Crime

Saturday, 06 February 2021 04:14

Police seize $60m of bitcoin! Now, where's the password?

German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros ($60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. There’s only one problem: they can’t unlock the money because he won’t give them the password. The man was sentenced to jail and has since served his term, maintaining his silence throughout while police made repeated failed efforts to crack the code to access more than 1,700 bitcoin, said a prosecutor in the Bavarian town of Kempten. “We asked him but he didn’t say,” prosecutor Sebastian Murer told Reuters on Friday. “Perhaps he doesn’t know.” Bitcoin is stored on software known as a…

Friday, 05 February 2021 04:29

Robbers snatch N20m cash in transit to Ekiti governor’s office

About ₦20 million belonging to Ekiti State Governor’s (cabinet) office was on Wednesday reportedly snatched by armed robbers in Ado Ekiti. The money was in the possession of the accountants from the cabinet department. They had gone to a commercial bank to withdraw the cash. Witnesses said the money was snatched from the civil servants by armed robbers along Secretariat Road in the capital city as they were returning to the governor’s office. “The staff were paymasters and accountants attached to the Cabinet Department of the governor’s office,” a source said. “They went to make a withdrawal at the behest…

Friday, 05 February 2021 04:27

Gunmen kill policeman, kidnap three Chinese in Osun

Three Chinese citizens were kidnaped in Akere village in Atakunmosa West of Osun State. A policeman attached to the Chinese was killed by the attackers. The incident happened on Monday. A source said there was some bickering over wages between the expatriates and some labourers which snowballed into a major crisis. “There was an altercation between those Chinese and some labourers in the area, and the gunmen capitalised on the situation to carry out their plan. “We have been trailing them for days now but have not found them. They are demanding for N500 million as ransom,” a security source…

Friday, 05 February 2021 04:26

7 herdsmen killed in two separate attacks in Plateau village

No fewer than seven Fulani herders have been killed in two separate attacks in Maiyanga village of Kwall District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The state Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Nura Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in Jos on Thursday. Abdullahi said the recent attack, which occurred on Tuesday, claimed five lives and one other missing while more than a hundred cows were killed and some macheted by the assailants. He said all the attacks occurred in the same Maiyanga village and both the police and personnel of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH)…

Thursday, 04 February 2021 04:18

Court issues arrest warrant for head of ExxonMobil Nigeria

A federal court in Abuja has signed off on a warrant to arrest the head of oil major ExxonMobil in Nigeria to compel him to appear before anti-graft investigators, a statement for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday. EFCC said it had sought the warrant after Richard Laing, managing director of ExxonMobil Nigeria, rebuffed three invitations to appear before investigators probing alleged procurement fraud involving a pipelines project. Okon Abang granted the EFCC’s bench warrant application on Jan. 29, EFCC said. It has not charged Exxon or others with wrongdoing, and its investigation is ongoing. EFCC spokesman…

Thursday, 04 February 2021 04:13

Herdsmen kill US-based Nigerian returnee after collecting ransom in Edo

The decomposing body of a United States-based Etsako Prince, Eloniyo Dennis Abuda, was on Wednesday found by the police in a forest in Edo State, four days after he was abducted by criminals posing as herdsmen. A team, led by the Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, found Abuda’s corpse – with deep injuries – days after his family paid N10 million ransom. His abductors reportedly shot him dead reportedly after he slumped during the forced long march to the bush. Abuda, President of Fugar America Foundation, and who was based in Atlanta, was abducted last Saturday with his wife and…

Tuesday, 02 February 2021 06:10

Boko Haram cut electricity to Maiduguri

Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into a lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid. The tower was reportedly destroyed by militants in the Boko Haram-plagued state. The blackout, which has lasted for one week, has grounded many businesses. Some residents, who spoke to our correspondent not only condemned the action of the insurgents but lamented the continued inability of the authorities concern to restore the power. “It’s now one week and most people don’t know why there is no electricity in Maiduguri. “We need to…

Sunday, 31 January 2021 06:07

NDLEA makes N28bn cocaine haul at Lagos airport

Drug substances tested positive for cocaine worth N21bn have been recovered from a hairstylist, Jennifer Onyejegbu, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. It was learnt that the officials discovered another drug later confirmed to be cocaine worth N7bn in luggage abandoned at the E-arrival hall of the airport after the inward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian airline. “Based on information on the luggage tag, the luggage arrived in Nigeria from Sao Paulo, Brazil, a destination classified as high-risk country going by records and trends of arrest and seizures. Four persons; Abubakar…

Sunday, 31 January 2021 06:06

Gunmen kidnap 21 travellers on Kaduna highway

A councillor from Southern Kaduna and few others have escaped and run through the bush when gunmen abducted about 21 people along Kaduna–Kachia road late Friday. Journalists were told that not fewer than 21 persons were kidnapped when gunmen in Army uniform blocked the road at Idom on the Kaduna– Kachia road. However, details are yet to be released by the authorities. “It was in the late hour of Friday, the armed men who came in large number dressed in military uniform and abducted 21 persons along Kaduna-Kachia road at Idon village of kajuru local government area of Kaduna State,”…

Friday, 29 January 2021 05:23

Gunmen on rampage, kill 10 In Katsina, kidnap 81 In Niger, Taraba

Bandits and kidnappers have launched multiple attacks in Katsina, Niger and Taraba states, killed many people, injured dozens and abducted over 80 others, including women and children. In Katsina, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and dozens injured when bandits attacked Unguwar Sarki of Shema Village in Faskari Local Government Area at night on Wednesday. It was learnt that the bandits in large numbers attacked the community at about 11 pm and operated for hours before they left in the early hours of Thursday. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said corpses of nine men killed during…

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Wednesday, 27 January 2021 05:18

Oyo Amotekun arrest 25 herdsmen with guns

Oyo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps on Tuesday arrested 25 herdsmen. Twenty-five guns and 10 dogs were reportedly found on them. The suspects were intercepted in a truck with registration number TUR 30 ZY Kebbi. The operatives were led by one Gbenga Olanrewaju who were on routine patrol. Commandant, Olayinka Olayanju confirmed the development, adding that the suspects have been handed over to the police for further interrogation. The Nation

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 05:28

Pirates off Nigeria coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship. But why do these attacks continue and what implication for Nigeria, others?

Pirates are stepping up attacks on ships in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, defying regional navies. On Saturday, pirates off Nigeria kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship and killed one. Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea kidnapped 130 seafarers in 22 separate incidents last year, accounting for all but five of those seized at sea worldwide. Who are the pirates and why are they attacking? The pirates come from Nigeria’s turbulent Niger Delta, experts say. The region produces the bulk of the nation’s petroleum, but is woefully underdeveloped, scarred by pollution and has some of the highest unemployment…

Monday, 25 January 2021 04:05

Gunmen kidnap, kill Taraba LG boss

Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba state, Salihu Dovo, has been killed by gunmen who kidnapped him early Sunday morning, local residents have said. They said the kidnappers called an official of the local government to announce they had murdered Dovo and also mentioned where to recover his corpse. Some community members suspect his abductors were hired assassins. “They called an official of the Council to inform him of the killing, telling them to go and search for his corpse in the bush,” one of our sources said. “Members of the community went into the bush and started…

Monday, 25 January 2021 04:04

Gunmen kill popular socialite at Ibadan hotel

A popular Ibadan socialite, Teslim Ajao was on Saturday evening killed by gunmen at an hotel in NTC area, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State. Fondly called, ‘Gatuso’, he was reported to have gone to the hotel at a time the gunmen that just robbed the hotel were leaving. It was learnt that he was making a call as he entered the hotel’s premises and that the gunmen shot him in the stomach at close range, probably thinking that he was calling security agents. It was also learnt that the armed robbers had successfully completed their operation when the deceased encountered them.…

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