Crime

Terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) yesterday overran a military formation in the southern part of Borno State yesterday carting away weapons after a fierce gun battle with the troops.

This is coming less than 24 hours to Presiden Muhammdu Buhari’s visit to the State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the fighters rode on about 10 utility vehicles to storm the military formation at Kwamdi village, Damboa local government area, on Tuesday evening.

They were said to have burnt down one Ammour Personal Carrier(APC) and a gun truck.

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Abductors who were behind the kidnap at least 156 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have increased the ransom for the release of the abducted pupils to ₦200 million.

This is coming just as the parents had raised ₦11 million out of the initial ₦110 million demanded.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the kidnappers increased the ransom after the parents failed to meet up the initial dateline they stipulated for the payment.

It would be recalled that the bandits had initially demanded ₦110million for the release …

A notorious foreign bandit and his gang terrorising Nigeria Northwest have been arrested in Zamfara State.

The foreign bandit and his four accomplices were paraded at the Gusau Police Command on Friday.

The spokesman of Zamfara Police Command, Shehu Mohammed said the suspects were arrested as a result of the teamwork between the police and the leaders of the Zamfara Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).

The suspects who allegedly terrorize Northwest states of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara as well as Niger State in the north-central zone, had in their possession four AK-49 rifles, nine magazines, 960 live …

An editor with the Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) who was kidnapped last week, has regained her freedom.

Mrs Amra Ahmed, a nursing mother and News Editor with the ABC Yola, was kidnapped on the night of May 4th at her residence in Mbamba, Yola North Local Government Area.

Rumour had it that the kidnappers demanded ransom, but the family would not confirm it, insisting that they were praying fervently for her release.

She was released in the early hours of Wednesday and has since joined her family.

Amrah’s husband, Ahmad Isa, …

In the recent rise in the spate of online crimes and internet fraudsters, some individuals have sworn to keep meddling in these unscrupulous activities and actions, going about defrauding innocent people of their hard-earned resources.

A well-known media influencer, Onyeka Chiemelie who recently fell victim to one of these dishonest individuals recently took to his official Facebook page to call out the fraud syndicate while threatening to fish her out of her hiding place if she does not do what is right.

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The fraudster who he identified on …

Disaster was averted yesterday as the youths of Suntai and adjoining villages in Donga mobilised and rescued 15 farmers who were abducted by gunmen while working on a farm in Donga local government area of Taraba state.

Investigations revealed that the farmers which were made up of 12 men and 3 women were on a group farming expedition in Donga LGA when they were picked up by the gunmen.

It was learnt that they were lined and taken along a bush path to meet another set of gunmen. However, two of the kidnappers were also nabbed by the search and …

At least one worshipper was killed after suspected bandits invaded a church in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday and opened fire on worshippers.

Although details of the incident which happened on Sunday morning are still sketchy, however, it has been gathered that some worshippers were abducted while others sustained injuries.

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Chukun has been under siege by bandits and all efforts to secure residents have not yielded the desired result.

This latest incident is coming just less than 3 days after the corpses of three students of …