Crime

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano have arrested no fewer than 10 men for alleged involvement in forging travel documents to procure foreign exchange from commercial banks in the city.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the suspects were arrested following intelligence.

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The intel indicated that a syndicate of fraudsters was perpetrating the crime around Fagge and Gwammaja areas of Kano State.

According to EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the men will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.

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Plateau State yesterday night witnessed another bloodbath as gunmen attacked Yelwan Zangam community, close to the permanent site of the University of Jos, killing no fewer than 35 persons.

Africa Daily News gathered that the attack took place about 9pm on Tuesday despite the dusk to dawn curfew imposed on the Jos North, Jos South, and Bassa local government areas of the state.

According to sources, the attackers shot sporadically into the air, gunning down some fleeing residents and burning others beyond recognition in their houses.

Before the attack, the bridge linking the community to other communities was allegedly destroyed …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have invaded Rini, a town in the Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State and whisking away over 70 persons.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the gunmen arrived in the town at about 2.30 am on Friday and shot indiscriminately.

A source who spoke under the condition anonymity for security reasons said though the residents refused to come out of their homes despite heavy gunshots, the bandits succeeded in abducting over 70 persons in the town.

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted no fewer than eight pupils of an Islamiyya school at Sakkai village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the assailants also abducted one of their school teachers on Wednesday.

The identities of the victims of the late Tuesday attack could not be immediately confirmed as of the time of filing this report.

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Residents narrated that the gunmen arrived at the school on motorcycles when the pupils were about to close for the day.

The gunmen reportedly …

The Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday dismissed reports that the investigation panel on suspended DCP Abba Kyari has submitted its report as being speculated in some quarters.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that speculations and reports had it that the investigation panel on Abba Kyari had submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police.

However, reacting on Tuesday, DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer in a statement, dismissed the speculations, including that of online reports.

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Bandits have killed at least nine persons in a fresh attack on Bejingo, Dantudu, and Tulutu villages in Birjin ward, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

A source who preferred to remain anonymous confirmed to Africa Daily News, New York that the assailants attacked the villages yesterday raiding many houses.

Reports say that eight men and one woman were among those killed by the assailants. Several others were also injured during the incident.

The bandits also rustled an unspecified number of animals including sheep, goats, and cattle, forcing a number of villagers to flee their homes and take refuge …

The Presidency has strongly condemned the attack on travellers from a religious event in Bauchi, passing through Jos, Plateau State Capital ordering that security agents should go after killers.

A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday night, said the Presidency regretted the deaths of at least 21 persons with several others injured in the ambush.

He said President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of what he called ‘gruesome massacre of innocent travellers’ and bring them to justice in line with his commitment to protect all Nigerians.

The killers were yet to …

The quick intervention of security agents has been hailed for being the reason why what would have been a bloodfest was averted as the clash between natives and Hausa settlers in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State continues to escalate.

However, the clash left no fewer than 10 persons with different degrees of injuries.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that following the intervention, an uneasy calm has pervaded the State following attacks launched in Bassa and Riyom local Government areas by herdsmen, which claimed many lives and left buildings burnt.

The herders also destroyed massive farmlands belonging to …

No fewer than two persons were killed on Monday allegedly killed in Nnewi, Anambra State, over the sit-at-home exercise declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Police authorities confirmed that there was an incident in the industrial city on Monday morning, which led to fatalities.

The spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who spoke newsmen: ‘Yes, I’m aware of the incident in Nnewi today, but I do not have the details. We are still collating details, and I will inform you later.’

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At least twenty-four Chadian soldiers were left dead on Thursday following an attack by jihadist fighters in the troubled Lake Chad region.

A senior local official who is the region’s deputy prefect, Haki Djiddi told newsmen that; ‘Troops from a returning patrol were resting when they were attacked by Boko Haram’.

He went further to narrate that; ‘Twenty-four troops were killed, several were wounded and others have scattered into the countryside.’

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Army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna confirmed that an attack had taken place at Tchoukou Telia, an …