listed on the registration form, Hughes included the standard $5 registration fee and everything else seemed in order. A couple of weeks later, the FAA registry officially transferred ownership of the aircraft, a twin-engine, three-passenger plane with a range of nearly 1,000 miles, over to Hughes. Hughes, who identifies…
Multiple attacks by bandits on Wednesday in Faskari and Sabuwa local government areas of Katsina State led to the death of 5 people. Also, Divisional Police Officer, Mr Aminu Abdulkarim, was shot while Head of administration of Danmusa local government, Mr Yahaya Musa Sabuwa, was kidnapped. Confirming the incidents, the state governor, Mr Aminu Masari said; “the state is daily recording attacks from operations of unrepentant bandits. “It is a very terrible situation about our people, some of them is not about Coronavirus, it is about bandits virus.” He said; “DPO of Faskari was nearly killed as a result of…
Plateau State again woke up on Monday to news of the death of seven of its citizens in Naraguta, Shimilang and Kwal villages in Jos North, Mangu and Bassa Local Government Areas respectively. At Naraguta, Mr Ali Shekara, an astute miner, was shot dead by gunmen at his residence at about 7:30 pm on Sunday. He was said to be relaxing after a hectic day before the assailants swooped on him. A resident of the community, who would not want to be named, said Shekara was an easy going man who would not ordinarily get himself into trouble, wondering how…
The numbers are staggering. Federal Trade Commission says coronavirus-related scams have cost Americans $13.4 million so far this year. Google blocks more than 100 million phishing emails every day as criminals try to steal money and personal information. About 18 million of them are coronavirus-related. Scam websites pose as the real thing, collecting personal data and credit card numbers. With over 40,000 domain names using the word “coronavirus,” you have to be on alert. Scam calls are getting more convincing, too. In the last year alone, Americans were swindled out of $19.7 billion over the phone. That number will only…
At least seven persons were killed and one abducted as gunmen in their numbers descended on three Kaduna communities. The attack took place in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen also burnt houses and foodstuffs. Reporters also gathered that five persons who sustained injuries have been taken to the Sabon Tasha General Hospital, Kaduna. President of Gbagyi Development Union (GDU), Mr Peter Aboki, disclosed that the attack started in the early hours of Thursday, up till about 4pm as the bandits went from village to village shooting people and pursuing others into…
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