Crime

Thursday, 17 August 2023 05:01

Killings by terrorists, criminal gangs took lives of 5,166 Nigerians between January and July 2023 - Report

No fewer than 5,166 Nigerians were killed while there were 1,830 cases of abduction across the country between January and July this year. This is according to a 2023 Nigeria Security Report by Beacon Consulting, an Abuja-based security risk management and intelligence consulting company. According to the report obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday, 749 Nigerians were killed in January; 624 in February; 961 in March; 707 in April; 679 in May; 854 in June; and 592 in July. It also revealed that 208 Nigerians were abducted in January; 173 in February; 411 in March; 302 in April; 168 in…

Wednesday, 16 August 2023 03:54

FG files corruption charges against Emefiele

Federal government prosecutors filed a 20-count indictment against suspended and detained Central Bank of Nigeria governor Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, one of them accusing him of "conferring unlawful advantages", a government lawyer said. President Bola Tinubu has launched a probe of the CBN under Emefiele after criticising its policies at his inauguration in May, especially moves to prop up the Naira. It was not immediately clear what the new charges were. But court documents deposed by the Attorney General's Office last month showed that Emefiele faced criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation of funds charges, among others, which carry…

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 04:51

Senior Army officer, 10 soldiers die in gunfights with terrorists in Niger state

A major, no fewer than 10 Soldiers and unspecified number of local vigilantes have been killed by gunmen in Zungeru in Wushshi Local Government Area in Niger state. Eight others soldiers were seriously injured during the gun duel on Sunday with the bandits. The Bandits were said to be numbering about 70 and fully armed with sophisticated weapons. The soldiers were also said to have fought the gunmen to a standstill, eliminating over 30 of them, while several others sustained gunshots injuries and are currently hiding in the bush as the soldiers were said to have reinforced to lunch another…

Saturday, 12 August 2023 03:53

Benue women block highway in protest against killings by herdsmen

Protesting Benue women mounted a roadblock on Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja highway on Friday, following the killing of five people by suspected herders. According to a local who simply identified himself as Sunny, five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in two communities in the Guma Local Government area of Benue State. Sunny who spoke to our correspondent on the phone said that three people were killed Thursday night at Ngban and another two at Nyian. Confirming the report, the security officer of Guma Local Government, Christopher Waku, said that five people were killed by suspected herders. Waku said, “Our…

Tuesday, 01 August 2023 04:28

Boko Haram terrorists behead at least 10 farmers in Borno

Islamist militants have beheaded at least 10 farmers in Nigeria's northern state of Borno after attacking their farms, residents said on Monday. Last week, militants killed at least 25 people and wounded others in attacks on two villages in Borno state, a hotbed for insurgency and the center of a more than a decade-long insurgency in Nigeria that has spilled into neighbouring Chad and Cameroon. Abubakar Masta, a farmer who escaped, said the assailants attacked their farms in Kawuri village of Konduga local government area of Borno State on Monday around 08:30 a.m. (0730 GMT), on motorbikes, carrying rifles. "I…

Thursday, 27 July 2023 04:31

ISWAP terrorists kill 25 in Borno, residents say

Islamist militants killed at least 25 people and wounded others in attacks on two villages in Borno state, a hotbed for insurgency, a police source and two residents said on Wednesday. The militants killed 18 herders grazing their livestock in one village and seven other people in another village, both in Kukawa district of the state that borders neighbouring Chad on Tuesday, the police source said. Habibu Ardo, a herder in the area, said "ISWAP fighters (riding) on more than 15 motorcycles attacked our people while grazing in Kukawa and beheaded 18 of them without firing a single bullet on…

Saturday, 22 July 2023 04:41

London court orders confiscation of $130m from ex-gov Ibori

Britain will seek to confiscate 101.5 million pounds ($130 million) from James Ibori, a former Nigerian state governor who abused his office to get rich and laundered millions in Britain and elsewhere, under a court order issued in London on Friday. Ibori, who is in Nigeria, said he would appeal against the confiscation order, one of the largest imposed on an individual in recent British legal history. "The next steps will be to take my fight for justice to the highest courts in the UK," he said in a statement. Ibori was governor of oil-producing Delta State from 1999 to…

Saturday, 22 July 2023 04:40

James Ibori: From petty thief to governor to prison

Britain will seek to confiscate 101.5 million pounds ($130 million) from James Ibori, a former state governor in Nigeria who abused his office to get rich and laundered millions in Britain and elsewhere, under a court orderissued in London on Friday. Here is a timeline of Ibori's complicated legal and political history: EARLY CONVICTIONS IN BRITAIN In the early 1990s, Ibori was living in London with his wife Theresa Ibori and for a time he worked as a shop assistant at a Wickes home improvements chainstore. The couple were arrested, convicted of theft and fined for trying to steal goods…

Wednesday, 19 July 2023 05:11

Farmers flee as Boko Haram renews attacks in Borno

In just over two weeks, Borno State has experienced four devastating attacks by Boko Haram insurgents that killed at least 36 persons in the state. These attacks, mostly targeted at farmers in their fields, threaten a reversal of the relative peace and food security that the state gradually attained over the years. The attacks that happened between June 14 and June 30 also left many farmers injured, and scared many farmers off their fields this season. These attacks, which are likely to be higher than reported, mostly took place in southern Borno–the agricultural hub of the state–and are threatening food…

Monday, 17 July 2023 04:44

Zamfara farmers quit farming as terrorists intensify attacks

Despite several measures taken by both the Zamfara State and the Federal Government to end banditry activities in the state, the menace has worsened with bandits raging free and wild, kidnapping, and killing innocent people. Bandits are becoming stronger with the passage of time and have made about 14 local government areas of the state their home. Recently bandits abducted at least 80 children in the Tsafe Local Government area of the state. This happened as 31 villagers were recently killed by bandits in Janbako and Sakida villages in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Zamafara is a…

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Friday, 14 July 2023 04:03

DSS files charges against Emefiele after court order

Department of Security Services (DSS) says it has charged Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court. A federal capital territory high court had ordered the DSS to charge Emefiele to court if they have criminal allegations against him. Hamza Muazu, the presiding judge, had asked the service to release the former CBN governor on bail if he is not taken to a competent court within one week. In a statement on Thursday, Peter Afunanya, spokesperson of the DSS, said the decision to charge Emefiele was in compliance with the court order. “Sequel to…

Tuesday, 11 July 2023 05:09

NNPC says vessel intercepted offshore with stolen oil to be summarily destroyed

Nigeria's state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd said on Monday an 800,000-litre (211,338-U.S. gallon) vessel carrying stolen crude had been intercepted offshore while heading to Cameroon and would be destroyed as a deterrent to oil theft. Crude theft from pipelines and wells in the Niger Delta has hobbled the country's output in recent years and is one of the biggest challenges to confront new President Bola Tinubu. NNPC said the oil was stolen from a well in south western Ondo state. The MT Tura II vessel was owned by locally registered Holab Maritime Services Limited and had no valid documentation for…

Tuesday, 11 July 2023 05:07

Lagos airport newly reinstalled runway lights stolen

Unknown persons have carted away the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad Airport. Disappearance of the approach lighting systems had raised security concerns in Nigeria’s busiest airports. According to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, those who carted away the lighting systems took advantage of the closure of the runway for over three months. The source alleged that some FAAN workers connived with outsiders to steal the airport lighting equipment. “The criminal took advantage of the closure to commit the crime. I cannot give the actual worth of the theft, but…

Tuesday, 11 July 2023 05:06

Gunmen kill 8 in fresh attack on Plateau community

No fewer than eight persons, including an eight-month-old baby, have been killed in Farin Lamba community of Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. This attack took place at Sabon Gari community of Mangu LGA of the state where many lives were reportedly lost and houses burnt two days ago. According Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Moulders, the attackers arrived the community at about 9: 45 pm of Sunday when many members of the community were sleeping. He added that they started shooting at the victims who were heading home after the…

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