Crime

A family member, whose younger brother was among those flogged in the video, Hassan Mohammed, said her mother collapsed after seeing the video of her son being flogged mercilessly by the terrorists. According to him, the video has devastated him and his family. Mohammed stated, “I have been demoralised after seeing that video. I don’t know what to do next. Since yesterday night that we were sent the video I have been thinking of what the next line of action should be. I could not believe my younger brother was part of those that were flogged. “It demoralised everyone in…
Terrorists have abducted 50 persons from Kuchi, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. Co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youths of Niger State, Sani Kokki, who disclosed this in a public statement explained that the abduction occurred while it rained at 2am on Friday. “Confirmed reports indicate that terrorists in large numbers invaded the town in the midnight which resulted in mass abduction of people. Kokki said the terrorists went from house to house picking their victims while it rained. “They stormed the town around 2am. While it was raining, they launched house to house operation and assembled their victims for…
The oldest homicide cold case in Lancaster County, Pa., is one step closer to being solved thanks to a coffee cup. David Sinopoli, 68, was arrested Sunday morning and charged in the 1975 murder of 19-year-old Lindy Sue Biechler, who was stabbed to death in her own home. For decades investigators had chased down leads, but it wasn't until they used advanced DNA and genealogy tracking that Sinopoli became a suspect. "This case was solved with the use of DNA and specifically DNA genealogy and quite honestly without that, I don't know that we would have ever solved it," Lancaster…
Thursday, 21 July 2022 06:20

Gunmen kidnap 10 policemen in Kogi

Suspected gunmen kidnapped ten police officers of the Nasarawa State Command in Kogi State on Sunday. The police personnel were returning from Osun State, where they were posted as part of the police contingent in the just concluded governorship election in the state. They were kidnapped in Obajana area of Kogi state. “On July 17, 2022, about 11:05 a.m., information was received from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Obajana that gunshots were heard along New By-Pass Road, close to Trailer Park, PTI Obajana. “The DPO immediately mobilised patrol teams to the scene, where they met one white 18-seater passenger…
Federal government has extradited a wire fraud suspect, Fatade Olamilekan, to the United States to face charges. Spokesperson for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Tuesday, that Olamilekan was flown to the U.S. last Thursday. The suspect, who is on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is accused of stealing over $3.5 million worth of equipment in various cities across the U.S. He allegedly committed the offences through impersonation in various cities, states and academic institutions across the United States, according to the EFCC. EFCC said it coordinated…
A Catholic priest abducted last week was found murdered on Tuesday while his colleague managed to escaped from his captors in Kaduna state, the local diocese said. John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleophas were seized in the town of Lere when attending a parish function at Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu last Friday. On Tuesday, the body of Cheitnum was found, the Kafanchan diocese said in a statement, adding that he was "brutally killed on the same day of his abduction." His burial is on Thursday. No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction. About a dozen priests…
A fintech company in the United States has pleaded guilty to laundering $160 million to Nigeria. US Department of Justice (DoJ) in a statement said Ping Express “transferred millions of dollars from the U.S. to Africa has admitted that it failed to adequately guard against money laundering.” U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced that Ping Express U.S. LLC pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Ping Express has Nigerian-born executives – CEO Anslem Oshionebo and Ping COO Opeyemi Odeyale – who pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money…
There was anger in Imo State on Monday after news filtered in that gunmen suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu Security outfit allegedly killed seven wedding guests in Awomama, Oru West Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Sunday while the victims were returning to their village in Otulu in Oru East LGA before the gunmen opened fire on them. President General of Otulu community, Nnamdi Agbor, told newsmen that seven persons died on the spot while others were missing. The community leader confirmed that the victims were on their way home when…
Gunmen, suspected to be herders, have abducted 15 residents in Mgbuji, Eha-Amufu, a community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria’s Southeast. The victims were abducted at about 7:00 a.m. on Monday along Mgbuji-Agu road within the community, according to a report by The Punch A resident of the area, Onyekachi Odo, said some of the villagers were going to their farms with tricycles when they were intercepted by some gunmen numbering over 20. The gunmen took the victims to an unknown location. A spokesperson of the community, Chijioke Ogbodo, announced the abduction on Monday. He decried the…
Two Catholic priests have been abducted in Kaduna state, the local diocese said, nearly two weeks after another priest was taken from his parish in the same state. John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were abducted in the town of Lere after they arrived for a parish function at Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu, the diocese said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the abduction. Kidnappers abducted another priest from his rectory in Kaduna state earlier this month while parishioners were waiting for him to conduct the morning mass, the local diocese said. Armed gangs are…
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