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Sunday, 28 November 2021 06:25

Bandits kill 5, abduct 90 in Niger state communities

Armed bandits laying siege to some villages in Zagzaga community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State have prevented the people from evacuating the bodies of five vigilantes they killed in the area. The local vigilantes were killed on Wednesday last week when they mobilised to ward off the incessant attacks by the bandits. No fewer than 90 people have been abducted across seven villages in Zagzaga community in the last one week. Although the ill-equipped vigilantes were said to have bravely confronted the heavily equipped bandits, killing undisclosed number of them, five of them met their Waterloo during…

Saturday, 27 November 2021 04:01

Gunmen kill 11 persons in Plateau community

No fewer than 11 persons were reportedly killed on Friday night as Fulani herdsmen attack Ta’agbe village in Miango District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack is coming two days after some herdsmen attacked Ancha village, a neighbouring community and killed two persons. Secretary General of Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Danjuma Auta confirmed the attack and said the gunmen invaded the community at about 10pm and operated freely for about three hours without the intervention of security agencies. “Again this same Fulani herders attacked the Village of Ta’agbe and as at now we have already established…

Saturday, 27 November 2021 04:00

Bandits kill 7, abduct women, children in Zamfara community

Bandits have reportedly chased residents out of Yan Buki village in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State. Seven persons were also reportedly killed and others kidnapped during the attack on the village Thursday afternoon. Speaking to BBC Hausa, an unnamed resident said the bandits stormed the village some minutes to midday. “They came around 12 p.m. and started shooting sporadically. When they came into the village, some of them continued shooting while others started a house to house search. They brought out about 50 women and children who were hiding in their houses and took them into the bush,”…

Friday, 26 November 2021 06:05

Danish frigate kills 4 pirates, arrests 4 others near Nigeria’s territorial waters

A Danish frigate has killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria in an operation to protect shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, the Danish military said on Thursday. The Esbern Snare, deployed last month to the Gulf of Guinea amid heightened security risks from pirates, on Wednesday spotted a fast-moving vessel carrying eight suspected pirates near a number of commercial ships, the Danish military said. The incident took place in international waters, 25 to 30 nautical miles south of Nigeria's territorial boundary, a spokesman said. The motorboat, spotted by a helicopter deployed by the frigate, was carrying equipment associated…

Friday, 26 November 2021 06:04

US court pronounces Nigerian couple guilty of $1.89m wire fraud

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has sentenced a Nigerian man to more than seven years in prison for conspiring to launder approximately $1.89 million in mail and wire fraud proceeds in a scheme that targeted women. Jabin Okpako, 36, and his wife, Christine Bradley Okpako, 54, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, transferred the funds out of the United States to three separate bank accounts in Nigeria, prosecutors said. Authorities said the couple targeted women, ranging in age from 55 to 85, who visited online game, relationship and dating websites. After cultivating online relationships, the pair induced the women to send money for…

Friday, 26 November 2021 06:02

Gunmen kill one, abduct 6 members of same family In Kogi

Kidnappers have killed a man simply identified as Ayuba, and abducted six family members inside a farm at Lagbeta community in Kogi Local Government Area Kogi State. Labgeta community is located on the ever-busy Abuja-Lokoja highway. A relation of the victims, Ishaya Bulus, said the incident happened Wednesday morning at about 10:12 am when the victims were harvesting seeds on their farm. He said one of the deceased family members was shot dead by kidnappers while attempting to escape as they were being whisked away into the forest. “They were busy harvesting beniseeds when the kidnappers suddenly appeared and rounded…

Tuesday, 23 November 2021 06:03

Hotel proprietor’s son supervised evacuation, burial of OAU student – Police

Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, on Monday said one of the suspects held in connection with the death of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, had confessed that son of the owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Ile-Ife, Roheem Adedoyin, arranged how the corpse was evacuated and taken to the bush. The police boss said Roheem, who is the Managing Director of the hotel where the late Adegoke reportedly died, organised how the corpse was evacuated from the facility and buried without informing the police. Featuring on a radio programme, ‘Frank Talk’ monitored on…

Tuesday, 23 November 2021 05:57

Bandits invade town just 7km from Katsina state capital, kill 4

At least four persons have been confirmed killed by bandits in an attack Sunday night in Barawa in Batagarawa local government area of Katsina State. The community is less than 10 kilometres from Katsina, the state’s capital city. Batagarawa local government headquarters is seven kilometres from the Katsina metropolis. A source, Bashir Isa, told this reporter that the bandits, numbering over 100, stormed the village around 9 p.m. and started shooting sporadically. “They didn’t kidnap anyone but killed four people, including three men and an elderly woman. Several others were wounded by the bandits,” he said. According to Isa, after…

Monday, 22 November 2021 05:50

Ex-Zamfara gov aspirant killed as gunmen abduct travellers on Kaduna-Abuja highway

Sagir Hamida, a Zamfara governorship aspirant in the 2019 election, has been killed by gunmen. Hamida was killed on Sunday when gunmen attacked travellers on Abuja-Kaduna highway. Several travellers were said to have been kidnapped during the attack, but the exact number of victims is yet to be confirmed. According to NAN, Kabiru, elder brother to Sagir Hamida, said the former governorship aspirant was killed near the Abuja end of the highway. Kabiru also said family members are still trying to get more details of the incident from security agencies and eyewitnesses. Also speaking on the development, Yusuf Idris, director-general…

Monday, 22 November 2021 05:50

Gunmen kill student, lecturer in Lagos college

A student, Razak Bakare, has been allegedly shot dead by gunmen who invaded the Michael Otedola College of Primary Health Education, in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. Few hours after the undergraduate was killed, a lecturer, Ahmed Saheed, lost his life when yet-to-be-identified armed men allegedly attacked him around Poka town in Epe. The attacks which occurred within the space of 48 hours, created panic that affected academic activities on the campus. A security guard in the institution, who spoke to one of our correspondents on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident. “The student was killed…

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Sunday, 21 November 2021 06:18

Niger state bans sale of motorcycles to fight banditry

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger state has directed immediate ban on sales of some categories of motorcycles across the state. Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Saturday. The SGF said the ban covered motorcycles such as: Bajaj Boxer, Qiujeng, Honda ACE, Jingchen, with engine capacity of 185 cubic centimetres (CC) and above. He explained that the measure was aimed at stopping activities of bandits, kidnappers and other criminals unleashing terror on innocent citizens of the state. The SGF said the government had condemned in strong terms, the degree of…

Saturday, 20 November 2021 05:53

Residents call for restoration of telecom services as bandits kill two police officers in Katsina

Two officers of Katsina State Police Command have been killed by bandits in Baure village of Safana Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, who disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists at the force headquarters in Katsina, said the police officers lost their lives in a gun duel with the hooligans Thursday. He said Yakubu Joshua, attached to 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Katsina and Zaharadeen Yuguda, attached to Safana Division were killed by the bandits in a crossfire at their enclave in the village (Baure). Buba explained that the police team, led…

Saturday, 20 November 2021 05:51

Bandits invade Benue community, kill seven

Blood flowed on Thursday evening at Tor Donga in Katsina-Ala Local Government area of Benue State after some gunmen stormed the area and killed seven people while also leaving five others injured. Among the deceased were four members of the recently formed Benue Community Volunteer Guards as well as three other locals while a Catholic priest was reported injured. A local source who gave his name as Iorumber Joseph said some other members of the vigilante group were also injured during the invasion. Speaking to newsmen by telephone on Friday morning, Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government, Alfred Atera who confirmed…

Friday, 19 November 2021 05:55

Bandits kill 9 in attacks on Sokoto communities

Sokoto State Police Command on Thursday confirmed that nine persons died in separate attacks by bandits on three villages in Sabon Birni local government area. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sanusi, told newsmen that the separate attacks took place on Nov. 15, 16, and 17, 2021. Sanusi said the first attack occurred at Garin Zago in Sabon Birni Local Government Area that resulted in the death of three persons while three others were kidnapped. He said another attack was on a vehicle in Gaji village, however, no casualties were recorded. The police spokesman said another attack took place at…

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