Crime

Sunday, 06 February 2022 06:17

33 people killed as terrorists attack Zamfara communities for failure to pay N40m levy

Bandits have killed at least 30 people, abducted several others, mostly women, in separate attacks Friday afternoon in Zamfara State. The attacked communities are Nasarawar Mai Fara in Tsafe local government area, Yar Katsina in Bungudu local government area and Nasarawa village in Bakura local government area. Zamfara, like many of the Nigerian Northwest states, is beleaguered by insecurity in the forms of kidnapping described as banditry. The crime has become rampant and the bandits are seemingly irrepressible. Thousands of people have been killed or kidnapped by the bandits in the region and extending to Niger State, since 2021. In…

Sunday, 06 February 2022 06:16

Gunmen kill 17 in Katsina communities

No fewer than 17 people have been killed by gunmen suspected to be terrorists in five communities in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Thursday. According to residents, the gunmen swooped on the communities located in Karfi Ward in a coordinated attack which reportedly began on Wednesday night and extended to the following morning. The gunmen were also said to have injured several others, looted food items and valuables. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “The gunmen came in large numbers and invaded our community early Thursday…

Friday, 04 February 2022 06:33

Oyo Police narrate how Lagos-Ibadan expressway kidnappers were arrested

Police in Oyo State have arrested no fewer than 12 suspects allegedly connected with cases of kidnapping at Onigari in Oluyole Local Government Area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Commissioner of Police in the state, Ngozi Onadeko, paraded the suspects on Thursday at the Command’s Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan. The command also paraded 20 other suspects involved in alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, and impersonation as an army officer. Onadeko said that owing to the rising cases of kidnapping on Lagos/Ibadan expressway and murder at Onigari area of Oluyole Local Government Area on January 7, the command immediately swung into action, deploying…

Friday, 04 February 2022 06:33

Okomu Oil Palm Company suspends operations after deadly attack by gunmen

Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State has suspended its operations in the aftermath of an incident described by management as a “terrorist attack”. A worker in the company is said to have been killed by gunmen who invaded the company on Tuesday. “For now, we are forced to shut down our operations to save lives from possible reprisal. We are already working with security agencies. The army has taken over the security of the plantation. “The company will remain closed until the security situation improves,” the company’s managing director, Graham Hefer, said on Thursday. Hefer said there was invasion…

Friday, 04 February 2022 06:32

Bandits kill village head, 4 others in Katsina

Bandits numbering about 200, suspected to be from notorious bandit Dankarami’s camp, midnight Thursday attacked Yangayya in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. They killed the village’s head, Jafaru Rabiu, and four others. The police command confirmed the attack and the killings. Halilu kabir, a resident of Jibia, told our correspondent that the bandits stormed the village at midnight and operated for three hours. “They came on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically. Residents were all matched to the village head’s residence. It was while they (bandits) were conducting a house to house search that the four people were killed…

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 06:07

50 residents abducted from community in latest terrorist attack in Katsina

Over 50 residents of Ruwan Godiya village of Faskari local government area of Katsina state have been abducted in a fresh attack, according to sources. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, said the bandits came on over 60 motorcycles and started shooting sporadically. He said they operated unchallenged for over two hours. The resident alleged that there were over 20 military personnel in the village when the incident happened but they did not make any attempt to repel the attackers. “Even before they came, we heard about their plan to attack and we informed security personnel, but unfortunately they came around…

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 06:01

73-year old woman knew she was being scammed. So she lured the scammer to her home and had him arrested

Jean, a 73-year-old grandmother, was at her Long Island, USA home Thursday morning when she received a phone call from a man claiming to be her grandson. He was in jail for drunken driving, he said. He needed her help posting an $8,000 bail. But there was one problem, Jean thought — her grandsons are far too young to drive. It was a scam. So Jean decided to swindle the swindler. “I knew he was a real scammer. I just knew he wasn’t going to scam me,” Jean told WCBS, which identified her only by her first name. Jean played…

Monday, 31 January 2022 06:26

11 local security personnel killed as terrorists invade Niger state community in reprisal attack

Gunmen, numbering over 50 Saturday afternoon lunched one of the bloodiest attacks in recent time, targeting the Joint Security Task Force in Galadiman Kogo, in Shiroro local government area of Niger state, killing no fewer than seven of their top commanders. Several other members of the Joint Security Task Force were serious injured and are currently in government facilities in Minna, the state capital, receiving treatments. Also killed in the attack, are four members of the newly recruited local vigilantes to reinforce the operation of the Security Task Force operating in communities in the area. Unspecified number of the villagers…

Monday, 31 January 2022 06:25

Gunmen kill 11 in attack on Southern Kaduna village

Kaduna State Government says the attack by gunmen on Zaman Dabo Village in the Atyap Chiefdom of Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of the State in the early hours of Sunday claimed 11 lives while over 30 houses were razed. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident, said as at 4.30pm, no fewer than 11 residents of the area had died. The Commissioner, in a statement titled, ‘Eleven confirmed killed, others injured in Zangon Kataf LGA,’ said security operatives overseeing the southern part of the state said 11 people were killed while others…

Sunday, 30 January 2022 06:05

Residents flee as terrorists kill two, abduct scores in Niger state communities

Two people have died and many abducted following terrorists’ invasion of Tungan Bako and Kawo communities in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent that the terrorists demanded a ransom of N70m for the victims. It was gathered that the attacks, which occurred Thursday night, made villagers in the two communities flee. The source said, “They called us that we should pay N70m as ransom before those abducted would be released. The situation is serious and villagers are fleeing the communities.’’ According to the source, the terrorists, riding over…

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Wednesday, 26 January 2022 06:03

Boko Haram kills 4, abducts 24 others in fresh terror attacks on Chibok communities

Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, Umar Ibrahim, has confirmed the death of four people during ISWAP attacks on different communities in the council over the weekend. He also announced the abduction of 24 others by the insurgents. Addressing the state Governor, Babagana Zulum, during a visit to Chibok, the chairman said the terrorists had intensified attacks on communities in the area due to its proximity to the Sambisa Forest, where the jihadists hide. This was contained in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Isa Gusau. Ibrahim, according to the statement, said in addition to the 24 people…

Wednesday, 26 January 2022 06:02

Gunmen kill 3 persons riding on motorcycle in Plateau community

Barely two days after gunmen killed four miners in Dong community, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, gunmen have again killed three persons in Bassa LGA of the state. Spokesman for the Miango Youth Development Association, Nuhu Bitrus, confirmed the latest killing in Jos on Tuesday. Bitrus said the three victims were on a motorcycle when the gunmen attacked them. He said the incident happened on Monday in Du community, Kwall district, in Bassa LGA. Bitrus said, “Around 8.20pm on Monday, January 24, 2022, Some Rigwe youths on a motorcycle were ambushed at Du village, Kwall DISTRICT,…

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 06:00

Ogun monarch, three friends burnt to death over chieftaincy issues

A traditional ruler in Agodo town near Papalanto in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, the Alagodo of Agodo, Ayinde Odetola, and his three friends were on Monday burnt to death. Our correspondent gathered that the slain traditional ruler and three others were attacked by some hoodlums who are residents of Agodo village around 11am. A source told our correspondent that the Oba was burnt to ashes with his car he brought into the town. It was further gathered that the three others were also killed in the same car with the traditional ruler. Our correspondent further gathered that…

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 05:59

Abducted Bayelsa commissioner regains freedom despite kidnapper’s conditionality not met

Abducted Bayelsa State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, has regained his freedom. He spent five days in the kidnappers’ den before he was freed on Monday. Otokito was kidnapped on January 20 from his residence in Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state, by gunmen believed to be crude oil thieves. He was said to have been abducted because he reportedly opposed their plan to set up an illegal refinery around the community’s forest. Two days after the incident, the gang leader called the paramount ruler of the community, Theophilus Wongo, on the telephone and informed…

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