Crime

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 05:58

Two killed, vehicles destroyed as hoodlums block Plateau highway

At least two people were killed when hoodlums blocked Gada-Biyu Highway in Jos, Plateau State capital, Tuesday night. A resident told our correspondent that two trucks were set on fire in the incident. The hoodlums were seen on rampage, assaulting passersby. Our correspondent reports the incident may be connected to the violence that occurred between herders and the people of Irigwe. Many were killed and houses set ablaze in the clash which occurred last Saturday. Daily Trust

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 05:57

Gunmen abduct 7 persons from their homes, hotel in Niger state

Two children and seven adults have been reportedly abducted at Anguwar Kwankwashe in Suleja, Niger state. Two persons, it was gathered, however escaped from their abdutors. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the kidnappers invaded some houses and a hotel around 1:35am on Tuesday. Another eyewitness, Ibrahim Oga said: “They split into groups to attack homes from where they took their victims. “It was even the sound of their gunshot that woke me up. I walked quietly to check the window and discovered that the kidnappers, some of them even dressed like soldiers”. A vigilante, who preferred anonymity, said he…

Tuesday, 03 August 2021 05:56

Two Nigerians arrested for another wire fraud in U.S.

Two Nigerians have been arrested in the United States for wire fraud and other offences involving $25,000 in unemployment benefits. Olushola Afolabi and Olugbeminiyi Aderibigbe were accused of conspiring with others to defraud the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the United States government through fraudulent unemployment insurance claims. They and their alleged co-conspirators used stolen identities to file unemployment insurance claims and transferred millions of dollars in unemployment benefits into bank accounts controlled by them, the U.S. government said in the indictment filed against them. “Using the funds in those bank accounts, members of the conspiracy purchased money orders…

Tuesday, 03 August 2021 05:50

Bandits kill policeman, 17 others in coordinated attacks on five Kaduna communities

Eighteen people, including a police officer, have been reportedly killed in attacks by bandits on five communities in Chawai chiefdom, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Reports have it that the attacks occurred Monday morning in Kigom, Kikoba, Kishisho and Ungwan Magaji communities. A resident of Kigom, who preferred anonymity, reported that the attackers invaded the community in large numbers, shooting sporadically. One person died in the attack, he added. Also, it was gathered that six persons were reportedly killed at Ungwan Magaji, six in Kikoba, one from Kigom and five from Kishisho. “The invaders destroyed property worth millions…

Monday, 02 August 2021 05:52

Abba Kyari suspended over FBI indictment

Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended Abba Kyari, deputy commissioner of police, following US court documents linking him to Ramon Abbas, self-confessed international fraudster better known as Hushpuppi. Usman Alkali, inspector-general of police (IGP), had recommended suspension of Kyari to allow for an independent investigation of the allegations against the officer. Hushpuppi alleged that he bribed Kyari to arrest one Vincent Chibuzo, a co-fraudster. The Instagram celebrity said he gave the top cop money to arrest and jail “one of his rivals in Nigeria after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on Qatari business people”. But Kyari denied any…

Monday, 02 August 2021 05:51

Gunmen attack Plateau communities, kill 7, burn houses, destroy farmlands

Gunmen have reportedly killed seven persons and razed over 250 houses in some communities in Miango chiefdom of Bassa LGA of Plateau state. This was disclosed on Sunday by the Iregwe development association (IDA) in Jos, the Plateau capital. According to a statement signed by Davidson Malison, IDA national publicity secretary, the attackers also injured other residents and destroyed over 40 farmlands in the area. Malison said the incident occurred on Saturday night, adding that the injured persons are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. “The attack, which lasted for over four hours unhindered, left over 250 houses razed…

Monday, 02 August 2021 05:48

Gunmen attack Radio Nigeria station in Ibadan

No fewer than 12 suspected hoodlums, at the weekend, attacked Radio Nigeria station called Amuludun 99.1 FM in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Reason for the invasion has not been revealed. Sources said the gunmen were also armed with cutlasses, machete, axes and other dangerous weapons. It was gathered from some of the workers of the radio station that the hoodlums destroyed property worth millions of naira during the invasion. Among the property destroyed included windows of offices, office equipment, cars and other property. General Manager, Amuludun FM, Niyi Dahunsi, confirmed the invasion. He, however, said that security agents had…

Sunday, 01 August 2021 06:10

Gunmen bomb police facilities, behead 2 officers in Imo

There was palpable fear in Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State in the early hours of saturday as bandits bombed the Umuaka Divisional Police Station, the police quarters and allegedly beheaded two of the officers. A reliable source from the distraught community said the incident, which occurred at about 1:30 a.m yesterday caused panic in the community as the hoodlums went on rampage, burning a car and its occupants along Orlu road. According to the source, the hoodlums were said to be on a reprisal mission after the police in a simultaneous raid of the area in…

Saturday, 31 July 2021 05:59

Bandits break Into Zamfara hospital, abduct health workers

Suspected bandits invaded General Hospital, Dansadau, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday. The bandits abducted a nurse and a caregiver Residents told our correspondent that immediately they men stormed the medical facility, the armed men headed to the outpatient ward in search of a doctor or nurse. “When they couldn’t find anybody there, they starting going from one ward to another. A nurse and a caregiver were abducted. They then moved to staff quarters looking for doctors and nurses but could not find any. “The armed criminals had earlier attempted to attack Maigoge, a community located six…

Friday, 30 July 2021 06:03

Abba Kyari, notable Nigerian police officer, indicted in U.S. over 'Hushpuppi' fraud

A Nigerian police chief has denied involvement in what a U.S. indictment describes as an elaborate scheme to defraud a Qatari businessperson of more than $1 million, masterminded by a celebrity fraudster known as “Hushpuppi”. Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, who has received multiple honours, was one of six people indicted over the alleged scheme, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California. Kyari, who is in Nigeria and faces a U.S. arrest warrant, denied any wrongdoing in a statement on his Facebook page on Thursday. The Nigerian police force said in a…

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Friday, 30 July 2021 05:59

Gunmen invade Nasarawa Ministry of Finance, cart away N100m

Gunmen yesterday besieged Nasarawa State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning in Lafia and catered away N100 million at gunpoint. The office is adjacent to the state’s Accountant General’s Office, where personnel of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigeria Police Force were stationed. They were, however, not able to prevent the operation. An eyewitness, who sought anonymity, informed our correspondent that the suspected armed robbers trailed officials of the ministry from a commercial bank in Lafia where they went to withdraw cash to pay casual workers of the ministry. The eyewitness said: “But it was in the ministry’s…

Friday, 30 July 2021 05:58

Robbers attack bullion van, police escorts in Ondo

Robbers numbering about 15 on Thursday attacked a bullion van conveying cash to Akure, the state capital. The attack happened in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area. It was however gathered the robbers failed in the operation as combined security operatives thwarted the move. An eyewitness, Paul Iyiade, said the driver managed to escape while the robbers shot policemen providing security for the van. Police sources in Ondo town said several policemen were deployed to different locations to stop the act as well as ensure no life was lost. Three policemen who sustained gunshot injuries were taken…

Thursday, 29 July 2021 05:47

Entrepreneur laments police inaction over burglary of clothing stores in Kwara

Items worth over N10 million were reportedly carted away by suspected burglers on July 6, 2021 from a clothing and accessories store in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. It was gathered that the suspected hoodlums carted away several clothing items like designers shirts, chinos and jeans trousers, men's and ladies’ shoes, men's suits, and some other clothing accessories from the clothing store, popularly known as "a la mode", located along Umar Audi road, opposite old Broadway hotel, GRA, Ilorin. Lamenting the loss with our correspondent, owner of the store, Woye Aladegbola, said that it was only his clothing store that…

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 06:01

Police chief, six bandits killed in gun battle in Imo

A Nigerian local police chief and six bandits were shot dead during a clash in southeastern Imo State, police said on Tuesday, the latest incident in a multi-faceted insecurity crisis engulfing Africa’s most populous nation. The clash took place on Monday, when a large group of gunmen were spotted driving into the town of Omuma in a convoy of three vehicles. Police attacked them, resulting in the seven deaths and in 11 arrests. The police gave no information about the bandits — a term commonly used in Nigeria to describe a range of criminals such as armed robbers or kidnappers…

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