Crime

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has ranked Nigeria as one of the countries worst affected by internet crimes in 2020.

The 2020 Internet Crime Report of the FBI Complaint Centre (IC3) listed Africa’s most populous nation as the 16th.

In a statement, Paul Abbate, FBI Deputy Director, said IC3 received a record number of complaints from Americans in 2020: 791,790, with reported losses
exceeding $4.1 billion. The figure represents a 69% increase in total complaints from 2019.

The FBI noted that Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes continued to …

Bandits have again allegedly abducted students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the abduction of the students and teachers took place while pupils were trooping into the school around 9 am today (Monday).

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A resident of the area, one Abdulsalam Adam explained that the gunmen came on about 12 motorcycles to the school premises.

Abdulsalam explained, ‘I have been told that three teachers and some pupils have been abducted, but we

There is tension in Wasinmi village, Irewole LGA of Osun State as Six herdsmen who are members of the same family, were on Sunday killed by unknown gunmen.

Reports say at least 6  Fulani Herdsmen were killed by gunmen, who attacked their settlement on Sunday.

According to eyewitnesses, immediately the gunmen stormed the Fulani settlement, they opened fire, killing six herders on the spot.

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When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Osun, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the killing.

She disclosed that the investigation has begun and that the Commissioner of …

The kidnappers who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna state have demanded ₦500 million for their release after putting out a video to prove that the students are in their custody.

At least three parents of some of the abducted students have confirmed to news correspondents that the abductors have reached out and made a demand of N500 million.

Almost simultaneously, the kidnappers have released three videos showing the students in what appeared to be a forest.

The Kaduna State Government is yet to respond to the videos …

Unknown gunmen on Friday stormed the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando, Kaduna State and abducted students in the school.

Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige who confirmed the incident to newsmen said the exact number of students abducted is currently unknown.

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Jalige said Investigations are ongoing, adding that the police is working with the Army to trace the kidnappers.

‘They were abducted last night but we have no details of the number of students and I can’t say if they are all female.’

‘We are

Security operatives saved the Surulere Baptist School in Ilorin on Monday from being set ablaze by unidentified hoodlums.

The school also has a church located within the premises.

Africa Daily News, New York correspondent gathered that the unidentified hoodlums set tyres on fire and hurled them into the school premises at about 5pm.

However, vigilant security operatives at the scene acted promptly to put off the fire that would have caused major damage to the structures.

No arrest was made, but security has been beefed up around the ten Christian mission schools in Ilorin shut down by the state government …

Following the repeated failure of security agencies to checkmate Banditry, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has promised to arm the vigilante group in Niger State with pump-action guns to enable them to confront bandits and address other security threats.

Governor Bello gave this hint while speaking at Kasuwan Garba in Mariga Local Government Area of the state when he met with over 200 members of the vigilante in the area, he said the security volunteer groups would be armed to confront ‘these enemies of the people across the state.’

The visit was part of his morale booster …

Fulani herdsmen have claimed that the government supplies them with weapons.

In a viral video recorded during one of the several meetings between popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, one of the herdsmen, addressing the crowd, pointed out that cows don’t give birth to guns.’

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He said that they were only herdsmen and did not know what guns were until the government started supplying them with AK-47.

‘I swear to the Almighty Allah that it’s the government that is giving arms to us. Fulani don’t know what gun is,’ he

Armed bandits in the early hour of Saturday attacked the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, quarters, at the Kaduna airport and abducted 9 persons.

Those kidnapped included a family of 6 and another housewife and her two children.

It was gathered that the bandits gained access to the quarters through the airport runway, at about 12.30am.

The screaming of the kidnapped victims attracted the military personnel arond the area who mobilised and engaged the bandits in a gun battle.

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This lasted for several hours, but the bandits went away …

At least three people have sustained injuries following a bloody clash between Fulani and Yoruba at Aba Abugudu Market in the Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State.

According to reports, two officials of Amotekun and a vigilante were injured during the fight which happened on Monday, March 1.

The Amotekun operatives identified as Michael Oguntade and Yekini Tijani and the vigilante were trying to break the fight when a Fulani man drew out his cutlass and attacked them and inflicted varying degrees of injuries on them.

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Speaking …

It was definitely a painful Tuesday for Senator Gabriel Suswam, a former Governor of Benue State as Gunmen killed his elder brother Chief Terkula Suswam.

He was reportedly shot dead at his residence in Anyin, a rural community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue.

The deceased, who was the proprietor of Ashi Waves (radio station) and Ashi Polytechnic, was said to be supervising a new building project close to his residence when the gunmen drove to the spot where he was murdered.

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A family source …