Crime

Monday, 17 January 2022 06:17

Our ‘village is littered with dead bodies’, residents say as gunmen kill 50 in addition to 2 soldiers, one policeman in Kebbi

Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village In Kebbi state and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Gangs have been terrorising areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and gaining global notoriety through mass kidnappings at schools for ransom. Local elder Abdullahi Karman Unashi told Reuters that the men entered Dankade village in Kebbi state on Friday night and exchanged gunfire with soldiers and policemen. Security forces were forced to retreat, leaving the attackers to burn shops and grain silos and take cattle into the…

Monday, 17 January 2022 06:16

Bandits raid Niger state communities, kidnap 15, rustle cattle

At least 15 persons have been kidnapped following an attack by gunmen on a community in Niger state. Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesperson, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. According to Abiodun, the gunmen attacked Kulho, a village near Ibbi in Mashegu LGA and kidnapped 15 persons on January 14. He said the attackers also stormed Mashegu through Jigawa state and carted away a yet-to-be-verified number of cattle on the same day. According to him, security operatives have been deployed to conduct a search-and-rescue operation for the abductees. “We solicited the support of local residents to volunteer reliable information…

Sunday, 16 January 2022 06:20

Soldiers rout ISWAP militants as terrorists invade Borno community

Credible information indicates that the Islamic State in West Africa Province attacked Mainahari community near Wakabiu in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. According to a source from the Biu army barracks, the insurgents threw bombs to the village around 3:00 this afternoon which alerted the army of the impending attack. However, the insurgents were successfully repelled by men of the Nigerian Army. “We were at the barracks when we began to hear sounds of bombs around 3pm. Then we heard that they were trying to enter Mainahari village near Wakabiu, but the army was on alert and they…

Sunday, 16 January 2022 06:19

5 killed in fresh clash between cattle herders, farmers in Ogun

At least five persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh farmers-herders clash in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. Houses, four maize barns, motorcycles, and other valuables were set ablaze in the clash. The clash came barely a year after a similar incident claimed scores of lives in the Yewa axis of the state. Our correspondent gathered that the clash started on Wednesday when the Fulani herdsmen and some Ohori farmers engaged one another in a bloody clash at Idofa Village, leading to the loss of lives and properties worth millions of naira. It was learnt that the…

Saturday, 15 January 2022 06:05

Terrorists kill three, burn down houses in Chibok

At least three civilians have been killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters raided a village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State Friday evening. The insurgent group stormed Kautikari village near Chibok town at exactly 4pm, shooting sporadically and burning down several houses, according to security sources. According to the source, the attackers came with five utility vehicles, mounted with anti-aircraft guns and moved without any resistance. He said they spent about two hours moving from house to house in the village. The source said, ”They came on five vehicles to attack Kautikari village and started shooting from all…

Saturday, 15 January 2022 06:04

Boko Haram attacks mobile police training college in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the Police Mobile Force (PMF) training college in Limankara, Gwoza, Borno state. According to sources, the insurgents attacked the college around 8pm on Thursday, and some mobile policemen were subsequently reported missing. “They overpowered the policemen and some of them went missing,” a source said. Kamikudeen Sanu, Borno command police spokesperson, did not immediately respond to messages seeking information on the attack. Another source within the police authorities, however, said that 13 officers were dislodged when the insurgents attacked. According to the source, the policemen later returned when reinforcement was deployed to overpower the…

Thursday, 13 January 2022 06:17

Terrorists massacre 52 in attacks on Niger, Plateau communities

Fifty-two persons have been killed in separate attacks on communities in Plateau and Niger states. While 18 persons were confirmed killed after gunmen attacked the Ncha community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, gunmen on Wednesday attacked two communities in Niger State and killed 34 persons. The Niger State incident appeared to be reprisal as a few weeks ago some special hunters and local vigilantes killed scores of gunmen who were terrorising the communities. The gunmen launched Wednesday’s attack on Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities when the villagers were on their farms harvesting produce. All the houses in Nakuna,…

Thursday, 13 January 2022 06:16

Gunmen abduct Lagos-bound passengers in Imo

There was panic in Obiohuru community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday, when gunmen intercepted a Lagos-bound vehicle and abducted all the passengers. The 14-seater bus was said to have left Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, earlier in the day en route Lagos, before it was intercepted. The passengers were reportedly travelling in the bus marked “Government of Akwa Ibom State”. The gunmen were said to have ordered them to an unknown destination while their luggage were left in the vehicle. Our correspondent gathered that the engine of the bus was still running at the…

Wednesday, 12 January 2022 06:09

Suspected herders kill five in fresh attack on Ondo community

Five members of vigilante group have been feared killed by herdsmen in Arimojiga Community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. This is coming less than 48 hours after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu visited Molege, a neighbouring community where three people were killed and houses razed. Members of Ondo Amotekun Corps who responded to a distress call to Molege were attacked by the herdsmen who took cover in trees. One Amotekun operative was injured in the attack. It was gathered that yesterday’s attack on Arimojiga took the patrolling vigilance groups unaware. A source said Chairman of the community youth, Augustine…

Wednesday, 12 January 2022 06:09

Kidnappers kill oil worker after receiving N5m ransom

Ojonimi Ossai, an official of Shell Petroleum Development Company, has been killed by his abductors. The late Ossai was on his way to the burial ceremony of his father in-law at Igala Mela/Odolu local government of Kogi when he was abducted last weekend. A family source said N5 million was delivered to his abductors, but unfortunately, his corpse was picked from the bush on Tuesday. Late Ossai, who was said to have spent 23 years in the service of Shell, was reported to have objected to travelling from his base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for the burial, but caved…

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Tuesday, 11 January 2022 06:05

Police arrest man for making app to auction Muslim women

Police in India have arrested a man suspected of creating an app that put up photos of more than 80 Muslim women for "sale" online last year. The open source app - Sulli Deals - had been hosted on web platform GitHub in July 2021. The 25-year-old was arrested days after a similar app - Bulli Bai - uploaded photos of more than 100 Muslim women. Four students, including a 21-year-old student who allegedly created the second app, were arrested. In both cases, there was no actual sale, but the purpose was to degrade and humiliate Muslim women, many of…

Sunday, 09 January 2022 06:25

Farmer removes house roof for sale to pay ransom for kidnapped son

A Katsina farmer, Saidu Faskari, has removed his house’s roofing sheet to sell as he gathers ransom money for the release of his kidnapped eldest son. Faskari local government is one of the frontline areas in the state for bandits’ attacks. The area was among the 13 where Governor Aminu Masari shut down mobile telecommunications network as part of efforts to curtail insecurity. A local journalist working with an online news website, Katsina Daily Post News, Ibrahim Bawa, posted a video clip and pictures of the man while his roofing sheet was being removed. Bawa, who is also from Faskari,…

Saturday, 08 January 2022 06:03

Herdsmen invade Ondo community, kill 3, raze houses

No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded Molege community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday. The gunmen allegedly attacked the community following the refusal of the residents to allow the herdsmen to graze on their farms. After the attack, a source narrated that the herdsmen razed buildings in the community overnight while the villagers fled. The source said, “The herdsmen in their large number attacked the community in the evening and killed three people. Some hours later in the night, they burnt down houses in the…

Friday, 07 January 2022 06:24

Migrating bandits massacre 200 as they move out of Zamfara

Over 200 persons are said to have been killed in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara State by fleeing bandits. It was gathered that the bandits, fleeing as a result of ongoing military operations, were trying to leave the state with large number of animals when they attacked some villages in the two local government areas, killing over 200 people in the process. The attacked villages are Rafin Danya, Barayar Zaki, Rafin Gero and Kurfa. An indigene of the area, who gave his name as Mohammed Kurfa, said he was in his village when the bandits arrived. Kurfa…

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