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Monday, 20 September 2021 05:49

One worshipper killed, two abducted as gunmen attack Kogi church

Two worshippers were abducted while one was killed on Sunday when gunmen attacked ECWA church in Kabba, Kogi state. Kayode Akanbi, one of the worshippers, said the service had just started when the gunmen burst into the church around 10:15am. Akanbi said that the six invaders were armed with guns and cutlasses and were not masked. “We were trying to commence the normal service,” he said. “We just started the call to worship and I was interpreting the pastor’s message when suddenly the gunmen entered from the main entrance and raised their guns. “They shot sporadically and everybody started scampering…

Monday, 20 September 2021 05:46

Man who unlocked nearly 2m phones of major telecom network gets 12 years in prison

A man who the Department of Justice of the United States says unlocked AT&T customers’ phones for a fee was sentenced to 12 years in prison, in what the judge called “a terrible cybercrime over an extended period,” which allegedly continued even after authorities were on to the scheme. According to a news release from the DOJ, in 2012, Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, contacted an AT&T employee via Facebook and offered the employee “significant sums of money” to help him secretly unlock AT&T phones, freeing the customers from any installment agreement payments and from AT&T’s service.…

Saturday, 18 September 2021 05:26

Terrorists fleeing military bombardment in Zamfara relocate to Kaduna, hoist flag

Bandits fleeing military onslaughts in Zamfara State have invaded communities in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A source told one of our correspondents on Friday that the terrorists had been operating in the Kuduru camp for a while before being flushed out by the military in the ongoing air strikes in Zamfara. Birnin Gwari, known for its notoriety in banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other related crimes, is a gateway from the North to the southern part of the country. The source expressed worry that the fleeing dreaded Ansaru terrorists had started settling down in Saulawa…

Saturday, 18 September 2021 05:25

Miyetti Allah leader in Kaduna assassinated

Gunmen have killed Abubakar Abdullahi, chairman of the Lere LGA chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kaduna. Speaking on Friday, Ibrahim Bayero, spokesman of MACBAN in Kaduna, said the gunmen invaded Abdullahi’s home in Lere LGA of Kaduna in the early hours of Friday. Bayero said the gunmen forced Abdullahi to raise N250,000 from some butchers in his community, before he was killed. “Yes, our chairman was killed in the early hours of today. He was killed at his residence in Lere town, Lere LGA of Kaduna state,” he said. “They came and picked him…

Friday, 17 September 2021 05:21

10 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush in Borno

Ten soldiers have been reportedly killed in an ambush laid by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, sources revealed. The soldiers were said to be moving in a convoy from Monguno to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on Thursday, when the insurgents attacked. According to sources, the soldiers were from one of the super camps in the area and were moving some items and personnel to the theatre command in Maiduguri. “The insurgents must have planted the mines over the night, with information that the troops will use the road by morning,” a source said. “Not less than 10 of the soldiers, including…

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 05:55

6 Nigerians named among 53 terrorism sponsors. Here’s the full list of individuals, entities identified by UAE

Six Nigerians have been designated as terrorism sponsors by the United Arab Emirates. The state-owned news agency, WAM, made this known in a report. The country said the listed individuals and entities, including their affiliates, are being monitored. The Nigerians named are Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. “The UAE Cabinet has issued Resolution No 83 of 2021, designating 38 individuals and 15 entities on its approved list of persons and organisations supporting terrorism (Local Terrorist List). “The resolution underscores the UAE’s commitment to target and dismantle…

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 05:35

Gunmen blow up Kogi prison, kill 2 security guards, free inmates

Heavily armed gunmen raided a jail in Kogi state late on Sunday, blowing up the perimeter fence and freeing 266 inmates - almost everyone in the prison, authorities said. A soldier and a police officer were killed in the attack and two guards were missing, the interior ministry said. It was the second major jailbreak in Nigeria this year. The attackers used explosives to destroy the fence on three sides and fought a gun battle with guards at the medium-security prison at Kabba in Kogi State, southwest of the federal capital Abuja, authorities said. Nigeria is struggling with security problems…

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 05:32

Gunmen kill 11 in same Kaduna community pastor was murdered

An attack on Apiyejim-Kibori community in Zango-Kataf LGA of Kaduna state has left eleven people dead. The attack came less than 24 hours after the murder of Silas Yakubu Ali, a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the same community. The attackers were said to have invaded the community at about 5:30pm on Sunday while it was raining. A resident of the community, who pleaded anonymity, said the gunmen shot sporadically after laying siege to the village. “They came at 5:30 pm on Sunday when it was raining. Suddenly we heard gunshots and everybody started running,” the…

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 05:31

Gunmen abduct four travelers in Ekiti

Gunmen on Monday abducted four passengers along the Ayetoro Ekiti–Otun Ekiti Road in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state. Sunday Abutu, the police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the incident and added that whereabouts of 32 other passengers were yet to be known. Abutu said action had begun to unravel those behind the abduction and efforts were being made to rescue the victims. “It is true there was a kidnap on Monday morning along that axis. “We heard the information and we have deployed our personnel there. “It began on Sunday evening when some suspected robbers attacked a man…

Friday, 10 September 2021 05:46

Gunmen waylay travelers on Ondo highway, abduct 12

Hours after their abduction, some of the kidnapped travellers in Ondo State have been rescued by men of the State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun. According to reports, the persons were kidnapped by bandits along the Ido-Ani-Ifira Expressway, in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday. An 18-seater passenger bus conveying the victims was said to be heading towards Abuja from Lagos, when it was attacked. The bandits were said to have dragged the victims into the bush to an unknown destination. The state Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said his men responded…

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Thursday, 09 September 2021 05:50

Gunmen burn three policemen inside patrol van In Delta

Three officers of the Delta State Police Command have been shot dead, with their corpses set on fire. The officers attached to Umutu Divisional Police Headquarters, were killed at a checkpoint along the Obeti/Oliogo Road in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered the hoodlums ambushed the deceased officers and burnt them inside their Toyota Sienna patrol van. “They were burnt beyond recognition in their patrol van”, an eyewitness said. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bright Edafe, confirmed the killings but did not give details. Edafe also confirmed that operatives of Delta State Anti-Kidnapping and…

Thursday, 09 September 2021 05:49

Gunmen abduct three Obasanjo Holding’s top executives in Ogun

Gunmen have kidnapped three workers of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo at a village in Abeokuta on Wednesday. A source told our correspondent on Wednesday that the gunmen waylaid the three workers at the Obasanjo Holdings in Kobape in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. The source said the workers abducted are the financial controller, group auditor and group store manager of the firm. The source said, “They were abducted around 4pm at Seseri village after their Hilux pick-up was shot at by the gunmen, who took them away. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident. He said, …

Thursday, 09 September 2021 05:47

Gunmen kidnap 20 in Sokoto as bandits facing military onslaughts in Zamfara escape to state

Gunmen kidnapped 20 people in Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, in what a local government source described as a spillover from a crisis in neighbouring Zamfara State where a military crackdown is underway. Gangs of ransom seekers have been kidnapping children from their schools, villagers from their homes and travellers from their vehicles across northwest Nigeria since last December and authorities have been struggling to respond. Sanusi Abubakar, a police spokesman in Sokoto State, said gunmen had seized 20 people during an attack in the rural Dange-Shuni area. The kidnappers also seized livestock and food supplies,…

Wednesday, 08 September 2021 05:51

Gunmen kidnap 18 villagers in latest attack in Kaduna

Gunmen invaded a village in Kaduna state and kidnapped 18 residents including seven children, a community leader said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of mass abductions disrupting every aspect of life in Northwest Nigeria. Gangs of ransom seekers have been kidnapping children from their schools, villagers from their homes and travellers from their vehicles across northwest Nigeria since last December. Suleiman Keke, a community leader in the village of Keke B on the outskirts of the state capital Kaduna, said gunmen on motorbikes arrived late on Monday night and went from house to house seizing children and their…

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