Crime

There was tension at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Living Word Parish, Basin Road, Ilorin, Kwara, when Sina Babarinde, a member of the church, was gunned down. Babarinde was said to have stepped out of the church to receive a call when his assailants rained bullets on him. The incident, it was gathered, happened during the 7am service of the parish. The motive of the killing was not clear as at press time. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the incident Monday night, said investigation was ongoing to arrest the perpetrators. “He was called on…
Federal government has amended the criminal charges filed against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The IPOB leader will now be rearraigned on a seven-count charge as against the five counts he was previously answering to, bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism. The case is scheduled to come up on October 21, before Binta Nyako, a federal high court judge. Meanwhile, the court has issued a hearing notice to Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to Kanu, and that of the prosecution. The notice gave fresh directives on the conduct of the proceedings throughout the case. “This case…
Two students of Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa have been abducted by gunmen. The gunmen invaded the Mararaba community hosting the university Saturday evening, taking away the two undergraduates. It was gathered that one Zafir Yahaya Adams, first son of a prominent politician in the state Hahaha Adams, was also abducted. The abductors have reportedly contacted the families of their victims and demanded a ransom of N25 million. Police spokesman Ramhan Nansel confirmed the abduction, adding that the anti-kidnap squad has started investigating. Nansel did not identify the names of the two students but said police had met with the university’s…
The United States Department of Justice has arraigned 11 Nigerians on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft put at over $9 million. According to a statement issued by the US DOJ on the indictment, the Nigerians, allegedly, were involved in laundering millions of Dollars in proceeds derived from business email compromises and romance fraud schemes. The suspects are: Adedayo John, Oluwadamilola Akinpelu, Kazeem Raheem, Morakinyo Gbeyide and Warris Adenuga a.k.a Blue, Smart Agunbiade, Lateef Goloba, Samsondeen Goloba, Olawale Olaniyan, Olawoyin Peter Olanrewaju and Emmanuel Oronsaye-Ajayi. It is noteworthy that all…
The killing of Conservative MP David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident by police. David was stabbed multiple times at a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on Friday. The Metropolitan Police said there was "a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism". A 25-year-old British man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, and police said they were not seeking anyone else over the death. As part of the investigation, officers are currently carrying out searches at two addresses in the London area, the Met said. The force believes the man acted alone but inquiries into the…
Nigeria's top general said on Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, leader of the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), was dead. ISWAP is an offshoot of the Boko Haram insurgent group that has been fighting against the Nigerian armed forces for 12 years. The two militant groups later turned on each other. The conflict between the insurgents and Nigeria's armed forces, which has also spread to neighbouring Chad and Cameroon, has left about 300,000 dead and millions dependent on aid. "I can authoritatively confirm to you that Abu Musab is dead," Lucky Irabor, the chief of defence staff,…
Some soldiers were feared killed Wednesday as they tried to repel an attack by bandits on travellers in Zamfara State. Witnesses said the bandits also abducted many motorists in the incident which occurred on a road leading to Gusau, between Kucheri and Wanzamai in Tsafe local government area of the state. According to Maryam Gatawa, a lecturer with Federal University Gusau, the attack lasted for more than 30 minutes. She said she narrowly escaped being abducted in the incident. “They had just finished abducting people when our vehicle arrived. I saw people in the villages running from their homes to…
Five people have been killed and two more injured in Norway after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them. Police first received word of an attack in the town of Kongsberg, southwest of the capital Oslo, at around 18:13 local time (16:13 GMT). Oeyvind Aas said a suspect had been caught and seemed to have acted alone. Police will investigate whether it was an act of terror, a spokesman said. Prime Minister Erna Solberg said reports of the incident had been "horrifying". "I understand that many people are afraid, but it's important to emphasise that the police…
Gunmen yesterday killed a Police Sergeant during an attack on the Divisional Police Station, Kolo, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The gunmen also ransacked the Station for arms and carted away the service rifle of the deceased and one other rifle from the armoury. Investigations revealed that the gunmen numbering six reportedly opened fire on the police team conducting stop-and-search of vehicles in front of the police station. Eyewitness account stated that three policemen were on duty as of the time of the incident, and the remaining two tried to return firepower, but had to scamper for safety…
Gunmen on Monday attacked a Catholic seminary and kidnapped three people. An official said the gunmen attacked Christ the King Major Seminary in Kaduna State at about 7:26 p.m. In a public statement on Tuesday, Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Emmanuel Okolo, said the affected seminarians were in ‘Theology four’ and they belong to the ‘apostles of Divine Charity’ and the ‘Little sons of the Eucharist Congregation’ groups. He said the gunmen invaded the chapel of the seminary located in a district called Fadan Kagoma in Jema’a Local Government Area and initially went away with five seminarians. But…
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