Crime

Thursday, 02 February 2023 05:50

DPO, two other police officers die in fire fight with gunmen in Benue

Gunmen in Benue state have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month, police and a security source said on Wednesday. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in a country where armed gangs terrorise people in villages and on highways and carry out kidnappings for ransom. Police in Benue state responded to a distress call after gunmen blocked the Markudi-Naka road, forcing travellers to flee, Benue state police spokesperson Anene Sewuese Catherine said. The divisional police officer for Naka town, Mamud Abubakar, led a team…

Thursday, 02 February 2023 05:49

INEC Office, police station bombed In Anambra

Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday killed a 16-year-old boy when they attacked a police station and residential buildings inside the station in Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A 15-year old girl was wounded in the attack. The gunmen were also said to have bombed Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) office in Ojoto in the same LGA. The murdered boy was a relative of a serving policeman in the station. A source said the hoodlums bombed the commission’s headquarters in the area, using improvised explosive devise (IED). The source said the injured girl had been…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:40

EFCC, DSS arrest suspects selling new Naira notes in Abuja, others

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested members of a syndicate who are hoarding and trading the redesigned naira notes in Abuja. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, said the suspects were arrested around zone 4 and Dei Dei axis of the federal capital territory (FCT). The suspects were also said to have told the EFCC that they were working in connivance with some commercial bank officials. “The operation followed intelligence on activities of unscrupulous currency speculators who were exploiting desperate citizens by offering them the new Naira notes for foreign currencies at below…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:36

Suicide bomber kills 27 police officers, 32 others in Pakistan mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, including 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security forces to get into the “Red Zone” compound that houses police and counter-terrorism offices in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, police said. “It was a suicide bombing,” Peshawar Police Chief Ijaz Khan told Reuters. He said the mosque hall was packed with up to 400 worshippers at the time and many…

Thursday, 26 January 2023 05:47

Bomb blast kills 54 herdsmen, others in Nasarawa

Dozens of cattle herders and bystanders were killed and several injured by a suspected bomb blast in Nasarawa state, a state government official and spokesperson of the national cattle breeders said on Wednesday. The incident happened on Tuesday night between Nasarawa and Benue states in north central Nigeria. Spokesperson of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Tasi'u Suleman, said a group of Fulani herders were moving their cattle to Nasarawa from Benue, where authorities had confiscated the animals for breaching anti-grazing laws, when an explosion rocked the area. "At least about 54 people died instantly. Those who were…

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 05:25

Miyetti Allah: Hoodlums kidnap herdsman, kill 15 cows in Anambra

Southeast leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Gidado Siddiki, has alleged that hoodlums on Sunday invaded a ranching settlement in Awba-Ofemili in the Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Siddiki, who spoke to journalists in Awka on Tuesday, claimed that the hoodlums kidnapped a herdsman, Usman Haruna, and killed 15 cows during the attack. The Miyetti Allah leader urged the state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, to deploy operatives to prevent further attacks on his people and their business. “As it stands now, my people in the area are afraid to go out and…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:33

Gunmen abduct 6 pupils from Nasarawa primary school

Gunmen have abducted six pupils of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School in Alwaza, Doma LGA of Nasarawa. The gunmen were said to have attacked the school at about 7am on Friday. Rahman Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development. Nansel added that a search-and-rescue operation is ongoing . “Confirmed. 6 were abducted. They invaded the school at about 0710hrs. Search and rescue ongoing and led by the CP as he has met and commiserated with the parents of the victims,” he said via text message. Meanwhile, Nasarawa is one of the northcentral states battling insecurity.…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:21

Bandits wipe off family of six, kill others in fresh attack on Benue community

Gunmen, suspected to be members of militia of herdsmen, have wiped off a family of six; the man, his wife and four children, in a fresh attack on Abagana community, in Makurdi Local Government Area, (LGA), of Benue state. The suspected herders also reportedly killed many others and injured several persons during the attack. According to sources, the bandits attacked Abagana community opposite the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, around 9pm on Thursday. The source said some of the victims had their head cut off with the heads missing. At the time of writing this report, the source who pleaded…

Thursday, 19 January 2023 05:57

Customs seizes military hardware, illicit drugs at Lagos airport

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced the interception of hard drugs, Military and Police hardware at the cargo section of the domestic wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Customs Area Controller of the Muritala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC), Sambo Dangaladima, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen said the drugs consist 162 cartons of banned Tramadol hydrochloride 225 & 250mg, Military and Police hardwares which were intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO). According to him, the hard drugs originated from India and Pakistan and were routed through Addis-Ababa, had an estimated Duty Paid Value (DPV)…

Monday, 16 January 2023 05:39

Catholic priest burnt to death, another shot in Niger state

Gunmen burned a Catholic priest to death and shot and injured his colleague in northcentral Nigeria on Sunday, police said, the latest violence raising concerns about security ahead of an election next month. Nigerians will vote for a new president on Feb. 25 but kidnappings for ransom and killings by armed gangs in the north have lead to fears that polls may not be held in some areas. The motive for the latest attack was not immediately clear but gunmen have previously targeted priests in the largely Muslim north. Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesperson for Niger state, said in a statement…

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Monday, 16 January 2023 05:38

Pastor shot, worshippers going to church abducted by gunmen in Kastina

Gunmen have abducted five women from Dan Mai-Tsuani community in Kankara LGA in Kastina state. Confirming the attack, Gambo Isah, police spokesperson in the state, said the assailants stormed the village around 7am on Sunday and kidnapped the victims on their way to church. He added that the abductees included two teenagers aged 15 and 13 years. Isah said the victims were taken to a church, the New Life for All Church, within the community where a pastor was shot. “The incident happened in the village and the kidnappers carried people to the church. Five people were abducted. The pastor…

Monday, 16 January 2023 05:36

What to know after Day 327 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Rescue hopes fade after Russian attack on Dnipro Ukraine saw little hope of pulling any more survivors from the rubble of an apartment block in the city of Dnipro on Sunday, a day after the building was hit during a major Russian missile attack, with dozens of people expected to have died. The regional governor's adviser, Natalia Babachenko, said 30 people were confirmed dead so far and more than 30 were in hospital, including 12 in a serious condition. Between 30 to 40 people could still be trapped under debris, she said. Emergency workers said they had heard…

Friday, 13 January 2023 05:33

Gunmen bomb Anambra LG secretariat, kill three vigilante operatives

Three vigilante operatives were, on Thursday, killed when gunmen bombed headquarters of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. The incident happened at about 2 a.m. The gunmen reportedly threw Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) into the council headquarters, destroying properties and killing the security officials. Sources from the community told this newspaper that the IEDs razed several buildings in the secretariat. “They (gunmen) also beheaded one of the vigilante operatives after killing them,” a source, who asked not to be named, said. Police spokesperson in Anambra state, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. Ikenga,…

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 05:54

Edo trains station kidnappers demand N620m ransom for victims

Gunmen who abducted 31 Edo train passengers on Saturday have allegedly demanded N620m ransom for their release. It was gathered on Monday that the criminals had presented their demands to the families of the abductees. Executive Director, Esan Youth for Good Governance and Social Justice, Benson Odia, disclosed that the kidnappers were demanding N20m for each victim. This was as the police anti-terrorism squad and the Nigerian Railway Corporation on Monday met to strategise on ways to rescue the train passengers. Speaking with our correspondent, Odia stated that the demand was absurd, calling on the authorities to intensify efforts in…

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