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Wednesday, 29 September 2021 05:56

Gunmen abduct retired Nigerian Air Force chief in Lagos

Gunmen on Monday abducted a retired Air Vice Marshal, Sikiru Smith, in the Ajah area of Lagos. Smith was reportedly abducted while supervising an engineering work on a site in Ajah area of Lagos. The gunmen, who wore masks, were said to have invaded the site, shot sporadically, and whisked the retired officer away in a waiting speedboat. Confirming the incident, Adekunle Ajisebutu, Lagos police spokesperson, said the police is aware of the incident. According to Punch Newspaper, in a SOS voice note shared by the driver to the retired general, Odiji, the air vice marshal (rtrd.) engaged in a…

Tuesday, 28 September 2021 05:48

Gunmen kill 22 security personnel in Sokoto, says state lawmaker

Gunmen killed at least 22 security personnel at a remote army base in Sokoto state plagued by bandits and kidnappers, a lawmaker said. Aminu Gobir and another security source said bandits attacked the base in Sokoto State close to the border with Niger on Sunday, killing 14 soldiers, five police officers and three members of a civil defence force. The army had said earlier that troops had repelled an attack by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and killed scores of them. Armed forces spokesperson Major General Benjamin Sawyerr said security forces had suffered casualties but gave…

Tuesday, 28 September 2021 05:47

Armed men kill at least 34 in Kaduna villages

Armed men killed at least 34 people in two villages in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna in the early hours of Monday, the state government and two residents said. The Kaduna government said in a statement that 34 people were killed in the village of Madamai. One resident, speaking by phone, said he counted 44 corpses in the local mortuary from attacks on Madamai an neighbouring Abum village. Another local resident said around 30 people had died. The government statement said security forces who had gone to the scene came under fire but forced attackers to withdraw after an…

Tuesday, 28 September 2021 05:46

Gunmen kill 4, burn 3 vehicles in Anambra

Four persons have been reported killed in different locations in Anambra State by gunmen. One of the victims was gunned down inside the All Progressives Congress (APC) office at Uruagu Ward 3 in Nnewi North Local Government Area (LGA). The other three, it was gathered, were killed along Nnobi – Nnewi Road, near Afor Market, Nnobi, in Idemmili South LGA. There, three vehicles were set ablaze by the gunmen after shooting at the victims who were travelling through the area. One of the burnt vehicles, a Hilux van, belonged to the Convener of Youths Earnestly Seek Soludo (YESS), Nelson Omenugha.…

Sunday, 26 September 2021 05:52

Gunmen abduct woman, her two children at husband’s fuel station in Kwara

Gunmen on Friday in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State abducted a woman and her two children. The abductors were said to have stormed the premises of a filling station situated at Oko junction shooting sporadically into the air before they whisked away the victims. It was gathered that the woman is the wife of the owner of the filing station who has a shop around the area. “The incident occurred around 7pm and stray bullets from the gunshots hit two commercial motorcycle riders in the process. “But they were rushed to the hospital in Omu-Aran and we learnt…

Saturday, 25 September 2021 06:00

Food production in Katsina falls 70 percent as bandits impose tax on farmers - Report

As the insecurity occasioned by rural banditry bites harder, some residents of frontline local governments in Katsina State have either abandoned their farms or resorted to forceful payment of taxes to bandits. According to Katsina State Government, some 5,884 farmlands were abandoned due to the attacks. From January to June 2021 alone, according to the government, 23,333 hectares of 2,924 farmlands have been abandoned. In Danmusa Local Government, farmers mostly in Gurzar-Kuka, Mara, Dunya and other villages close to forests are either paying taxes to bandits to access their farms or forced to work on the farms of the criminals.…

Monday, 20 September 2021 05:51

Boko Haram destroys electricity masts supplying power to Maiduguri

After destroying several electricity masts thereby cutting off Maiduguri metropolis from enjoying electricity for about nine months, four other electricity masts supplying power along Damaturu-Maiduguri Road in Borno State were blown off again by suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP Friday night. This latest setback came barely one month after NNPC commenced building of gas plant to provide electricity to the troubled state in the Northeast sub-region. The electricity towers were destroyed at Garin Kuturu village, two kilometres from Auno, an area constantly being terrorised by the insurgents. According to reports, the attack on the facilities started around 7 pm and…

Monday, 20 September 2021 05:50

Gunmen kill three policemen in Anambra

Three policemen on duty in Onitsha, Anambra State, were on Sunday killed by gunmen. The incident, it was gathered, happened around 9 am on the Ukaegbu/Ezeiweka road in Onitsha. Two other cops were injured during the shooting incident at a security post mounted by the police operatives. The operation vehicle of the cops was also set ablaze. A bystander said the gunmen may have been angered by the alleged extortion by the operatives at the security post. The source said, “Any time they stationed there, residents felt relieved because the place is a dangerous area. But the way they extorted…

Monday, 20 September 2021 05:49

One worshipper killed, two abducted as gunmen attack Kogi church

Two worshippers were abducted while one was killed on Sunday when gunmen attacked ECWA church in Kabba, Kogi state. Kayode Akanbi, one of the worshippers, said the service had just started when the gunmen burst into the church around 10:15am. Akanbi said that the six invaders were armed with guns and cutlasses and were not masked. “We were trying to commence the normal service,” he said. “We just started the call to worship and I was interpreting the pastor’s message when suddenly the gunmen entered from the main entrance and raised their guns. “They shot sporadically and everybody started scampering…

Monday, 20 September 2021 05:46

Man who unlocked nearly 2m phones of major telecom network gets 12 years in prison

A man who the Department of Justice of the United States says unlocked AT&T customers’ phones for a fee was sentenced to 12 years in prison, in what the judge called “a terrible cybercrime over an extended period,” which allegedly continued even after authorities were on to the scheme. According to a news release from the DOJ, in 2012, Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, contacted an AT&T employee via Facebook and offered the employee “significant sums of money” to help him secretly unlock AT&T phones, freeing the customers from any installment agreement payments and from AT&T’s service.…

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Saturday, 18 September 2021 05:26

Terrorists fleeing military bombardment in Zamfara relocate to Kaduna, hoist flag

Bandits fleeing military onslaughts in Zamfara State have invaded communities in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A source told one of our correspondents on Friday that the terrorists had been operating in the Kuduru camp for a while before being flushed out by the military in the ongoing air strikes in Zamfara. Birnin Gwari, known for its notoriety in banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other related crimes, is a gateway from the North to the southern part of the country. The source expressed worry that the fleeing dreaded Ansaru terrorists had started settling down in Saulawa…

Saturday, 18 September 2021 05:25

Miyetti Allah leader in Kaduna assassinated

Gunmen have killed Abubakar Abdullahi, chairman of the Lere LGA chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kaduna. Speaking on Friday, Ibrahim Bayero, spokesman of MACBAN in Kaduna, said the gunmen invaded Abdullahi’s home in Lere LGA of Kaduna in the early hours of Friday. Bayero said the gunmen forced Abdullahi to raise N250,000 from some butchers in his community, before he was killed. “Yes, our chairman was killed in the early hours of today. He was killed at his residence in Lere town, Lere LGA of Kaduna state,” he said. “They came and picked him…

Friday, 17 September 2021 05:21

10 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush in Borno

Ten soldiers have been reportedly killed in an ambush laid by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, sources revealed. The soldiers were said to be moving in a convoy from Monguno to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on Thursday, when the insurgents attacked. According to sources, the soldiers were from one of the super camps in the area and were moving some items and personnel to the theatre command in Maiduguri. “The insurgents must have planted the mines over the night, with information that the troops will use the road by morning,” a source said. “Not less than 10 of the soldiers, including…

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 05:55

6 Nigerians named among 53 terrorism sponsors. Here’s the full list of individuals, entities identified by UAE

Six Nigerians have been designated as terrorism sponsors by the United Arab Emirates. The state-owned news agency, WAM, made this known in a report. The country said the listed individuals and entities, including their affiliates, are being monitored. The Nigerians named are Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. “The UAE Cabinet has issued Resolution No 83 of 2021, designating 38 individuals and 15 entities on its approved list of persons and organisations supporting terrorism (Local Terrorist List). “The resolution underscores the UAE’s commitment to target and dismantle…

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