Crime

Monday, 11 July 2022 06:33

The N800m ransom paid and others matters in the release of 7 Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims

Eight hundred million naira was paid to the terrorists holding captives seized from the AK9 train service attacked on the Abuja-Kaduna route before the additional seven victims were released on Saturday, some families of the victims and other sources knowledgeable of the deal told Daily Trust yesterday. The released victims were among the dozens of passengers abducted on March 28 by gunmen who derailed the moving train. No organisation has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but security sources and researchers attributed the daring attack to remnants of Boko Haram working in cahoots with members of the Darul Salam, another…

Sunday, 10 July 2022 06:58

Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Terrorists release another batch of 7 abducted passengers

Publisher of the Desert Herald newspaper, a Kaduna-based newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has helped in negotiating the release of seven hostages who were abducted from the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked by gunmen in March. Mamu, who is also a media consultant to a popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, helped in securing the release of 11 hostages in June. According to the Desert Herald, those released on Saturday are Bosede Olurotimi, Abubakar Zubairu, Alhassan Sule and Sadiq Ango Abdullahi. Others are Muhammad Daiyabu Paki, Aliyu Usman and and a Pakistani Muhammad Abuzar Afzal. Though Mamu had earlier announced he was withdrawing…

Saturday, 09 July 2022 06:48

ISWAP intercepts 4 trucks carrying food to Borno IDP camps, carts away foodstuff, others

Members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have attacked a convoy of 40 trucks of food meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno and intercepted four of them, Daily Trust Saturday learnt exclusively. The attack, which occurred Thursday night around Layi village in Mobbar Local Government Area of the state, came barely 48 hours after terrorists launched a heavy attack on Kuje Medium Security Prison in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) freeing at least 69 Boko Haram suspects and hundreds of others. The ISWAP on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack. Top security…

Saturday, 09 July 2022 06:40

Who assasinated ex-Japan PM, Shinzo Abe and why? Here’s what we know so far

In a country where gun violence is rare, the murder of former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe is raising questions about the shooter and his motive. Here’s what we know based on media reports and official statements. What happened? Abe had just begun a campaign speech in the western city of Nara on Friday when he was shot from behind, from a distance of about three meters (10 feet). Two gunshots were heard. Moments later security personnel tackled a man to the floor. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, khaki trousers and a face mask. Who was the shooter? The gunmen…

Friday, 08 July 2022 07:13

New facts are emerging about the terrorist attack on Kuje prison. Here’s what the terrorists did after taking over facility

The terrorists who attacked the Medium Security Custodial Center in the Kuje area of the Federal Capital Territory Tuesday night were said to have shared transportation fares to the inmates to aid their escape. Over 800 inmates were said to have escaped when the terrorists struck, but 400 of them have been recaptured while some of the inmates returned to the prison of their own volition. Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) had claimed the attack. Daily Trust reliably gathered that after the attackers successfully gained entrance into the prison yard, they told the inmates that were ready to…

Friday, 08 July 2022 07:11

Ekweremadu: Alleged organ harvesting victim not minor, UK court rules

Westminster Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom ruled Thursday that David Nwamini (Ukpo), the alleged organ harvesting victim in the case involving former Nigerian Senate President Ike Ekweremadu’s case, is not a minor. The Westminster magistrate issued the order during the appearance of Ekweremadu and his wife in court for the third time on Thursday. The Ekweremadus, who first appeared in a U.K. court on June 23, were arraigned after they were arrested by Met Police on June 21. Nwamini , allegedly trafficked by the couple to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter, told doctors he was 15. Prosecutors,…

Thursday, 07 July 2022 06:57

‘We did it’, ISWAP says in video claiming responsibility for Kuje prison attack

Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on a correctional facility in Kuje council area of the federal capital territory (FCT). On Tuesday night, gunmen attacked the correctional facility, with over 500 prisoners — including all Boko Haram suspects — said to have escaped. Four inmates have been confirmed dead, while an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Coops (NSCDC) was also killed in the attack. A video, said to have been published on Wednesday by the Islamic State A’maq agency, shows what appears to be a view of the Kuje…

Thursday, 07 July 2022 06:55

Buhari carpets security agencies over Kuje prison attack

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment with the Intelligence system, following the terrorists’ attack on Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje. After inspecting the attack scene on Wednesday, the president said, “I am disappointed with the intelligence system. How can terrorists organise, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it?” According to the presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, “Soon after he (Buhari) arrived, he was briefed about the attack by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore and the Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, showing him the bombed-out section used to access first, and the…

Wednesday, 06 July 2022 03:53

Terrorists attack Buhari’s convoy, kill police chief, one other

Suspected terrorists on Tuesday, near Dutsinma, Katsina State, ambushed the convoy of vehicles conveying the Presidency’s advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers, killing two policemen in the process. The Presidency officials were travelling to Daura ahead of the trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to his hometown for Sallah. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed the attack in a statement without confirming the casualty figure. The statement titled “Gallant presidential guards repel attack on advance team ahead of President’s visit” reads: “The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting…

Wednesday, 06 July 2022 03:45

Bandits attack Kuje prison, Abuja

There was apprehension among residents of Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory following repeated sounds of gunshots heard in the area. There were fears among residents that the correctional center was under attack by armed men. A resident of the area, Joshua Friday, told our correspondent that the shootings went on for about 20 minutes. He said the situation caused panic in the area. He said, “Currently in Kuje and the shooting has been going on for almost 20 minutes now. I can’t tell you what is happening whether it is a robbery or not but we have been hearing…

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Wednesday, 06 July 2022 03:44

Gunmen kill police officer, abduct Chinese national in Kwara

The police in Kwara State have confirmed the killing of a police inspector, Adebayo Adeforiti, and the abduction of a Chinese national by some gunmen at CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway. The kidnap occurred on July 2 at about 16:15hrs. This is contained in a statement issued by the Kwara police spokesman, Okasanmi Ajayi, on Tuesday in Ilorin. “Some armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded the premises of CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway, shot and killed Inspector Adebayo Adeforiti attached to PMF 15, Ilorin, who was on guard duty at the company, and abducted a Chinese national…

Tuesday, 05 July 2022 06:21

Prosecutors close in on Air Peace CEO, Onyeama, as alleged co-conspirator admits guilt in $20m fraud charges in US

Ebony Mayfield, a co-conspirator in an alleged $20 million fraud involving the founder of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has pleaded guilty, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Mayfield pleaded guilty to one of the eight counts filed against her by the U.S. government at the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, in Atlanta, on June 29. The fraud allegedly spearheaded by Onyema was perpetrated under the guise of obtaining credit to buy aircraft for Air Peace, a frontline Nigerian airline, in the U.S. Mayfield was accused of helping Onyema to facilitate the $20 million bank fraud between May 2016…

Tuesday, 05 July 2022 06:19

Ballot boxes, other election materials destroyed as hoodlums set fire to Enugu INEC office

A total of 748 ballot boxes have been burnt by arsonists who attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Igboeze North LGA in Enugu State. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, revealed this yesterday in Abuja. According to Okoye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu State, Emeka Ononamadu, informed the INEC headquarters that during the attack, 748 ballot boxes, 240 voting cubicles, office furniture and other equipment were destroyed despite effort of the Enugu State Fire Service deployed from Nsukka, noting that the incident had been reported to…

Tuesday, 05 July 2022 06:18

Vandals crippling power distribution, IBEDC cries out

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has raised an alarm over the spate of vandalism within its network, saying the activities of vandals are beginning to cripple power distribution to its customers. A statement signed by the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the distribution company, John Ayodele, said unknown civilians and armed men in police and civil defense uniforms on June 29, carted away IBEDC 33kV underground cables at Mokola Round-about in Ibadan, Oyo State. He said, “The stolen cables fed Agodi Injection Substation, where Government House, the State Secretariat, Agodi and majority of Bodija area and thousands of other urban…

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