Crime

Saturday, 05 November 2022 06:20

Gunmen kill 18 in Benue market

Eighteen people were killed in different communities by suspected herders in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident, according to locals, happened on Thursday at Ukohol and other adjourning villages as the suspected herders went on killing spree. A resident of the area identified only as Jonah who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of attack said those who invaded the communities were herders. He stated, “They came to Ukohol community at about 5pm yesterday (Thursday) which was a market day and shot at people from different directions, leading to people scampering for safety.’’ Confirming the…

Thursday, 03 November 2022 06:16

British company Glencore loaded millions of dollars on private jets to bribe govt officials in Nigeria, others

Employees and agents of a British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore used private jets to transfer cash to pay bribes to oil officials in West Africa, prosecutors told a London court on Wednesday. Glencore Energy UK Limited paid – or failed to prevent the payment of – millions of dollars in bribes to officials in five African countries, Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) told Southwark Crown Court on the first day of a sentencing hearing. The UK subsidiary pleaded guilty in June to seven bribery offences. Glencore, a Swiss-based multinational, said in May it expected to pay up…

Thursday, 03 November 2022 06:15

Nigeria lost $12.6bn to oil theft in 9 months - Report

Nigeria has lost nothing less than 120 million barrels of crude oil between January and September this year amidst revenue crisis. The level of crude oil loss in production translates to $12.6 billion going by crude oil production data obtained from Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). While Nigeria had proposed a budget of N20.5 trillion ($47.3 billion) in 2023 with the feasibility of relying heavily on borrowing amidst the country’s debt crisis, the $12.6 billion loss from the oil production would have provided a quarter of what is needed to finance the budget. Infrastructure issues, pipeline leaks and oil…

Thursday, 03 November 2022 06:10

39 children harvesting farm produce abducted by bandits in Katsina

Parents in rural communities of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, where bandits abducted 39 children working on a farm, have pleaded with the government to rescue their children from their captors. Bandits in their numbers surrounded a farm on Sunday, where a number of people including boys and girls were working and abducted over 40 of them. A source in the Mairuwa community, one of the worst hit during the attack said the bandits surrounded the farm and started shooting sporadically before abducting the labourers. He said the representative of the farm owner had mobilised the children after…

Tuesday, 01 November 2022 06:09

Released ex-UI DVC, lady narrate ordeals in kidnappers’ den

One of the released victims of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway abduction, Aminat Taiwo, has narrated how her father paid N3.2m to her kidnappers before she was released alongside her friend, Tobi Orekoya. Aminat, who spoke to our correspondent on Monday, said her father took the ransom to the kidnappers deep in the forest, where they were held. The victim, her friend and some other road users were kidnapped last Friday near the Sat Guru Maharaji Garden at the Ibadan end of the expressway. The abductors contacted the families of the victims and demanded ransom ranging from N50m to N10m. It was,…

Sunday, 30 October 2022 05:50

Former UI DVC kidnapped, police officer killed as gunmen kidnap many on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

More details have emerged from the abduction that occurred Friday evening at Ibadan end of Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to the police, an officer was killed after police operatives exchanged gunfire with suspected kidnappers along the expressway. In a statement on Saturday, Adewale Osifeso, spokesman of Oyo police command, said during the attack which occurred on Friday, another officer was “badly injured”. Adigun Agbaje, professor of political science and a former deputy vice-chancellor (academics) of the University of Ibadan, was also abducted during the attack. The police spokesman said four abandoned vehicles were retrieved from the scene of the duel. “During…

Saturday, 29 October 2022 06:00

Many feared kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

An unspecified number of motorists were feared kidnapped along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday. The development generated tension along the expressway as several vehicles aborted the trips to their destination and drove in the opposite direction. The incident happened around Dominion University City of Faith, KM 24, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. An eyewitness who spoke with our correspondent said nobody could ascertain the number of people kidnapped but three private vehicles were affected. He listed the affected as an SUV, a Toyota Camry and another Sedan whose model could not be ascertained. The eyewitness who was travelling from Lagos to Ibadan said…

Thursday, 27 October 2022 06:49

Nigerian-US security forces in sting operation to arrest suspected terrorists in Abuja

Few hours after the United States Department of State, granted authorised departure status to the Embassy of the United States, Abuja, residents of the Trademore Estate in Abuja, were on Tuesday night thrown into confusion as security forces reportedly raided the premises following a tip off on the presence of a terrorist. The sting operation in the Phase 4 section of the estate had led to a complete shutdown of the area, as armed intelligence personnel and others suspected to be American special forces, swooped on a building where a middle aged man was picked up. A resident confirmed the…

Wednesday, 26 October 2022 06:24

Ukraine arms manufacturer charged with treason over business transactions with Russia

Alleged recordings of the head of a major Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer accused of aiding the Russian military – saying he “completely understands” why a Russian missile was fired at his factory – have been released by Kyiv’s security services after his arrest at the weekend. Vyacheslav Boguslaev, the president of Motor Sich, has been charged with treason after a raid at the weekend on his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The manufacturing heavyweight is suspected of selling engines – before and after the invasion – for Russian attack helicopters that have been used extensively against Ukrainian troops.…

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 06:21

Court orders final seizure of houses, cars of former oil minister Alison-Madueke

A Nigerian court has ordered a final seizure of two properties and cars owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Monday, in the latest ruling related to graft allegations against her. Alison-Madueke was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan who served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015. She has been dogged by corruption allegations since she left office but denies the charges. EFCC said in a statement that High Court Judge Mobolaji Olajuwon issued the final forfeiture of the former minister's $3 million homes and cars in…

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Saturday, 22 October 2022 06:09

3 policemen, 3 others were killed by gunmen who attacked Johnson Suleman’s convoy. Here’s how the cleric escaped

Át least six people, including three policemen, were killed when gunmen opened fire on the convoy of Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Auchi, Edo State, on Friday. The cleric, according to reports, was heading for the headquarters of his church when he was attacked at Water Tanker Junction, Warrake road in Auchi. A source said the incident took place around 5pm. In a video of the incident, a bullet-ridden SUV was sighted. A male voice said, “Direct shooting”, and a woman responded, “Jesus, thank you.” Commenting on the incident, one Hilary Ekiegini said, “Lord we are…

Friday, 21 October 2022 06:19

‘Fake NIMC officials’ arrested in Niger Republic registering non-Nigerians

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says its troops have arrested fake officials of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) registering non-Nigerians in Niger Republic. NIMC operates and regulates matters of national identity in Nigeria, including issuing national identification number (NIN). Nigeria shares border with Niger Republic. At a biweekly press conference on Thursday, Musa Danmadami, director of defence media operations, said the fake officials were at Gagamari internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Niger Republic to conduct NIN registration for non-Nigerians. “On October 13, 2022, troops in conjunction with the Nigeria Police and NIS operatives intercepted two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission…

Friday, 21 October 2022 06:18

At least 23 killed in Benue as herdsmen attack villagers

Clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Benue state left at least 23 people dead, a local official said on Thursday, the latest deadly incident fuelled by growing pressure on land resources in Africa's most populous country. Violence between farmers and pastoralists has become increasingly common in recent years as population growth leads to an expansion of the area dedicated to farming, leaving less land available for open grazing by nomads' herds of cattle. Kertyo Tyounbur, chairman of the Ukum local government area of Benue where the violence took place, gave a death toll of 23. Local resident William Samson said…

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 06:19

China runs ‘overseas police stations’ to hunt down its criminally-minded nationals abroad - Report

China’s President Xi Jinping’s government has set up “overseas police stations” in Nigeria to keep track of its citizens abroad, THISDAY learnt yesterday. Chinese Communist Party called them, “110 Overseas Police Service Centres” to crack “down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities involving overseas Chinese.” According to human rights watchdog Safeguard Defenders in its latest report, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild’, the stations were established across Africa, Europe and America, among others. “Rather than cooperating with local authorities in the full respect of territorial sovereignty, it prefers…to cooperate with (United Front-linked) overseas ‘NGOs’ or ‘civil society…

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