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Saturday, 06 May 2023 03:35

'Pig butchering' scams: What to know about the online schemes and how to avoid them

Picture this; you're minding your business, browsing the latest cat memes, when suddenly, a mysterious message from a stranger lands in your inbox or DMs. It's not the classic junk email from a Middle Eastern Prince looking to give away half his fortune. Instead, it's a lot more creative, crafty, and for many, a much more believable scam. These thieves know exactly how to bait their hooks with the most tempting lures to reel in unsuspecting folks. It's a sad reality. One promises the world; another offers an exclusive investment opportunity or a secret financial tip. In the most desperate…

Friday, 05 May 2023 03:42

Gunmen swoop on police checkpoint in Anambra, kill 3 officers

Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a police checkpoint located along the Umunze-Ihite Road in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attack resulted in the death of three police officers who were on duty at the checkpoint. Reports suggest that the gunmen arrived at the scene in large numbers and began firing on the officers. Although some officers managed to escape, three were killed on the spot. An eyewitness, who lives near the checkpoint, said that the gunmen came in a commando-like manner and fired shots in the air to scare residents. As a result of the attack,…

Tuesday, 02 May 2023 04:05

Gunmen kill 6 policemen, 33 others in attacks on Kebbi, Zamfara communities

Bandits have killed at least 40 villagers in Kebbi and Zamfara states during a dawn attack on Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that six mobile policemen were among the 36 victims killed at Dan Umaru in Zuru area of Kebbi State. Residents said the funeral of 27 people had taken place while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. Dozens have also been kidnapped and hundreds of cattle rustled during the attack on neighboring villages. In Zamfara State, three people were killed in Shinkafi village. Police authorities in the states had yet to make any official statement on the matter as…

Sunday, 30 April 2023 03:33

Gunmen free 74 children abducted from Zamfara after ransoms paid

Gunmen have released 74 children out of more than 80 people who were abducted earlier this month in Zamfara state, after ransoms were paid, parents and a village head said on Saturday. Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across northwestern Nigeria in recent years, while Islamist militants continue to stage attacks in the northeast. Two parents from Zamfara's Wadzamai village said they paid 20,000 naira ($43.50) each and their children were among those released on Friday and had suffered from severe malnutrition. A village head in Wadzamai said 11 people were still being held but two…

Tuesday, 25 April 2023 04:07

Gunmen abduct National Population commissioner in Rivers

A commissioner with the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. It was gathered that Izonfuo, a former Head of Service in Bayelsa State, was abducted at the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in Rivers State Sunday evening while she was travelling to Port Harcourt from Brass in Bayelsa. She was reportedly whisked away by the gunmen alongside her driver and maid. Her abductors are demanding N500 million ransom for their release. Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko who confirmed the incident, said the Commissioner of Police…

Tuesday, 25 April 2023 04:06

Gunmen kill 11 in Plateau, Benue communities

No fewer than seven people were killed Sunday night by suspected herdsmen in the rural communities of Barkin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State. It was gathered that the attack, which took place at about 10pm, left several people injured and residents of the affected areas in apprehension. Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Moulders-Association, Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the killings and said four people were killed in the Heipan communities in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area. He noted that two people were killed in Wereng and one in the Kwi villages in Riyom Local Government Areas. He called on security…

Saturday, 22 April 2023 03:51

Gunmen kill 5 policemen, couple in Imo restaurant

Gunmen have killed five police officers and a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Nwagu during an attack at Okpala community in Ngor-Okpala LGA, Imo state. The incident occurred on Friday around 8 am. A witness who did not want to be named said the police officers were attacked at a restaurant. He said the gunmen also killed the Nwagus, who were the owners of the restaurant. According to the witness, the gunmen carted away the police officers’ rifles after the attack. A viral video on social media shows the lifeless bodies of the police officers on the ground as…

Sunday, 16 April 2023 03:22

Boko Haram kills eleven in Yobe community

Islamist group, Boko Haram, has killed at least eleven civilians during an attack at Buni Gari in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Security sources reported that the attack occurred between Thursday and Friday on the outskirts of Buni Gari. The Nigerian Army 27 Task Force Brigade fighting the insurgents, stationed in the Buni Gari, recovered the corpses of the victims in a bush on Friday. A source in the army revealed that the soldiers combed the bush on Friday after the attack which left the town in panic. How it started On Thursday, two residents of the Buni…

Saturday, 15 April 2023 03:42

9 years after abduction, 98 Chibok schoolgirls remain in Boko Haram captivity - Report

Ninety eight of the 276 students kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, are still in captivity, nine years after their abduction. The Chibok schoolgirls were abducted from their school on April 14, 2014. The incident sparked local and international outrage with leaders and activists putting enormous pressure on the Nigerian government to rescue the girls while offering intelligence and support. For instance, in Nigeria, a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili; a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman and an activist, Aisha Yesufu, among others, championed a…

Tuesday, 11 April 2023 03:28

Armed invaders killed 134 people in different communities of Benue in 5 days - Ortom

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has said at least 134 people have been killed by armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma local government areas of the state. Our correspondent reports that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from the initial 46 recorded on the spot. Three people had been killed in the same village a day before the massacre. Also, the death toll from the Friday night attack on Ngban IDP camp in Guma LGA rose from 36 to 38 as of…

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Monday, 10 April 2023 03:25

Nasarawa ex-deputy governor released by kidnappers after receiving ransom

Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Thursday night, has been released after a ransom of N4 million. The professor of law was kidnapped from his country home in Rinza, near Wamba, headquarters of Wamba local government area of the state. His kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N70 million, but the family negotiated from N2 million and later N3.5 million, eventually paying N4 million before he was released. A family source told our correspondent, “The kidnappers collected the ransom near Mada Hills Secondary School in Akwanga, with 200 naira recharge card, after which he…

Sunday, 09 April 2023 03:33

Gunmen kill 74 in 3 days of attacks on Benue communities, IDP camp

Gunmen carried out series of attacks in Benue state last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 74 people, according to local officials and police. On Wednesday, suspected herdsmen killed villagers at a funeral in Umogidi village in Otukpo local government area, while on Friday evening and Saturday morning, 28 bodies were recovered at a camp for internally displaced people in Mgban local government area. Reasons for the attacks are unclear, but the Middle Belt region, where Benue is located, has long been a flashpoint for conflict over land use that often intersects with ethnic and religious divisions. President…

Saturday, 08 April 2023 03:32

Nasarawa ex-deputy governor kidnapped

Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy governor of Nasarawa state and ex-dean of the faculty of law at Nasarawa State University, was kidnapped from his residence in Gwagi village, Wamba LGA by unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Friday. Gye-Wado, served under the administration of the current National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu, as Deputy Governor between 1999 and 2003. Ramhan Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement, assuring the public that efforts were underway to rescue the victim. According to Nansel, the commissioner of police has mobilised and deployed reinforcement comprising police tactical teams,…

Saturday, 08 April 2023 03:32

Terrorists invade Zamfara communities, abduct at least 80 residents

Residents of communities in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state say more than 80 people were abducted by terrorists early Friday morning. Residents who spoke to BBC Hausa service said some of those abducted had gone to the bush around 7:45 a.m. to gather firewood for domestic purposes. Others were working on their farmlands as rainy season begins. “We were sitting around 8 o’clock in the morning when we heard that some of our youths who went to fetch firewood in the bush and those who have gone to clear their farmlands have been abducted by bandits,” a village…

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