Crime

Monday, 13 July 2020 05:53

Police rescue American woman held for 15 months by Internet fraudster, arrest three others for related scam

Police have arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Mr Chukwuebuka Obiaku, who allegedly lured an American woman to Nigeria with marriage and extorted her of $48,000. Police spokesperson, Mr Frank Mba, said the woman was rescued in a Lagos hotel after being confined in a hotel for over a year. “Police operatives have successfully rescued an American citizen who was confined in a Lagos hotel where she was held against her wish for over a year.” The police however did not name the hotel. The victim, a retired civil servant from Washington DC, USA, arrived Nigeria on February 13, 2019, to…

Monday, 13 July 2020 05:51

22 killed in Southern Kaduna despite 24 hour curfew

Twenty-two persons have been killed in Southern Kaduna communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has said. The mouthpiece of the communities raised the alarm over what it called “continuous killing” of its people. In a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Mr Luka Binniyat yesterday, SOKAPU said the attacks were carried out despite a 24-hour curfew in the local government area. “In the early hours of Friday, 10th July, 2020, precisely around 1.30am, a suspected Fulani militia invaded a remote, peaceful farming community called Chibob in Atyap Chiefdom, Gora ward…

Monday, 13 July 2020 05:49

Ibadan 'One Million Boys’ gang leader killed

Most wanted gang leader, Mr Biola Ebila, has been killed in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It was gathered that Ebila was killed in a crossfire at Olomi area on Sunday following a clash between two rival groups. Police later moved into the area to quell the hostility. Ebila had been declared wanted in May by the Police for his alleged involvement in the murder of a rival gang leader, Ekugbemi. Residents of the area had since been under the fear of reprisal attacks by the Ekugbemi boys. In a telephone interview with reporters, Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command,…

Sunday, 12 July 2020 05:31

Beyond rumours, official report confirms Magu re-looted recovered loots, collected bribes. Here are the details

A presidential panel investigating suspended chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has “seriously indicted” him of allegations of fraud, according to reports. Magu was arrested on Tuesday and has since then been interrogated by the panel headed by retired president of the Court if Appeal, Mr Ayo Salami on allegations of mismanagement and lack of transparency in managing recovered assets by the commission. He was later suspended and has since remained in custody. In his first public reaction to the Magu case, President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said there were serious allegations of fraud against the…

Sunday, 12 July 2020 05:09

20 killed in fresh Kaduna bandit attacks, herdsmen fingered

No fewer than 20 people have been killed by gunmen following an attack on Chibuak and Kigudu II communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The two villages were said to have been attacked consecutively on Thursday and Friday at midnight while some of the villagers were said to be missing. It was gathered that the bandits launched another attack on Saturday on Kigudu II where the villagers were preparing for a mass burial for some of the victims who are Catholics. The bandits were however repelled by security personnel and the burial was quickly done without the…

Sunday, 12 July 2020 05:06

Gunmen kidnap top govt official, two others in attack on Ekiti community

Unknown gunmen Friday evening attacked Isinbode Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area and whisked away three persons. Sources said that the gunmen, numbering about 10 attacked a sawmill located along Isinbode – Ode Road and dispossessed the workers of their personal belongings before abducting two persons at the scene. One of the sources said that the gunmen after leaving the sawmill also attacked a Hilux van along the road with gunshots and in the process also took away one of the occupants of the vehicle believed to be a government official. The source said, “The hoodlums stormed a sawmill…

Saturday, 11 July 2020 04:35

The investigation panel probing Magu was billed to visit Financial Intelligence office based in Aso Rock. The office was burgled overnight, its computers carted away

Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) office in Aso Rock Presidential Villa has been burgled and at least seven computers containing sensitive financial information were taken away and others badly damaged. NFIU is responsible for housing sensitive information about financial transactions in the country. The attack believed to have happened overnight was discovered Friday morning at the No 12 Ibrahim Taiwo Street, Aso Villa office of NFIU. An official of the agency who confirmed the development however, assured that the data on the stolen computers could still be retrieved from hard disks. He also stated that other computers left behind by…

Friday, 10 July 2020 05:34

Gunmen strike again in Kogi, kill two Navy officers

Two naval officers, a male and female, were shot dead on Thursday along Lokoja-Okene Expressway in Kogi State. The incident occurred around 6pm. Six days earlier, an Army officer, Mr GSM Abubakar was killed along the same road, while his mother and wife were kidnapped. The naval personnel were traveling in a Toyota Sienna bus when they were stopped by the gunmen who opened fire, killing them on the spot. Police Commissioner Mr Ayuba Ede confirmed the incident, saying he had sent his men to the area. “Yes, I heard about it and I have dispatched my men there to…

Thursday, 09 July 2020 05:12

Ekiti commences recruitment for Amotekun corps

Ekiti State Government has commenced recruitment of personnels into its State Security Network also known as Amotekun corps. Governor Kayode Fayemi had in March signed into law the bill backing the establishment of the network aimed at ending the scourge of kidnappings, killings and other heinous crimes in the state. Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Mr Joe Komolafe, who disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, said the forms are free for all eligible residents in the state. He urged interested residents in the state between 18 to 60 with educational qualification from the minimum Primary School leaving…

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 05:05

FG moves to rescue man used as collateral for drug ‘business’ in Pakistan

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says it is engaging Pakistani authorities to investigate the abduction and torture of a Nigerian man in the country. On Monday, a video surfaced online showing a man, said to be a Nigerian, tied up and tortured as he cried out to a brother at large whom he claimed used him as collateral for drugs. The unidentified man was said to have been filmed by a gang to force his colleague out of hiding to meet a financial obligation the duo had entered into with the merchants. In a social media post made by Stella…

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Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:26

Bandits invade Katsina community, killing 15 farmers

Bandits yesterday killed at least 15 farmers at Yar Gamji village in Batsari Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The farmers were said to be working on their farmland when the bandits attacked about 10a.m and killed them. Spokesman for Katsina State Police Command, Mr Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident. He said, “It’s true, fifteen persons were killed in the attack. The bandits numbering over 200 came on motorcycles armed with AK 47 rifles pursuing them (the farmers) even to the forest, shooting and killing them. “A mop up after revealed the 15 corpses. At present, our people are…

Monday, 06 July 2020 05:37

Gunmen kidnap Delta state labour leader

Police have confirmed abduction of Mr Goodluck Ofobruku, Chairman of Delta chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), over the weekend in Asaba. Spokesperson of the state police command, Mr Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday in Asaba, said that Ofobruku was a victim of armed robbery before he was kidnapped at gunpoint. “The incident was a case of armed robbery and abduction. The gunmen were robbing in the street when the labour leader was driving out of his home. “They intercepted his car and forcefully abducted him and took him to the nearby bush,” Onovwakpoyeya said.…

Monday, 06 July 2020 05:35

The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria

Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out of abandoned forest reserves are ransacking communities in Nigeria's north-west. The groups are the latest to join Nigeria's lucrative kidnap for ransom industry, and are quite brazen in their operations. In the last decade more than 8,000 people have been killed in the states of Kebbi, Sokoto, Niger and Zamfara, according to the International Crisis Group. But recent attacks in the president's home state of Katsina, where more than 100 people were killed in attacks between April and June, have led to protests and calls for his resignation. On two separate occasions the bandits targeted…

Sunday, 05 July 2020 05:28

US, two others demand extradition of 11 Nigerians for criminal offenses

Three countries, United States of America, India and Ghana, have written respectively to Federal Government requesting extradition of 11 Nigerians, a report has revealed. The cases for which the Nigerians are wanted in the foreign countries include money laundering, obtaining money under false pretences, fraud, as well as drug-related offences. The report, titled ‘Ministerial Performance Report May 2019 – May 2020’ was prepared by Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami and presented to Federal Executive Council. According to the report, the ministry’s Department of International Cooperation received eight extradition requests from US; three from Ghana and one from India…

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