A gang battle in Mexico has left at least 19 people dead in the northern state of Chihuahua, officials said Saturday.
At least five armed clashes have occurred in the Madera community so far this year, local authorities have said.
“The state attorney general, in conjunction with the public safety office and Mexican Army, launched an operation to investigate and locate armed groups that staged a confrontation that left 19 people dead yesterday in the town of Madera,” authorities said.
According to early reports, the bloodshed occurred Friday evening when alleged hitmen of the Gente Nueva group, part of the …
French police have arrested three Sudanese nationals in a terror probe after a stabbing spree in the southeast left two people dead, investigators said on Sunday.
The attack by a lone perpetrator took place in broad daylight Saturday, with the country on lockdown to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into “murder linked to a terrorist enterprise” and “association with terrorist wrongdoers” after the rampage through a string of shops in the riverside town of Romans-sur-Isere, which has a population of 35,000.
The alleged assailant, identified as Abdallah Ahmed-Osman — a Sudanese refugee in …
The Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Nnudam Fredrick, who disclosed this in a statement, said when the Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal got wind of the incident, he ordered for the officer’s arrest and detention.
He added that the officer was subjected to orderly room trial in line with the Police Act and Regulations and was found guilty by
Four inmates died during an attempted jailbreak at the Kaduna prison on March 31, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said.
It said a comprehensive investigation has commenced on the directive of the Controller General, NCoS, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed.
The Controller Kaduna command, Mr Sanusi Danmusa, said the attempted jailbreak occurred when some inmates demanded their release over fears of contracting the coronavirus.
The NCoS Kaduna described as malicious reports by a section of the media twisting the attempted jail-break at the custodial centre..
…“This attempted jailbreak was carried out by a section of the condemned convict cell in the custodial
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the torture videos being circulated on social media alleged to have been perpetrated by the personnel of the armed forces while implementing the COVID-19 stay at home order.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Thursday, said the videos being circulated were the handiwork of mischief makers to tarnish the image of the military.
Enenche said that the videos were misleading, adding that they were not related to the present military engagement of the Armed Forces of Nigeria towards the lockdown on COVID-19.
According …
Coronavirus-related fraud schemes are rising fast and have cost US consumers some $4.77 million so far, a government watchdog said Tuesday.
The Federal Trade Commission said it had more than 7,800 coronavirus-related reports from consumers as of Monday, double the number from a week earlier.
The consumer protection agency said the fraud complaints include emails about travel and vacation cancellations and refunds, online shopping scams and government and business imposter schemes.
Many of the schemes were also being perpetrated by mobile text or robo-calls, the FTC said.
The median loss for consumers was $598.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), involved in the management of Coronavirus disease against using the opportunity to divert public funds.
ICPC gave the warning in a statement released on Monday on their twitter account stating that COVID-19 should not be used as an excuse for corruption in any sector of the economy.
The statement read, ”As the nation reels from the effect of COVID-19, ICPC wishes to caution against increase in risky behaviour hinged on critical desire to respond to COVID-19.
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Policemen in the U.S. State of Washington were dumbfounded on Sunday when they pursued a car for hit-and-run offence only to find that a female pitbull dog was behind the wheel.
They also found there was a man on the passenger seat teaching the dog how to drive.
Police pursued the man after receiving calls about a driver hitting two vehicles in an area south of the capital Seattle and then speeding away.
State trooper Heather Axtman said the emergency services subsequently got multiple calls about a car traveling erratically at more than 100 miles per hours (160 kilometers per …
A retired Venezuelan general has turned himself over to Colombian authorities after the United States charged him with drug-trafficking and offered a reward for his capture, local media said on Saturday.
Cliver Alcala turned himself in on Friday to the Colombians, who in turn handed him over to US authorities, the El Tiempo de Bogota newspaper said.
Washington on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and several current and former top government officials for “narco-terrorism” and offered a $15 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture.
As part of the US Justice Department indictment, up to $10 million
South African police fired rubber bullets towards hundreds of shoppers queueing outside a supermarket in Johannesburg as authorities battled to keep people at home in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
With 1,187 confirmed infections and one death, the country has the highest numbers of confirmed infections on the continent.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered a 21-day lockdown for the country’s 57 million inhabitants, deploying police and the military to enforce the restrictions.
But on day two of the nationwide lockdown, the government was struggling to get people to observe the restrictions.
Many in working-class neighbourhoods ventured
We are in perilous times, everyone is trying to transact from their homes, businesses are also adjusting their processes and it is a perfect time for fraudsters to strike unsuspecting persons.
1: THE HELPFUL ADHOC STAFF
Currently people are trying to sort out their transactions because they fear banks might close. Happens right inside the banking premises and real fast too. They come dressed in suits, looking like your everyday banker. They approach customers with bulk deposits and offer to help them. Trust Nigerians with wanting to jump the queue- they quickly hand over the money and that is it……
