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Saturday, 04 September 2021 05:42

Gunmen abduct father and son from their home in Abuja

A father, Abdullahi Benda, and his 23-year-old son, Jibrin Abdullahi Benda, have been abducted at Yangoji village in Kwali Area council of Abuja. A neighbour simply identified as Zakari said the incident happened in the wee hours of Friday. He said the kidnappers, who positioned themselves at strategic places, scaled the fence of the victim’s house. “In fact, one of the kidnappers was even standing at a window at the back of my room shooting into the air, because it is a fence that separates us with the victim.” “The other members of the gang jumped over the fence and…

Friday, 03 September 2021 05:47

Court freezes convicted banker Atuche’s N19bn in all banks

An Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court has ordered the freezing of assets and funds amounting to N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by Francis Atuche, the convicted former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB. The banks include Access Bank Plc, Citi Bank Ltd, Ecobank Nigeria Ltd, Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc, First Bank Of Nigeria Plc, First City Monument Bank and Globus Bank Ltd. Others include Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Heritage Bank Ltd, Keystone Bank Ltd, Lotus Bank Ltd, Mainstreet Bank Plc, Polaris Bank Plc, Platinum Mortgage Bank Ltd, Providus Bank Ltd and Stanbic IBTC Nigeria Ltd.…

Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:59

Zamfara shuts all schools as police confirm 73 schoolchildren abducted in latest bandit attack

Armed men kidnapped 73 children from a school in Zamfara state in the latest mass abduction in the northwest region, police said in a statement on Wednesday. Police said a large number of armed bandits invaded Government Day Secondary School in the village of Kaya in rural Zamfara state at 11:22 am local time. “The command ... has deployed search and rescue team that was mandated to work in synergy with the military to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students,” Zamfara police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said in the statement. Armed gangs seeking ransoms have kidnapped more than 1,100…

Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:56

Gunmen kill nine in Kogi community

Naval personnel have been drafted to strengthen security in Bagana, Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, following Tuesday’s invasion of the community by gunmen, who allegedly killed nine persons. Apart from the nine persons, who were shot dead, several others sustained varying degrees of injury. Chief Security Officer for the local government council, Stephen Shuaibu, said there were threats of reprisals from different quarters, hence the proactive move of deploying naval personnel to prevent a further breakdown of law and order. The villagers, while recounting their ordeal, noted that since December 2014, the village had on two occasions been…

Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:54

Gunmen kill three, abduct others in Katsina

Gunmen have killed three people and abducted others in Sabuwa Local Council of Katsina State. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning while the residents were asleep. It was learned that the gunmen, who rode on motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the community, taking vigilante groups and other security volunteers unawares. Many people, including those scampering for safety, were reportedly injured during the attack. It was gathered that houses were looted while three people were abducted. An unconfirmed report claimed that both the deceased and abducted were all males. Spokesperson for the police command, Gambo Isah, was yet to…

Wednesday, 01 September 2021 15:29

Bandits abduct students in hometown of Zamfara gov

Bandits have again abducted school children in Zamfara State. The victims this time are an unspecified number of students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Maradun is the home town of Governor Bello Matawalle. A resident of the town, Shafiu Bala, told our correspondent that the students were kidnapped Wednesday afternoon in their school. “I don’t know how many of them have been kidnapped but I am sure because some of the students and teachers ran home.” Another source, Yusuf Dosara, confirmed the abduction but also did not know the number of…

Wednesday, 01 September 2021 05:50

Gunmen attack Bayelsa hospital, cart away valuables belonging to doctors, patients

Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in the early hours of Tuesday raided a Government hospital in Bayelsa, Diete Koki Memorial Hospital, carting away cash and valuables belonging to doctors on duty and patients as well. The hospital is located along Opolo Road in Yenagoa, the state capital. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The suspected robbers were alleged to have broken into the hospital from the fence behind. One of the doctors on duty, Okeleghel Awudumapu, told journalists that the robbery gang attacked while he was returning from his call room. Awudumapu said his belongings…

Tuesday, 31 August 2021 05:56

Gunmen invade Oyedepo’s church, abduct 3 members

Three members of Living Faith Church Worldwide have been kidnapped at Osara community along Lokoja-Okene road in Adavi Local Government Council of Kogi State. The church, with headquarters in Ota, Ogun state, belongs to David Oyedepo. It was learnt that the kidnapers invaded the church when some of its members were rehearsing during the weekend. It was gathered that the kidnappers shot sporadically into the air to scare away residents and security personnel while whisking the victims into the forest. Chairman of Adavi Local Government Council, Joseph Omuya Salami, confirmed the abduction of three members of the church, through his…

Tuesday, 31 August 2021 05:54

Gunmen abduct medical doctor in Edo

Tonnie Okoye, a medical doctor, has been abducted by gunmen in Edo state. The doctor was said to have been abducted along Benin-Asaba expressway at the weekend. Okoye was travelling to Auchi, in Etsako West LGA of the state, when he was kidnapped. Reports have it that the doctor was returning from the national executive council (NEC) meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) which took place between Friday night and Saturday. The NMA had convened the meeting to discuss the ongoing nationwide strike action of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). A member of Okoye’s family said the…

Monday, 30 August 2021 05:48

Pilot son of serving senator killed in Kaduna

Abdulkarim Na Allah, eldest son of Bala Ibn Na Allah, was on Sunday, found dead in his room in Malali GRA, Kaduna. Father of the deceased, Bala Ibn Na Allah, is the Senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District. The deceased, 36, was a pilot by profession. Kaduna State Police Command’s Public Relations officer, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident. Jalige said the death of the deceased was reported to the police at about 3.30pm. He said the killers took his car, and that investigation had commenced on the matter. Narrating how the deceased was murdered, Garba Mohammed, special adviser to Na’Allah…

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Saturday, 28 August 2021 05:57

3 US residents indicted over illegal exportation of arms to Nigeria

Three residents of Maryland, USA, have been indicted over allegations of exporting arms and ammunition to Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Friday by the US department of justice, the indictment was announced by Jonathan F. Lenzner, acting US attorney for the district of Maryland; James R. Mancuso, special agent in charge of homeland security investigations (HSI), Baltimore; and Timothy Jones, special agent in charge of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF), Baltimore field division. The suspects — listed as 45-year-old Wilson Nuyila Tita of Owings Mills, Maryland; 40-year-old Eric Fru Nji of Fort Washington, Maryland;…

Saturday, 28 August 2021 05:54

Many bandits, police officers die in raid on IPOB/ESN Imo camp

An unspecified number of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) members were killed in a clash with the police during a raid on their camp located at Akata in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday. The police also suffered heavy casualties when some groups of IPOB/ESN laid ambush on their vehicles while the police personnel were returning from the raid. It was learnt that the bandits threw petrol bombs and Improvised Explosives Devices (I.E.Ds) at the police vehicles, causing heavy casualties. Credible information by the Imo Command’s intelligence unit revealed that some…

Saturday, 28 August 2021 05:53

Again, bandits storm Zaria, kidnap 6

Bandits in the early hours of Friday stormed Zangon Shanu village, near the main campus of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State and kidnapped six persons. Zangon Shanu is a settlement mostly inhabited by ABU lecturers, staff of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospitsl, Zaria. The attack comes barely a month after bandits attacked National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria and abducted scores of people. A resident of the area told our correspondent that the bandits stormed the area between 12.am and 1.30am on Friday and kidnapped six people,…

Thursday, 26 August 2021 05:54

Mourners take corpses of victims to Plateau House of Assembly, Government House

Mourners from Yelwa Zangam have taken the corpses of their loved ones killed in Tuesday night attack to Plateau State House of Assembly. Yelwa Zangam in Jos North Local Government Area of the state was attacked by hoodlums who reportedly killed at least 35 people. Members of the community cried to the assembly and urged it to liaise with other arms of government to tackle the menace. Responding, Speaker of the Assembly, Ayuba Abok, called for calm and restraint. Abok condoled with the families of the victims and appealed to them not to take laws into their hands, saying such…

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