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Friday, 01 July 2022 06:51

Ekweremadu: Prosecutor insists ‘kidney donor’ is 15 as former deputy senate president again appears in UK court

Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, on Thursday appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK, for his trial on alleged organ harvesting. Last week, the London Metropolitan Police arrested and charged Ekweremadu and his wife for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The UK police had said the alleged donor, later identified as Ukpo Nwamini David, was 15 years old, but his passport data page showed he was born on October 12, 2000. According to Channels Television, during the proceedings on Thursday, Ekweremadu was in the dock where he confirmed his name and date of birth.…

Friday, 01 July 2022 06:49

Terrorists kill 10 policemen, 3 soldiers, abduct foreign nationals, others in Niger, Enugu

It was another day of massacre in Niger State on Wednesday night as gunmen invaded a mining site in Ajata Aboki, in Erena district of Shiroro Local Government Area of the State, killing three soldiers, seven mobile policemen and 15 civilians working at the site. The gunmen, who invaded the mining site in large numbers, succeeded in abducting an unspecified number of Chinese nationals who, the locals said, were the target of the gunmen. The mining site, according to a reliable source close to the community, is owned by a powerful figure in the state, and the area has remained…

Friday, 01 July 2022 06:48

Bandits levy N400m taxes on Kaduna communities to allow access to farm

A community leader from the Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Zubairu Abdulra’uf, has lamented how members of the communities paid N400 million to bandits to enable them to go to their farms. This is just as he said the people of the emirate had resorted to defending themselves against terrorists that had over the years taken over the area. He told journalists in Kaduna on Thursday that the constant attacks on communities had paralysed economic activities in their rural areas and made travelling in the area impossible. On payment to bandits, Abdulra’uf…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:45

More details emerge on the age of the kidney donor in the Ekweremadu UK case

There is a new twist in the alleged child organ harvesting case involving Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president. On Thursday the London Metropolitan Police charged Ekweremadu and Beatrice, his wife, to court over the allegation of bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. The UK authorities said the “child” had “been safeguarded”, while the police added that its operatives “are working closely with partners on continued support”. As widely reported, Ekweremadu had written to the UK High Commission to…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:42

Two policemen, university lecturer, two others gunned down in Benue terrorist attacks

At least five persons, including two policemen, were feared killed by armed bandits in two communities of Guma and Ukum Local Government Areas of Benue State on Thursday night. It was gathered from local sources that some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Yelwata community of Guma LGA, killed two policemen and took away their guns on Thursday night. Meanwhile, on the same night, three other persons, including a lecturer with the Federal University, Wukari were said to have been gunned down by armed bandits at Jootar, Mbaterem, in Mbayenge Council Ward, the Ukum Local Government Area of the state.…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:41

Police officer killed as gunmen bomb station in Kogi

Gunmen early Friday bombed a Police Area Command office at Eika-Ohizenyi in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one Inspector Jibril on duty. A resident of the area, Momoh Abubakar, disclosed that the attackers invaded the station around 12:15am with explosives and other weapons. He stated that the first bomb they threw into the station made a heavy sound that woke up many residents, adding the explosives brought down part of the police station. Abubakar added that the attackers had a field day as they operated for more than two hours without any interference from security agents or…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:40

Bandits abduct 22 farmers, set fire to tractors In Abuja community

Bandits have abducted 22 farmers and burnt tractors during a coordinated attack on farmers at Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rafin-Daji shares boundary with Zago community in Niger State through River Gurara. A farmer who narrowly escaped the attack, Saidu Yakubu, said the incident happened around 2pm on Thursday when the bandits in their large numbers, wielding AK-47 rifles, attacked farmers that were cultivating in the community. He said the bandits, who went on rampage shooting sporadically into the air before whisking away the farmers, burnt down two tractors that were…

Friday, 24 June 2022 06:29

Organ harvesting charge against the Ekweremadus in UK: This is what we know so far

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, charged with alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child in the United Kingdom, face life imprisonment if found guilty and convicted to maximum sentence under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015). The couple, who were arrested following an investigation by the London Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team, were arraigned before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court. The court denied them bail, but ordered that they be remanded till July 7. The police had said the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 14:57

Ekweremadu, wife arrested in London for bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting

Two Nigerians have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to harvest the organs of a child in the UK. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, both from , have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later today. They are both charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. The Met said a child has been safeguarded. Scotland Yard has not given the or the age of the child - or the location of the arrests. But given the suspects are appearing in…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 14:55

Amotekun operatives arrest suspects who carried out the Owo Catholic Church attack

Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have arrested some suspects in connection with the June 5 massacre at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The assailants left 40 persons dead and over 80 others injured in the attack. “We have recovered the last vehicle they used in the operation and we have made some arrests. We have recovered some vital things which we are working on. “We are not stopping until we get to the root of this and I assure that the perpetrators and their sponsors will be brought to book,’’ state commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said. He…

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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 05:56

Gunmen kill eight, kidnap 38 in attacks on Kaduna churches

Gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 38 others in an attack on two churches in Kaduna state on Sunday, an official from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Monday, weeks after a similar deadly attack in the Southwest. The attack occurred during the morning service of a Catholic and Baptist church on Sunday, Danlami Gajere, CAN chairman for Kasuwan Magani ward in Kaduna state, told Reuters by phone. The state police spokesperson and Kaduna's commissioner for internal security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Two weeks ago, gunmen wielding AK-47 rifles and explosives attacked St…

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 05:55

Sit-at-home hoodlums bomb Imo market, scores injured

Gunmen enforcing the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday bombed the popular Izombe market in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. A witness reported that the incident led to pandemonium as traders and customers in the market scampered for safety. The source said the gunmen were said to have stormed the market and warned the traders of the implications of coming out on a Monday for their business transaction. Irked by their defiance, the gunmen set two vehicles ablaze in the market, which caused serious confusion before bombing the market. The source disclosed that everybody…

Monday, 20 June 2022 07:02

3 killed as gunmen attack Kaduna Church

Gunmen, yesterday, attacked worshippers at a Catholic church in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing three people and injuring two others. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident in a statement, in Kaduna, yesterday, said: “On a sad note, security agencies have reported to the Kaduna state government that bandits attacked worshippers and locals at Ungwan Fada, Ungwan Turawa and Ungwan Makama in the Rubu general area of Kajuru local government area. “The report noted that the bandits stormed the villages on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa,…

Monday, 20 June 2022 07:01

Two church leaders abducted in Ogun have been released. These are the items collected by the kidnappers before freeing their victims

The two worshippers abducted last Monday by gunmen at the Celestial Church of Christ, Oshofa, Wasimi, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, have been released. Founder of the church, Oluwatomisin Olugbebi, said the victims were released on Saturday. It would be recalled that gunmen, who wore masks and fez caps, invaded the church and abducted the Assistant Shepherd (assistant pastor) of the parish, Oluwaseun Ajose, and a Sunday school teacher, Dagunro Ayobami. The gunmen had reduced their demand from N50m to N10m last Thursday. But on Sunday, Olugbebi disclosed to our correspondent that the church leaders were released…

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