Crime

Friday, 18 October 2024 04:56

Many weapons used to commit crimes against Nigerians stolen from govt armoury - NSA

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said that a sizable number of illicit arms being used to commit crimes in the country originally belonged to the government. Ribadu said this on Thursday during the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms And Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), at Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment Giri, Abuja. He explained that the weapons ended up in the hands of non-state actors due to corrupt elements within the security agencies. The NSA condemned and rained curses on the security personnel who facilitate…

Monday, 14 October 2024 04:40

Air Peace reacts to fresh US charges against CEO Onyema

The management of Air Peace Limited, Nigeria’s largest airline company, on Sunday, said the ongoing legal proceedings against its founder, Allen Onyema, and Chief of Finance and Administration, Ejiro Eghagha, will not affect the safety, reliability, and daily operations of the airline. As widely reported, the United States government has added more charges to the $20 million bank fraud case against Onyema, the CEO of Air Peace, as the Nigerian businessman continues to evade trial in an American court. Although Onyema has denied wrongdoing, he is wanted in the US over the bank fraud charges filed against him and a…

Sunday, 13 October 2024 04:49

US indicts Air Peace’s boss Onyema of money laundering, obstruction of justice

Allen Onyema, chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Peace, has been charged by the US for alleged obstruction of justice. In a superseding indictment, the US attorney’s office, Northern District of Georgia, said Onyema and Ejiroghene Eghagha, the Air Peace’s chief of administration and finance, allegedly submitted false documents to end a federal investigation against them. Onyema and Eghagha have been under investigation for alleged money laundering since 2019. While the Air Peace CEO is accused of moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through US bank accounts in a scheme involving “false documents” to purchase airplanes, Eghagha is said…

Saturday, 12 October 2024 04:56

CJ returns Nnamdi Kanu’s case to Binta Nyako on ‘technicality’ grounds

John Tsoho, the chief judge of the federal high court (FHC), has reassigned the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), back to Binta Nyako. On September 24, Nyako recused herself from the case after an oral application made by Kanu. “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the chief judge,” Nyako had said. However, Tsoho has reverted the file to Nyako on the ground that Kanu’s application must be brought formally before the court through a motion on notice. It is expected that the application must also be served…

Tuesday, 08 October 2024 04:59

Court orders prevent us from investigating corruption cases in 10 states across Nigeria - EFCC

Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission could not investigate corruption cases in 10 states due to court orders. Olukoyede spoke in Abuja on Monday at the 6th EFCC/National Judicial Institute (NJI) capacity-building workshop for justices and judges. The theme of the workshop was ‘Integrating stakeholders in curbing economic and financial crimes’. However, the EFCC chairman did not list the 10 states where court orders are preventing the anti-graft agency from performing its functions. Olukoyede said there is a need for collaboration between anti-graft agencies and the judiciary in the fight against…

Wednesday, 25 September 2024 04:38

Binta Nyako withdraws from case as Nnamdi Kanu shouts: ‘I have no confidence in this court any more and I ask you to recuse yourself’

The presiding judge in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Binta Nyako, has recused herself from the trial. On Tuesday, Nyako withdrew from the trial after Kanu made an oral submission accusing her of non-compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court. Kanu had ordered his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, to sit down while he took up submission to the court after the lawyer tried to appeal to the judge to suspend the trial to enable his client prepare adequately for his defence as the date was too close. Kanu shouted from the…

Monday, 16 September 2024 04:29

Nearly 300 prisoners escape Maiduguri prison after floods

Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria early last week, allowing 281 prisoners to escape, prison authorities said on Sunday. Seven of the escaped inmates have been recaptured in operations by security agencies, Umar Abubakar, spokesperson for the Nigeria Correctional Services said in a statement. "The floods brought down the walls of the correctional facilities including the Medium Security Custodial Centre, as well as the staff quarters in the city," Abubakar said. Operations to recapture the remainder of the inmates were underway, he said. Maiduguri is the capital of Borno state which early last week…

Friday, 13 September 2024 04:50

Bandits invade Katsina hospital, abduct women

Bandits have attacked Kurfi General Hospital in Kurfi local government area of Katsina state, shooting a watchman and abducting four women, including the wife of one of the health officials on duty. A reliable source from the area told our reporter that three of the bandits who entered the hospital around 10:45am unarmed, later engaged the guardsman who intercepted them to inquire about their mission at the hospital. “Whey they started arguing, the watchman quickly went and locked the hospital gate, unknown to him that other armed members of the attackers were outside. “They jumped over the wall fence and…

Thursday, 12 September 2024 04:39

Lagos court jails US citizen 68 years for defrauding Nigerians $1.6m

An American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, has been sentenced to 68 years in prison by a Lagos court for defrauding Nigerians of $1.6 million in a fraudulent visa investment scheme. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, by Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja as disclosed by EFCC. Dada, in her verdict, emphasized the gravity of the offenses, stating, “The prosecution has proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Marco Antonio Ramirez’s fraudulent actions have inflicted significant financial harm on his victims.” She elaborated on the sentencing, noting, “The court has imposed a total…

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 04:50

Bandits abduct nurses from Kaduna hospital

Bandits have abducted nurses at a Primary Health Care Center at Layin Dan Auta village in Kuyello Ward, Birnin Gwari Area of Kaduna State. According to community sources, the bandits had targeted a primary school in Kuyello, located on the outskirts of the town. However, when they could not find pupils to abduct, they reportedly moved to the nearby hospital where they abducted the nurses on duty. A community leader in the area, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed the incident and described the situation as worrisome. “They arrived in the area and went straight to a nearby school, thinking…

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Thursday, 05 September 2024 04:58

Gunmen kill 16 in fresh attacks on Plateau communities

Fresh attacks, Tuesday night in the Daffo and Kwatas communities of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State have claimed no fewer than seven lives, sources said. Natives had gone on many social media platforms calling for assistance to repel the attackers, whom they said were lurking around the communities in the evening of Tuesday. They succeeded in carrying out the attacks about 7p.m. The Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven, Samson Zhakom said at press time that he was awaiting details of the incident before he could comment. The natives under the aegis of Bokkos Cultural Development Council, BCDC,…

Wednesday, 04 September 2024 04:47

ISWAP terrorists invade Yobe market, kill at least 37

ISWAP militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official. Residents said the death toll could be even higher, with villagers still missing and feared dead after fighters chased them into the bush. The attack took place on Sunday afternoon in Yobe, one of three states at the frontline of an insurgency that has lasted 15 years. Thousands of Nigerians have been killed and more than 2 million displaced. Yobe police spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim said the attack in Yobe's…

Saturday, 24 August 2024 04:50

Bandits demand 130 motorcycles as ransom for kidnapped women as 13 killed in fresh attacks in Niger

Thirteen persons have been confirmed killed in the latest deadly attacks by bandits in Niger State. Habibu Wushishi, the spokesperson for the state’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The fresh attack in Bassa and Anguwan Mai-giro in Rafi and Shiroro local government area of the state came on the same day that bandits demanded 130 motorcycles as ransom for the release of dozens of women they had earlier kidnapped in Allawa, a community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, in February. According to reports on the latest…

Saturday, 17 August 2024 04:25

Gunmen abduct Anambra commissioner, wife, and 20 UNIJOS medical students in separate incidents

In a disturbing wave of abductions, gunmen have struck in two separate incidents, kidnapping the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agha-Mba, along with his wife, and abducting 20 medical students from the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in Benue State. The first incident occurred on Friday when Agha-Mba, his wife, and an aide were attacked while traveling through Edo State. The group was en route to Abuja to attend the wedding ceremony of Adaora, the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo. Tragically, one of Agha-Mba’s aides was killed during the assault. The spokesperson for the Anambra State Governor,…

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