Crime

Saturday, 03 October 2020 05:22

How a Chinese malware gang defrauded Facebook users of $4m

SilentFade group utilized a Windows trojan, browser injections, clever scripting, and a Facebook platform bug to buy and post ads on behalf of hacked users. At the Virus Bulletin 2020 security conference today, members of the Facebook security team have disclosed more details about one of the most sophisticated malware operations that has ever targeted Facebook users. Known internally at Facebook as SilentFade, this malware gang was active between late 2018 and February 2019, when Facebook's security team detected their presence and intervened to stop their attacks. SilentFade utilized a combination of a Windows trojan, browser injections, clever scripting, and…

Thursday, 01 October 2020 05:46

Jihadists waylay soldiers, kill 10, loot food trucks in Borno

Jihadists killed 10 soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in Lake Chad region, two security sources said on Wednesday. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) carrying machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Tuesday opened fire on a military convoy on a “logistics supply mission”, they said. “The terrorists killed 10 soldiers, including two officers, in the ambush,” one of the sources, told AFP. Eight soldiers were injured, said a second source who gave the same death toll. The convoy was on its way to deliver food and other supplies to troops in the region when…

Wednesday, 30 September 2020 04:39

Heavy security as court dismisses El-Zakzaky's no-case submission

A Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday, dismissed a no-case submission filed by embattled leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Mr Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat. The duo have been in detention since December 2015, following clashes between his members and Nigerian Army which led to many loss of lives and destruction of property. They are being prosecuted by Kaduna State Government for alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of the public peace, among others. They however pleaded not guilty to the allegations. In the motion, the IMN leader had asked the court to dismiss the allegations…

Wednesday, 30 September 2020 04:35

Africa loses $90bn in illicit money flows annually, UN study says

Africa is losing nearly $89 billion a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a UN study showed on Monday. The estimate, in United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) 248-page report, is its most comprehensive to date for Africa. It shows an increasing trend over time and is higher than most previous estimates. The report calls Africa a "net creditor to the world," echoing economists' observations that the aid-reliant continent is actually a net exporter of capital because of these trends. "Illicit financial flows rob…

Tuesday, 29 September 2020 05:15

N2.67bn school feeding funds found in private accounts – ICPC

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday disclosed that it uncovered N2.67 billion payment made to some federal colleges for school feeding during lockdown when children were not in school, ended up in personal accounts. It said it also discovered over N2.5 billion appropriated by senior civil servant in Federal Ministry of Agriculture now deceased for himself and cronies. It also listed other assets recovered in the Agric ministry to include 18 buildings, 12 business premises and 25 plots of land. Chairman of ICPC, Mr Bolaji Owasanoye, made the disclosure in his keynote address at the…

Sunday, 27 September 2020 21:57

Zulum escapes death a third time as Boko Haram again attacks gov’s convoy

Convoy of Borno State Governor, Mr Babagana Zulum, was again attacked on Sunday morning. The latest attack, which recorded no death, occurred when the convoy was returning to Maiduguri. It was gathered that the attack happened around 10.30 am on Sunday, about two kilometers away from Baga. The convoy, according to some of the people who returned to Maiduguri on Sunday evening from the tour, was shot at by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. One of them, said, “There was no death recorded this time around except some minor injuries. “The windscreen of some vehicles was shattered, some vehicles had their…

Sunday, 27 September 2020 19:02

‘I will kill you here like a fowl and nothing will happen’: A near-death encounter with men of Nigeria Police - Jude Idada

They stopped me. These men. Dressed in black Tshirts. Some with jackets on. Some wearing face caps. And all wearing different shades of jeans, boots, and running shoes. All of them with guns. It was about 9.30 p.m. or thereabouts. And I was in an Uber. It was descending down the ramp from Carter bridge. Towards CMS bus stop en route Victoria Island. Just at the dark stretch where the trailers are parked at the side of the road. And the cold waters of the Marina yawn towards the Apapa Port. They had mounted their checkpoint. Flashlights in the dark.…

Saturday, 26 September 2020 05:42

Few days after army colonel died in Boko Haram ambush, 15 soldiers, policemen killed in fresh attack in Borno

At least 15 security personnel comprising eight policemen, three soldiers and four Civilian-JTF personnel died, Friday after suspected Boko Haram gunmen ambushed a convoy of Borno officials travelling to Baga town. The attacked officials, according to sources familiar with the attack, were heading to Baga town ahead of government’s planned return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Maiduguri to the camps. A battery of armed soldiers and police officers, as well as Civilian-JTF personnel, were deployed to provide escort to the officials. The convoy ran into an ambush by Boko Haram at a spot called Korochara, which is about 2km…

Saturday, 26 September 2020 05:41

Gunmen storm relaxation spot, kill five in Plateau – Police

Gunmen on Thursday night launched an attack on K/Vom community in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing five people, the police have said. The gunmen reportedly stormed a relaxation spot shooting sporadically around 10.30 p.m. Plateau police commissioner, Mr Edward Egbuka, confirmed the incident to reporters at the scene. The official said, “Last night, some yet to be identified gunmen attacked a drinking joint in K/Vom community and shots five persons, we are here and the situation is under control. “This is a sad moment and time for my peaceful constituents; our people are…

Friday, 25 September 2020 05:06

UK moves to seize $39m from lawyer who helped Ibori loot Delta state

British prosecutors launched an attempt on Thursday to confiscate 30.8 million pounds ($39.3 million) from a London lawyer who assisted a Nigerian politician in looting and laundering funds from the oil state he governed. Bhadresh Gohil was convicted in 2010 of 13 counts of money laundering and other offences linked to his role in the case of Mr James Ibori, who was governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007. Gohil was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Then a partner at a firm in the London district of Mayfair, Gohil had helped Ibori channel stolen funds through shell companies…

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Thursday, 24 September 2020 05:40

Gunmen attack Katsina communities, kidnap sister of FG’s senior official, 3 others

Gunmen in seperate attacks on Katsina communities have kidnapped four persons including Ms Asiya Dangiwa who is a sister to the current Managing Director of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa. Residents said Asiya was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday from her house located in Kankia town by masked gunmen. Spokesman for Katsina Police Command, Mr Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident and said efforts were on to rescue her. The police spokesman who did not provide details,m simply said, “I can confirm the kidnap in Kankia but we are making efforts to rescue her. ” It…

Wednesday, 23 September 2020 05:21

Gunmen attack Plateau community, kill monarch

A traditional ruler in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mr Bulus Jang, has been killed by gunmen. Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders in the neighbouring Heipang district in the LGA, Mr Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Jos on Tuesday. Tengwong said that the diseased paramount ruler who is the district head of Foron was killed by some gunmen who attacked the community on Monday evening. Tengwong said, “We just lost one of our paramount rulers in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area through an attack by gunmen. He is the Acting district head of…

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…

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