Crime

Suspected to be members of Boko Haram on Sunday attacked a Nigerian military base in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the terrorists drove into Katarko village in 10 gun trucks and attacked the military formation, where they engaged the security operatives at the base in a heavy shooting.

The residents were forced to run into the nearby bushes for safety but a military source said the troops repelled the attack.

This is the third time the community has been attacked by the suspected insurgents this year alone.

Katarko is located 20 …

No fewer than three persons, including a soldier, an inmate and an Amotekun Corps member lost their lives, while many others were critically injured as unknown gunmen invaded Medium Security Custodial Centre, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), Abolongo, Oyo town in Oyo State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the security personnel that died or injured were attached to the Correctional Centre to provide security. The soldier was attached to Operation Burst. A pick-up van, belonging to Operation Burst, which is a joint security network of Oyo State, was sighted at Abolongo riddled with bullets just as bloodstain was seen …

The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial district, Alhaji Sani Musa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare armed bandits as terrorists to enable security Agents lunch a full-scale war against them with a view to bringing to an end the activities of the criminals.

Speaking on Friday, Musa decried the action of the bandits and said the recent activities of these criminal elements have confirmed that they are terrorists who have the intention of destabilizing the country.

‘Unless and until we tag these criminals as terrorists, our security agencies will not have the unfettered …

A Nigerian soldier was on Thursday murdered in Etekuru, Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State by hoodlums.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the soldier was ambushed and killed, while his rifle was stolen.

In a reprisal, soldiers invaded the community and burnt houses.

The incident came two weeks after soldiers razed down houses in Izombe in the Oguta Local Government Area of the state following the killing of two soldiers.

It was gathered that the crisis in Orsu Ihitte Ukwa started after Tuesday’s killing of two traditional rulers in neighbouring Okwudor.

The tension snowballed into clashes …

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening, opened fire on traditional rulers having a meeting in Imo State and killed two of them in the process.

Among the monarchs confirmed dead were the Obi 1 of Okwudor autonomous community, Eze E. Anayochukwu Durueburuo and Eze Sampson Osunwa of Ihebineowerre autonomous community.

The monarchs were holding a stakeholders’ meeting at the Njaba Local Council headquarters at Nnenasam when the incident happened.

It is understood that the surviving traditional rulers were left with varying degrees of injuries.

The armed men, who invaded the venue …

The Haitian 400 Mawozo gang that kidnapped 16 American missionaries and one Canadian has demanded $17 million for the release of all abductees.

Wall Street Journal which reported the ransom, quoting a Haitian official, said the bandits want $1million per each captive.

Among the captives is an eight month old baby.

The missionaries are part of the Ohio based Christian Aid Ministries.

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The missionaries were abducted on Saturday from a bus that was taking them to the Port-au-Prince airport to drop off some members of the group before continuing to another …

Eight Nigerians aged between 33 to 52 were arrested for Internet scams, money laundering and international-wide scale financial fraud in Cape Town early today.

According to reports, those arrested were members of the Black Axe that preys on widows or divorcees and scammed them out of their millions.

Six leaders and the founder of the Black Axe organised crime group’s Cape Town chapter were amongst those arrested.

The group is believed to be behind hundreds of thousands of romance scams.

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Colonel Katlego Mogale Spokesperson for South Africa’s Directorate for …

The Kaduna State Government has revealed that security forces have killed no fewer than 10 bandits and rescued one hostage in Giwa Local Government Area during an operation.

The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York.

Aruwan narrated that the 10 bandits who were lurking around some flashpoints in the state met their disastrous end.

He said, ‘The joint security forces came in contact with the heavily armed bandits in Kwanan Bataru on the outskirts of Fatika in Giwa …

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday abducted at least two students of Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday night when the assailants invaded the university’s host community.

It was gathered that the attackers stormed the area with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically before whisking the victims away to an unknown destination.

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According to reports the gunmen also abducted one Hon. Yahaya Adams from the community during the attack.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer Ramhan Nansel confirmed the incident.

According …

Kenyan villagers on Friday lynched a man believed to be a ‘bloodthirsty vampire’ child murderer, days after the self-confessed serial killer escaped from police custody, officials have disclosed.

Masten Milimo Wanjala was arrested on July 14 over the disappearance of two children, but in a chilling confession, admitted to killing at least 10 others over a five-year period, ‘sometimes through sucking blood from their veins before executing them’, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said at the time.

The 20-year-old was due for a court appearance Wednesday in Nairobi over the cold-blooded murders which targeted 12- and 13-year-old children, when …

No fewer than three persons have been reportedly killed in the ongoing supremacy clashes involving members of the Eiye and Aiye cults in Owode and Ibeshe communities, in the Igbogbo Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that among the victims was a betting agent, identified only as Segun, who was hit by a stray bullet.

It was further gathered that the supremacy battle had been ongoing for over a month in the communities.

Some residents were said to have abandoned their houses to seek refuge in safe environments, while many lived in …

A retired officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who was kidnapped by a drug cartel has reportedly been rescued from his abductors.

In a statement which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi revealed that the retired officer was taken away after officers arrested a 19-year-old female drug dealer, Mngunengen Achir, in Aliade, Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State.

Babafemi further added that Achir’s drug cartel had seized the retired NDLEA officer who they thought was still in active service of the agency and had demanded that the suspect …