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Sunday, 26 January 2020 06:16

Bandits kill 11, kidnap scores, rape women in Niger communities

Armed bandits were again on rampage in some Niger communities on Saturday, killing 11 people, kidnapping scores of others, and raping women. The incident took place about 6am at Kudodo, Galapai, Dnakpala, Makera, and Dnalgwa villages of Shiroro Local Government Area. Senator for Niger East Senatorial District, Mr Sani Musa, sent an urgent appeal for intervention to federal government to halt the carnage. The distress message in the aftermath of the attacks was the second by the lawmaker in one week following similar assaults by gunmen. Saturday’s invasion was said to have been carried out by about 50 armed bandits…

Sunday, 26 January 2020 06:15

Gunmen open fire on travellers arriving Kaduna from Abuja by train

Some passengers came under gun attack around Rigasa train station in Kaduna state on Friday. A security source told TheCable that the incident happened shortly after travellers from the nation’s capital arrived in Kaduna. The source said the passengers were making plans to connect various destinations within the state when the gunmen struck. “When the 6:30pm train from Abuja arrived Kaduna around 8pm, the passengers disembarked. Some of them proceeded to their destinations but those who tried to connect the town through the Rigasa-Airport road came under gunfire from suspected bandits,” the source said. He added that some motorists abandoned…

Friday, 24 January 2020 05:40

Armed robbers invade MTN office in Kebbi

Three armed robbers on Wednesday invaded an MTN office in Tudun Wada area of Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi State. Police spokesperson in the state, Mr Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the incident to journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. “Yes, the robbery took place and investigation has since begun,” he said. Earlier, Mr Ibrahim Dasuki, MTN Manager in the state, said the robbers stormed the shop around 2.p.m. on Wednesday and took away about N4.5 million. “The armed robbers carried out the operation in less than five minutes when they stormed our office at around 2 p.m. and carted away nothing less…

Friday, 24 January 2020 05:39

Gunmen kill popular trado-medical practitioner, Oko Oloyun

President of Physiotherapists’ Association of Nigeria, and founder of a company dealing in traditional herbal medicines, Oko-Oloyun Worldwide, Mr Fatai Yusuf, fondly called ‘Oko Oloyun’ is dead. He was shot dead at about 4:30p.m at Igboora, headquarters of Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State in his car on his way to Iseyin. Meanwhile, Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Yusuf, who is also the founder of De-Fayus International, and has launched a manhunt for his killers. Traditional herbal products from his companies include Yoyo Bitters and Fijk Flusher. It was gathered that the deceased took…

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 06:22

Maiduguri thrown into darkness as Boko Haram cuts city off national grid - TCN

Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday said Boko Haram insurgents had thrown Maiduguri and its environs into total darkness after cutting off the city from electricity supply from the national grid. This came as United Nations, UN, expressed outrage over the destruction of humanitarian ‘accommodation and logistics’ by non-state armed group at Ngala, Borno State. Ngala; a border community with Cameroon, was attacked severally on Saturday and Gambouru Bridge destroyed by suspected insurgents. According to UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, heavily armed jihadists carried out an “extremely violent” attack on a vital aid facility housing United Nations…

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 06:20

Despite N50m ransom offer, Boko Haram kills CAN chairman

Outrage yesterday trailed the murder of Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Mr Lawan Andimi after Boko Haram insurgents who kidnapped him rejected an N50 million ransom. The state CAN chairman, Mr Dami Mamza, who broke the sad news to some journalists in Yola, said that the insurgents had demanded two million euro and still went ahead to kill the innocent cleric. Mamza, who said that the killing was communicated to them through their contact, added that another pastor was abducted and killed almost at the same time with the kidnapped…

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 06:15

She’s daughter of an ex-president and rated Africa’s richest woman. Here’s how she fraudulently acquired wealth

Michael Forsythe, Kyra Gurney, Scilla Alecci and Ben Hallman It was the party to be seen at during the Cannes Film Festival, where being seen was the whole point. A Swiss jewelry company had rented out the opulent Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, drawing celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Campbell and Antonio Banderas. The theme: “Love on the Rocks.” Posing for photos at the May 2017 event was Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman and the daughter of José Eduardo dos Santos, then Angola’s president. Her husband controls the jeweler, De Grisogono, through a dizzying array of shell companies in Luxembourg, Malta…

Friday, 17 January 2020 06:12

UK seeks to confiscate Ibori’s assets

A British prosecutor launched a fresh attempt on Thursday to confiscate tens of millions of pounds stolen from an oil-producing state in Nigeria by its former governor, who was convicted of laundering his loot in Britain. James Ibori, who was governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007, pleaded guilty at London’s Southwark Crown Court in 2012 to 10 counts of fraud and money-laundering. He received a 13-year jail sentence. The case was a rare example of a prominent Nigerian politician being punished for his part in the endemic corruption that has blighted Africa’s most populous country for decades. Since…

Thursday, 16 January 2020 05:25

30 killed, 100 kidnapped as gunmen in military fatigue attack Yobe Emir

At least 30 people were killed while 100 were feared kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on commuters along Kaduna-Zaria Highway on Tuesday, according to security report and police statement. Emir of Potiskum, Mr Umar Bubaram was amongst those who sustained severe injuries and still receiving treatment at the hospital as of Wednesday night, police said. Gunmen opened fire on Bubaram’s convoy around Maraban Jos interchange of the busy highway at about 11:00 p.m., according to security sources. The emir reportedly lost four of his drivers in the attack. A police statement on Wednesday night said the men were dressed in…

Saturday, 11 January 2020 04:58

4 air force officers shot dead, hours after kidnap of 4 soldiers, 2 policemen

Four personnel of Nigerian Air Force were gunned downed by suspected bandits in Kaduna. This is coming barely 12 hours after news of the abduction of four soldiers and two policemen along Damaturu-Maiduguri road by Boko Haram terrorist. On the killing of four air force officers, sources revealed to TheCable that the suspects laid an ambush for the security operatives at Unguwan Yako, close, along Kaduna- Birnin Gwari road. The source said, “While the attack was going on, a war plane attacked the bandits and dropped bombs killing many bandits on the spot. Soldiers are not usually on that spot,…

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Friday, 10 January 2020 05:06

Gunmen kill 13 in fresh Plateau attack

Gunmen again killed no fewer than 13 persons in Mangu Council Area of Plateau State on Wednesday just as the government and security agencies are trying to find a lasting solution to the ceaseless attacks on innocent citizens in the area. An eyewitness said the gunmen armed with sophisticated weapons and numbering about 20, invaded neighbouring Pankshin Council Area and rustled several cows. He said as they were moving the cows out of the area, some youths intercepted them at Kerang village, adding that in the encounter, the youths arrested some of the rustlers and recovered some cows from them.…

Thursday, 09 January 2020 18:53

Court jails NCAC DG, Runsewe for disobeying court order

High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, jailed Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Olusegun Runsewe, for contempt of court. Mr Jude Okeke in a ruling ordered Inspector-General of Police to arrest him and hand him over to Nigerian Correctional Service in Kuje, Abuja. The judge ordered him to remain in prison “until he purges himself of contempt”. Runsewe was committed to prison on Thursday following his disobedience of an order made by the court on December 15, 2017. The order was in respect of a suit filed by Ummakalif Ltd for the sealing of…

Thursday, 09 January 2020 06:15

4 killed as bandits kidnap Chief Imam, 20 others in Niger community

Some armed bandits have abducted Chief Imam of Beni central mosque, Mr Umar Mohammed in Munya local government area of Niger State. This is as twenty other members of the community were also said to have been kidnapped in the process. According to sources, the bandits, more than 50, who have been moving from one community to another, dispossessing the people of their property including cattle, invaded Beni in Munya local government and Kudami in Paikoro local government areas in the early hour of Wednesday where they caused mayhem. It was gathered that the bandits met stiff resistance from people…

Thursday, 09 January 2020 06:14

Bandits kill two persons, kidnap four customs officers in Katsina

Suspected bandits have kidnapped four officers of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The four customs officers, according to residents of the area, were abducted at a checkpoint in Dan-Bedi village along Jibia-Batsari road about 10.12 a.m. The abduction came barely 24 hours after the murder of Umar Isah, a senior lecturer with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria by bandits in Malumfashi LGA of the state. Confirming the abduction of the Customs officers yesterday, a resident of Jibia who craved anonymity, said seven bandits arrived at the checkpoint, fired gunshots in the air and whisked…

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