Crime

Friday, 18 June 2021 06:00

Policeman killed, students and teachers abducted in attack on Kebbi school

Gunmen killed a police officer and abducted five teachers and an unknown number of students on Thursday from a school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, police and local residents said. The attack was the latest in a series of group kidnappings at schools in northwest Nigeria, which have been attributed by the authorities to armed bandits seeking ransom payments. A spokesman for the police in Kebbi State, Nafiu Abubakar, said one officer had been shot dead during an exchange of fire between police and gunmen, and a student had also been shot and was receiving medical treatment. “We…

Friday, 18 June 2021 05:58

Nigerian football league’s longest serving coach kidnapped

Enugu state police have confirmed the alleged kidnap of Rivers United coach Stanley Eguma in south-eastern Nigeria. In a statement, the police say the abduction of the coach happened on 15 June on his way back from an away match against Adamawa United played in Gombe state in northern Nigeria. The police say two men travelling with Eguma alerted them to the ambush, which they said was carried out by unidentified gunmen. They say the vehicle they were travelling in was forced to the side of the road and the pair were then forced out of the car and the…

Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:54

Francis Atuche - remember the defunct Bank PHB boss? A court has jailed the ex-MD for stealing N25.7bn

An Ikeja high court has convicted Francis Atuche, a former managing director of the defunct Bank PHB, of N25.7 billion fraud. In a sitting that lasted over 11 hours on Wednesday, Lateefat Okunnu, the judge, also convicted Ugo Anyanwu, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank. The judge held that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) proved its case — which dates back over 10 years — beyond reasonable doubt. Okunnu, however, discharged Elizabeth, Atuche’s wife, who was standing trial alongside the duo. “The first defendant (Atuche) and the third defendant (Anyanwu) are found guilty of counts one…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:48

Gunmen kill 25 in attacks on Plateau, Benue communities

No fewer than 25 persons were feared killed by gunmen in separate attacks on communities in Benue and Plateau States. While 12 persons were killed in Sabon Layi village of Kuru community in Jos South Local Government Area, two others were killed in Zogu village of Miango community in Bassa Local Government Area of the state. In Benue State, no fewer than 11 people were feared killed in two separate incidents in Agatu Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the Plateau villages said the attacks occurred on Sunday night. The lawmaker representing Jos South Local Government Area in…

Monday, 14 June 2021 05:49

Father, mother, 4 children abducted by bandits in Zaria, Kaduna state

Two days after an attack on Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State, gunmen have again attacked Kofar Gayan and Kofar Kona areas of Zaria and abducted residents, police say. Mohammed Jalige, Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Command, who confirmed the incidence, said he was trying to gather details to update the press. However, an official of Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KadVS), who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the condition of anonymity, said the incident occurred between 12.01 and 1.00am on Sunday morning. The official, who did not give details on the exact number of people…

Sunday, 13 June 2021 05:58

6 soldiers, many local militia members dead in Abia gun battle

Six soldiers and a yet undisclosed number of gunmen are feared dead in Ohafia, Ohafia council area of Abia state in the early hours of Saturday as the military battled gunmen in the area. It was gathered that on Thursday, at about 5pm, unknown gunmen had stormed the Ebem motor park, shot sporadically in the air and fled to the Amangwu area of Ohafia. When soldiers of the 14 Brigade of the Nigeria Army got wind of the incident, they went in search of the hoodlums in the community. However, the soldiers who could not arrest any of the hoodlums,…

Saturday, 12 June 2021 05:44

One killed, 10 kidnapped in another Kaduna school raid

One student was killed and at least 10 people were kidnapped when gunmen raided a polytechnic in Kaduna state, officials told Reuters on Friday. The gunmen attacked the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna state, late on Thursday, shooting sporadically and abducting two lecturers and eight students, according to Samuel Aruwan, the state’s commissioner of internal security. Two students were shot, one fatally, while the other was being treated in hospital, Aruwan said. Aliyu Kofa, chairman of the school’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), said two lecturers and about 10 students were…

Friday, 11 June 2021 05:48

Suspected herdsmen kidnap 15 travellers on Imo road Catholic priest was abducted

There was panic in Imo State, on Thursday, after suspected herdsmen abducted no fewer than 15 passengers. The incident, which occurred on the Aboh-Umulolo Road in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state, heightened the insecurity in the state. Residents of the area told our correspondent that the gunmen ambushed a Sienna vehicle and a bus belonging to the Imo Transport Company, and forced them to stop. Our correspondent learnt that while all the passengers and the driver of the Sienna were abducted, only three persons were kidnapped from the ITC bus. An indigene said the suspects marched their…

Friday, 11 June 2021 05:40

The man who slapped France President Macron sentenced to jail term

The man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday has been sentenced to 4 months in prison. Damien Tarel, 28, was charged with assault against a public official after slapping Macron during an appearance in southeast France. A French court on Thursday found Tarel guilty and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, 14 of which were ultimately suspended, according to BFM TV. Tarel, who described himself as a medieval martial arts enthusiast and right-wing sympathizer during his court appearance, said he slapped Macron because he felt the president represented the country's decay. He said he…

Wednesday, 09 June 2021 05:50

Hundreds arrested in simultaneous worldwide crime sting operations

More than 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide after being tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, officials say. The operation, jointly conceived by Australia and the FBI, saw devices with the ANOM app secretly distributed among criminals, allowing police to monitor their chats about drug smuggling, money laundering and even murder plots. Officials called it a watershed moment. Targets included drug gangs and people with links to the mafia. Drugs, weapons, luxury vehicles and cash were also seized in the operation, which was conducted across more than a dozen countries. This included eight tons of cocaine, 250…

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Tuesday, 08 June 2021 05:44

Truck loaded with cows attacked, driver, conductor killed in Anambra

Two persons were shot dead on Sunday when their cattle-laden lorry was attacked in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state. The driver, Abdulmumini Musa, and his conductor, Garba Yusuf, were en route from northeastern Bauchi State to Owerri when they were attacked in Oba, near Onitsha, one of the biggest centres of commerce in Nigeria’s south, our sources said. Disturbing photographs reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES show apparent bullet holes on the chests of the victims. Some of the photographs are too gory and cannot be published. The police have not blamed anybody or group for the attack.…

Tuesday, 08 June 2021 05:43

Herdsmen fleeing after Igangan massacre allegedly kill 3 in Ogun community

No fewer than three persons were yesterday confirmed dead when suspected herdsmen fleeing from the Igangan mayhem in Oyo State attacked Amule Ologede village, a suburb of Imeko town, in the Imeko/Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident, which came barely 24-hours after the Igangan tragedy, left three farmers identified as Femi Bara, John Taiwo and Tunde Taiwo dead, while their newly purchased BAJAJ motorcycle was carted away by the rampaging herdsmen. It was gathered that the trio of Bara, John and Tunde, who were riding on their motorcycle, were slaughtered by the herdsmen Sunday evening, while returning…

Monday, 07 June 2021 05:23

Igangan attack: Sons of expelled Sarkin Fulani and arrested Wakil among killed Igangan invaders - Eyewitnesses

Blood flowed freely in Igangan, one of the seven principal towns of Ibarapa land in Oyo State, early Sunday morning as gunmen reportedly dispatched many persons to their early graves in the town. The bandits, according to sources, were about 50 and they invaded the town around 11 pm on Saturday on more than 20 motorcycles. During the invasion, palace of the paramount ruler of the town, Asigangan of Igangan, Lasisi Adeoye, as well as a popular petroleum station and some cars were razed. The exact number of people killed during the attack could not be immediately ascertained at the…

Sunday, 06 June 2021 05:38

Bandits kill 93 in fresh Kebbi, Kaduna attacks

It was a mournful weekend in Kebbi and Kaduna states as bandits killed no fewer than 95 people. Kebbi, the worse hit of the two states, recorded 88 casualties after bandits invaded eight communities in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area on Thursday. Among the villages invaded were Koro, Kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and Iguenge. In Kaduna State, five people were killed by bandits who also injured two others during attacks on Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas of the state. Confirming the casualty figure in Kebbi State, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the state’s police command, Nafi’u Abubakar, a…

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