Crime

Banditry: 17 Persons Abducted In Shiroro, Niger State

3 Killed, Village Head Kidnapped For The Second Time In Niger

December 21, 2020 2:47 am

Three persons including the leader of a vigilante group, Mallam Isyaku Alhassan, of Madaka, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State were allegedly killed by bandits yesterday in the area.

It was learnt that the attacks took place between 11:am-2pm.

The other victims included the son of the leader of the vigilante, Abdulhamid Isyaku and one other person whose name is could not be ascertained at the moment.

Read Also: Bandits Strike Again In Katsina, Kidnap 84 Children

The armed bandits, it was also gathered, kidnapped the village head of Madaka community for the second time.

It would be recalled …

Nigerian U.S. Doctor Tried To Strangle Sons Before Hanging Self

Nigerian U.S. Doctor Tried To Strangle Sons Before Hanging Self

December 21, 2020 2:46 am
Police in Houston Texas at the weekend provided fresh insight into the death of Nigerian couple, Dr Benjamin Okigbo and his wife, Theresa who was a nurse.

The police said there was no shooting incident: Benjamin strangled his wife.

Police said on Saturday that their investigation revealed that Benjamin Okigbo strangled Theresa Okigbo to death.

Theresa Okigbo: strangled by her husband

He then attempted to kill both of his 21-year-old sons by strangling them before he eventually killed himself by hanging.

Read Also: Rivers Businessman Commits Suicide Over Huge Debt

Both of the sons survived the attack with injuries …

Bandits Strike Again In Katsina, Kidnap 84 Children

Bandits Strike Again In Katsina, Kidnap 84 Children

December 20, 2020 1:08 pm

Katsina state is fast becoming a playground for armed hoodlums and bandits as police confirmed the kidnapping of 84 school children on Saturday night.

This was some 72 hours after Kankara schoolboys captured 11 December by bandits were freed.

The 84 children were abducted 2200 GMT by armed men, who ambushed them in Mahuta village, Dandume LGA, as they were returning from a Maulud Nabbiyu event at Unguwan Alkasim village.

The children were all of Hizburrahim Islamiyya school.

Read Also: Gov. Matawalle Replies APC On Harbouring Bandits In Zamfara

The same set of bandits had already kidnapped four persons and …

Mr Anthony Okungbowa

Edo State Head Of Service Kidnapped By Gunmen, Driver Killed

December 20, 2020 7:44 am

The insecurity situation in Nigeria is worsening and crime rate reaching a new height in recent time. Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Saturday evening witnessed the kidnapping of the states Head of Service, Mr Anthony Okungbowa while his driver was killed.

It was gathered that Okungbowa, who was appointed HOS by Governor Godwin Obaseki in April, was kidnapped along Oza Road in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.

Read Also: Gunmen Kidnap A Traditional Ruler In Kogi

An anonymous source in the Edo state Civil Service, who confirmed the incident but asked that he should not be …

Female Suicide Bomber Strikes Northeast Nigeria Again

Female Suicide Bomber Strikes Northeast Nigeria Again

December 20, 2020 7:17 am

At least three people were killed and seven injured in a suicide attack in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday.

The bomber – a woman – targeted a crowded area in the town of Konduga in Borno State, a local government official told Anadolu Agency.

‘The bomber snuck into the area and detonated her explosives. Three people are dead,’ the official said, requesting anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

This was the first such attack in some seven months in Konduga, which is located just about 16 kilometers (10 miles) from a major base of the Boko …

Kidnappers Storm Kaduna School, Abduct Only Female Students

Gunmen Kidnap A Traditional Ruler In Kogi

December 20, 2020 6:56 am

The acting traditional ruler of Ankpa, in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Alhaji Shaibu Usman, who is the acting Eje, was kidnapped by gunmen on Friday while he was entering the mosque around 5.30am, the report says.

In its reaction on Friday evening immediately after the Kidnap, the Kogi State Police Command assured the people that it would not rest until the monarch’s release was secured. The police also said that his abductors were yet to contact his family.

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Ayuba Ede, said the police had cordoned off all entry and exit points into …

Kidnappers Of 333 Students Must Face Justice – US To FG

Kidnappers Of 333 Students Must Face Justice – US To FG

December 18, 2020 2:31 am

The United States (U.S.) on Thursday told the Nigerian government to hold those responsible for the abduction of hundreds of children from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, accountable.

The US noted that the kidnappers must be allowed to face the full wrath of the law.

The U.S. Department of State condemned the abduction in a statement issued by a spokesperson, Cale Brown after the release of the students on Thursday.

Read Also: Kankara Abduction: Teachers Threaten Nationwide Strike

Africa Daily News, New York reported that the 333 students were released on Thursday to their parents.

Few hours before …

17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Zamfara Forest – Masari

17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Zamfara Forest – Masari

December 15, 2020 1:59 pm

17 of the missing schoolboys kidnapped from a Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) in Kankara Local Government Area of the state have escaped from their abductors.

Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari disclosed this in an interview on Monday evening.

Read Also: Only 10 Students Missing – Presidency Counters Gov Masari

He noted that the schoolboys were found and have been reunited with their families.

‘As at today (Monday), information available to me shows that 17 of the missing children have been found. 15 of them were found around Dinya in Danmusa, I was informed by the DPO. One other was

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Gunmen Killed A Female Journalist In Afghanistan

Gunmen Killed A Female Journalist In Afghanistan

December 11, 2020 3:42 am

A female television journalist, Malalai Maiwand, was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday. The journalist who is also a women’s rights activist, was shot and killed along with her driver in an incident that underscores an increasing trend of violence against journalists in the country.

Malalai Maiwand, a reporter at Enikas Radio and TV in Nangarhar, was killed along with her driver in an attack on their vehicle in Jalalabad, capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar. Her death has taken the total number of journalists and media workers killed this year in Afghanistan to 10.

‘She was on the way

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‘ICC Prosecutor Drops Alleged UK War Crimes In Iraq’

‘ICC Prosecutor Drops Alleged UK War Crimes In Iraq’

December 11, 2020 3:36 am

The International Criminal Court of Justice has dropped the war crime case against the United Kingdom despite finding evidence of war crime, the report says.

The prosecutor in a statement on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq, even though she found a reasonable basis to believe they committed atrocities.

Information available said that the probe never rose to the level of a full investigation and Fatou Bensouda’s office concluded that British authorities had examined the allegations. It also said the ICC only intervenes when it finds that a state …

Kidnappers Storm Kaduna School, Abduct Only Female Students

Nigeria’s Insecurity: House Member Kidnapped In Taraba

December 10, 2020 3:06 am

A Taraba State House of Assembly, Bashir Bape was kidnapped by Gunmen on Tuesday. He is the lawmaker representing Nguroje constituency in Taraba state house of Assembly.

Report said that Mr Bape was kidnapped Tuesday night in his residence in Jalingo, the state capital.

A member of his household who spoke on the incident said: ‘The gunmen who came in numbers overpowered the vigilantes guarding the house and went straight to his sleeping room.

‘They whisked him away, and on leaving the scene, they shot into the air to scare us.’

Witnesses said the gunmen rode to the area in …

French Police Assaults Reuters Journalist Filming Protest

French Police Assaults Reuters Journalist Filming Protest

December 10, 2020 3:01 am

A French Police officer has assaulted a Reuters camera operator filming a protest in the centre of Paris on Saturday despite the camera operator wearing an arm-band carrying the French word ‘Presse’ in large letters.

The Journalist was knocked to the ground by a police officer and he sustained injuries.

In a video of the incident recorded by the camera operator, Clotaire Achi, a small group of protesters was seen standing still and shouting at police in riot gear who were positioned a few metres (yards) away.

Read Also: France: Police Officers Charged For Assaulting Black Man

The police officers …

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