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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 05:59

Abducted Bayelsa commissioner regains freedom despite kidnapper’s conditionality not met

Abducted Bayelsa State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, has regained his freedom. He spent five days in the kidnappers’ den before he was freed on Monday. Otokito was kidnapped on January 20 from his residence in Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state, by gunmen believed to be crude oil thieves. He was said to have been abducted because he reportedly opposed their plan to set up an illegal refinery around the community’s forest. Two days after the incident, the gang leader called the paramount ruler of the community, Theophilus Wongo, on the telephone and informed…

Monday, 24 January 2022 06:16

Residents of Plateau community block highway in protest against serial killings as herdsmen gun down four in fresh attack

Following a night attack by gunmen on Dong Community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, there was a massive protest yesterday by residents of the community demanding justice. The angry residents protested with placards and leaves over their heads. They also blocked the major roads passing through the community while calling on the federal and state governments to stop the incessant killings in by suspected herders in the community. Spokesman of the community, John Emmanuel, said: “On Saturday, some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen invaded Dong community and went to a mining site where some people were…

Sunday, 23 January 2022 06:23

Tell police to release my dad, then I’ll release abducted Bayelsa commissioner - Kidnapper

Abductors of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, have contacted the paramount ruler of his community, Otuokpoti, in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Otokito’s abductors, believed to be operators of illegal crude oil refinery, also known as ‘kpofire’, had stormed his residence in the community on Thursday night and grabbed him from his bedroom at gunpoint into a waiting speedboat at the waterside and sped away. They were said to have kidnapped Otokito for opposing their plan to set up an illegal crude oil refinery in the community’s forest. Our correspondent learnt that the…

Saturday, 22 January 2022 06:31

Bayelsa commissioner abducted by gunmen

Otokito Federal Oparmiola, Bayelsa state commissioner of trade and commerce, has been abducted by gunmen. The commissioner was reportedly kidnapped Thursday night at his residence in Otuokpoti, Ogbia LGA of the state. The armed gunmen were said to have invaded the neighbourhood, shooting randomly into the air to frighten the locals before whisking the commissioner away. Asinim Butswat, police public relations officer in Bayelsa, confirmed the development on Friday. The police spokesperson said efforts were underway to rescue the victim. “Investigation is ongoing,” he said. “We have launched a manhunt for his rescue and arrest of the perpetrators.” Otokito is…

Friday, 21 January 2022 06:14

Terrorists invade Katsina military base, kill soldier, NSCDC personnel

At least one soldier and an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were killed when terrorists stormed a military base in Shinfida community, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. A source said immediately the bandits stormed the military camp, they began to shoot sporadically. The source said the bandits, who invaded the camp at about 10pm on Tuesday, also burnt down two patrol vehicles and drove away another one which they used to convey food items stolen from the surrounding villages. The source added that the victims died instantly while those who sustained injuries were…

Thursday, 20 January 2022 06:24

Nnamdi Kanu denies new terrorism charges in court

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), pleaded not guilty to eight new charges that include terrorism and incitement on Wednesday as his defence sought the dismissal of the case, arguing that it lacked merit. Kanu previously entered a not guilty plea to seven charges including terrorism and knowingly broadcasting falsehoods on October 21. This week, state prosecutors added eight more charges to Kanu, 54, who is a British citizen. Most of the charges are linked to broadcasts he made between 2018 and last year. His lawyers say the new charges are meant to prolong his detention. "We…

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:11

Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s trial on late service of new charges

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was “truncated” on Tuesday due to the late service of the amended charges on the secessionist’s legal team. Binta Nyako, the trial judge, after rejecting the prosecution’s excuse for the late service of the newly amended charges on the defence, expressed displeasure over how the attitude truncated the day’s proceedings, forcing her to adjourn the case until Wednesday. Federal government had on Monday served an amended 15-count charge on Kanu’s legal team. Kanu, who is being tried on an a seven-count charge bordering on treasonable felony,…

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:09

Terrorists kill three policemen, two vigilantes in fresh attack on Niger state community

Niger Police Command has confirmed the killing of three of its men and two local vigilantes in an ambush by gunmen in Kwanan Dutse, Mariga Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner of Police, Monday Bala Kuryas, confirmed this in Minna on Tuesday. Kuryas said the incident occurred on Monday at about 4 p.m when the Joint Security TaskForce, comprising the police and the local vigilantes were on routine patrol of the area. He said scores of the gunmen “were equally neutralised during the gun battle that lasted for hours”. “The exchange of gun fire between the gunmen and the…

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 06:27

FG adds terrorism to charges against Nnamdi Kanu

The federal government has filed a fresh charge bordering on alleged terrorism against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the IPOB leader, confirmed the development to on Monday. Kanu, who is standing trial on charges bordering on treasonable felony, is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The IPOB leader, who had been rearraigned in October 2021 on a seven-count charge, will now take his plea in response to a charge on 15 counts, including on terrorism. The amended charge was filed before a federal high court in Abuja.…

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 06:25

Banditry isn’t ending in Zamfara anytime soon - Gov

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, has said he does not see banditry ending soon in his state due to the activities of ‘traitors’. This is even as the governor vowed to fish out the collaborators because “we know the people that are pushing them to do so.” Backstory Zamfara State has witnessed renewed attacks in recent weeks most notably with the recent killing of over 200 persons in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of the state. The killings drew condemnation from both President Muhammadu Buhari and the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. Bandits have for over a decade been…

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Tuesday, 18 January 2022 06:24

Terrorists impose N24m levies on Zamfara communities

Terrorists have slammed N24 million levies on nine communities in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State and demanded prompt payment or face assaults, reports said. Ten days ago, the armed criminals operating in Gando forest attacked seven communities in Bukkuyum and Anka Local Government Areas, killed scores of residents and rustled about 2,000 cows. The levied communities include; Gaude, Tungar Gebe, Wawan Iccen Ibrahim, Wawan Iccen Salihu, Galle, Nannarki, Ruwan Kura, Gangara and Yargalma. The levies range from N500,000 to N5m A resident familiar with the matter told our correspondent that the letters were delivered to the communities through…

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 06:23

Gunmen in army uniform kidnap four travellers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Armed hoodlums dressed in army uniform have abducted seven wedding guests at the Isara, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to reports, the victims attended a wedding ceremony in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, and were returning to their base in Lagos State on Sunday, when one of the vehicles conveying them to their destinations broke down on the road. One of the victims, Folahan Akinsola, who spoke to our correspondent on Monday, said they were attempting to tow the faulty vehicle when the kidnappers struck. He said, “We went to attend a wedding in Ibadan on Saturday…

Monday, 17 January 2022 06:17

Our ‘village is littered with dead bodies’, residents say as gunmen kill 50 in addition to 2 soldiers, one policeman in Kebbi

Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village In Kebbi state and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Gangs have been terrorising areas of the northwest in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and gaining global notoriety through mass kidnappings at schools for ransom. Local elder Abdullahi Karman Unashi told Reuters that the men entered Dankade village in Kebbi state on Friday night and exchanged gunfire with soldiers and policemen. Security forces were forced to retreat, leaving the attackers to burn shops and grain silos and take cattle into the…

Monday, 17 January 2022 06:16

Bandits raid Niger state communities, kidnap 15, rustle cattle

At least 15 persons have been kidnapped following an attack by gunmen on a community in Niger state. Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesperson, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. According to Abiodun, the gunmen attacked Kulho, a village near Ibbi in Mashegu LGA and kidnapped 15 persons on January 14. He said the attackers also stormed Mashegu through Jigawa state and carted away a yet-to-be-verified number of cattle on the same day. According to him, security operatives have been deployed to conduct a search-and-rescue operation for the abductees. “We solicited the support of local residents to volunteer reliable information…

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