Christopher Howell was less than halfway into a four-year sentence at Lake Correctional Institution, a men’s prison near Orlando, when he died. He was serving time for stealing four phone chargers from a West Palm Beach Target. He did not die of old age, by suicide or of Covid-19, a disease that has taken the lives of 19 inmates across the Florida prison system. Howell, 51, was killed at the hands of a corrections officer, who beat him while the inmate’s hands were cuffed, multiple prison sources said. The brutal beating happened Thursday. The Florida Department of Corrections says he…

Bank scams are increasing as more customers are adopting electronic means of payment since lockdown was introduced in the country to contain Covid-19 spread. The lending institutions have also been alerting their customers to ensure more caution in transactions as they continue to utilise the e-payment channels available to them. First Bank of Nigeria stated that it recorded over 275,000 new sign-ups to alternative channels covering its Firstmobile, the USSD and First-Online platforms when the lockdown started. In a mail to its customers, it stated, “We observed that scammers are beginning to have sleepless nights over our customers’ accounts. “They…

Bandits have shot three persons dead at Maikwama village in Dandume Council of Katsina State. The bandits also stole food items and rustled a number of bulls used by farmers for tilling the farmlands. It was gathered that the incident occurred about 2 a.m. yesterday during heavy rainfall in the area. Several people were said to have sustained injuries during the attack, as the bandits shot sporadically and harassed many in their houses. The incident came less than 24 hours after bandits attacked neighbouring Kurmin Chakara village where they abducted one Kabiru, rustled domestic animals and carted away food items.…

Armed men on Saturday killed at least ten people when they attacked Ruwan-Tofa community in Dansadau district of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, residents have said. Maru is the same local government, alongside Talata Marafa, attacked by the armed men on June 2 and 3, during which 21 people were killed. The latest attack was confirmed by the police in Zamfara. Police spokesperson in the state, Mr Mohammed Shehu, told journalists that 10 people were killed in the attack. He also said security agencies are working with the state government to maintain peace in the state. Residents said…