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Tuesday, 22 September 2020 04:55

Boko Haram insurgents ambush army patrol team, kill senior officer

Nigerian Army has announced the death of D. C. Bako, a colonel and commander of 25 task force brigade, who was killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. Spokesman of the army’s Operation Lafiya Dole, Mr Ado Isa, said the colonel died from injuries sustained after his patrol team was ambushed by the insurgents. In a statement on Monday, Isa said the late officer was already recuperating at the hospital where he was being treated before he passed away earlier in the day. He did not state if there were other casualties in the ambush which happened after an…

Monday, 21 September 2020 05:21

Bandits kidnap 42 persons in Zamfara community

Bandits have kidnapped 42 persons, including women, in Gobirawar Cali village, in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the village, who gave his name as Abdullahi, said the incident happened on Saturday after one AK-47 rifle was seized from a bandit who went to the village for a kidnap operation. Abdullahi said, “The bandit had wanted to kidnap one of the people in the village, but was overpowered and his gun was seized. He ran into the bush and reported the matter to his gang members. “The bandits later came in a large number, invaded…

Sunday, 20 September 2020 05:45

Gunmen kill one, kidnap three in Kogi

Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one person while three others were kidnapped by yet-to-be identified gunmen. Commissioner of police, Mr Ayuba Ekpeji who confirmed the incident said the gunmen struck over the weekend at Royal Garden Relaxation spot, along Ayingba – Ankpa Highway, Egume community, in the Eastern flank of the state. Ekpeji said, “I received a report from Egume Division, that three unknown armed men attacked Royal Garden Relaxation Spot shooting sporadically. “Immediately, DPO mobilized operatives to the scene where he met one yet to be identified body lying in a pool of his blood.…

Saturday, 19 September 2020 05:36

Gunmen attack Kaduna suburb, abduct five family members, two others

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted seven persons, including five members of a family in Barakallahu, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis. Barkallahu is a community neighboring National Teachers Institute (NTI), along Kaduna-Zaria road, in Igabi local government area of the State. It was gathered that, bandits invaded the community at about 1:30am on Friday, shooting sporadically and broke into a house to kidnap a woman and her four children. Meanwhile, Kaduna State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Muhammad Jalige did not pick calls put across to him to confirm the incident. A family head, Mr Abdulsalami…

Friday, 18 September 2020 05:06

Bandits kill five farmers in reprisal attack in Katsina

Suspected bandits have killed five farmers at Yanteba village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The farmers were said to have been killed in the early hours of Thursday morning at about 3:00 am. The bandits stormed the village on a reprisal attack after three of their colleagues were killed by community members. The incident is coming a week after three farmers were killed by bandits in Dandume council area. A spokesperson for police command in the state, Mr Gambo Isah confirmed the incident. Gambo said the bandits “stormed Yanteba village at about 3:00 am on Thursday and…

Thursday, 17 September 2020 05:41

El-Rufai signs law prescribing castration, death sentence for rape

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna has signed the state penal code (amendment) law 2020. In a document seen by the media, the law, which took effect on September 11, stipulates strict penalties for males and females convicted of rape. The new law is an amendment to the state’s penal code law No. 5 2017. The state penal law prescribed 21 years imprisonment for rape of an adult and life imprisonment in the case of a child. But the new provisions include bilateral salpingectomy (removal of the two fallopian tubes) for female convicts and castration for male convicts. It also included…

Thursday, 17 September 2020 05:38

Boko Haram insurgents attack commuters, kill 10, abduct others in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed at least 10 persons and abducted an undisclosed number of passengers in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, sources have said. The victims were mostly passengers whose vehicles had parked along the road following the restriction of vehicular movement in the evening. The incident occurred at 7 pm in Wassaram village, Ngamdu Ward of Kaga LGA on Tuesday night. A source said many people were also injured and dozens of passengers were abducted by the attackers. The security source, who would not want to be named, said the victims in five commercial vehicles…

Wednesday, 16 September 2020 05:02

Gunmen attack oil factory in Ekiti, kill one, abduct former US army general

Seven gunmen were said to have stormed a factory located at Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti state, on Tuesday, and abducted Mr Jide Ijadare, a retired US major general. One person was also killed during the attack. Police public relations officer in Ekiti, Mr Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident, stating that the retired major general was abducted alongside another yet-to-be-identified person. “We can confirm to you that a retired US soldier and one other were kidnapped around 2pm on Tuesday,” Abutu said. “One person was also killed during the attack at a factory in Ijan-Ekiti where the two persons were kidnapped. "Police Commissioner…

Wednesday, 16 September 2020 05:00

Gunmen kill kidnapped SSS officer in Katsina

Armed men on Saturday abducted a State Security Service (SSS) official in Katsina State and killed him a day later while in captivity. The official, Mr Sadiq Bindawa, until his death, was serving at SSS headquarters in Abuja. Sources said the assailants stormed the home of the deceased in Katsina town after he arrived from Abuja and whisked him away. “The abductors demanded N5 million ransom, which was given to them at an agreed point on Sunday. “However, after receiving the ransom, they were ambushed by security operatives who were monitoring them, and a shootout occurred,” a relative of the…

Tuesday, 15 September 2020 05:02

EFCC probe: Drama as Salami orders Magu’s lawyers out of panel sitting

There was drama at the venue of the presidential panel probing Mr Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), when Mr Ayo Salami ordered some lawyers out of the session on Monday. Salami, head of the panel, asked security operatives to walk out Ms Zainab Abiola and Mr Aliyu Lemu, Magu’s lawyers, out of the presidential villa venue shortly after they were introduced. Trouble began after Mr Wahab Shittu, who has been appearing for Magu, stood up to introduce other members of the legal team. But Salami interrupted him, insisting that only Shittu would be…

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Tuesday, 15 September 2020 04:58

Gunmen attack FRSC officials, kill two, abduct ten in Nasarawa

Suspected kidnappers have attacked two bus-loads of Federal Road Safety Corps officials at Wudage junction, Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, early Monday morning, killing two officials and abducting 10 others. Four others were injured during the attack which occurred when the personnel were travelling from Sokoto and Kebbi states to a location in the South-East. The deceased and the injured officials have been evacuated to Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State. Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident, noting that one officer died during the attack while the second person died in the hospital, adding…

Sunday, 13 September 2020 05:43

Most wanted Rivers criminal, Bobisky, dies shortly after arrest by police

Rivers State Police Command has arrested a most wanted kidnapper, armed robber and murderer, Mr Honest Digbara, popularly known as Bobisky. He, however, died hours after his arrest. Digbara was arrested yesterday by operatives of police command led by Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Bori Police Divisional Headquarters in Khana Local Government Area of the state, Mr Bako Angbashim, a Superintendent of Police (SP), with support from a local vigilance group in Tai Local Government Area (TaiOSPAC). It would be recalled that the state governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, had offered a N30 million booty for anyone who could give credible…

Saturday, 12 September 2020 05:27

1,165 killed, 113 abducted in Northwest Nigeria in 8 months – Report

At least 1,165 people were killed in violent attacks in Northwestern zone of Nigeria between January and August this year, according to a report. No fewer than 113 people were also kidnapped in the zone in the last eight months, a report by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourns, obtained on Friday, shows. In its latest report, the group which tracks incidents of violent killings across the nation, said the cases in Northwest were recorded in seven states. The group uses newspaper reports, police and family sources to gather its findings. The latest report shows that Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states…

Saturday, 12 September 2020 05:26

Gunmen kill two, burn several houses in fresh attack on Southern Kaduna community

Gunmen have reportedly killed two persons and burnt several houses during an attack in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna. Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), in a statement said, the gunmen invaded Manyi-Mashin village in the early hours of Friday and killed two persons as well as cart away valuables. Its National Public Relations Officer, Mr Luka Binniyat, said the two persons were burnt to ashes in their homes, pointing out September has been a bloody month in the area. SOKAPU said: “Early this morning, (11th September, 2020) Manyi-Mashin village, in Zamandabo ward, in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local…

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