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Bandits Attack Niger State, Abduct Several Chinese Nationals

Bandits Attack Niger State, Abduct Several Chinese Nationals

July 1, 2022 4:56 am

Gunmen on Thursday attacked a mining site in Ajata- Aboki, Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government, Niger State where they killed several persons, injured and abducted many others including four Chinese nationals working in the site.

The Co-convener, Concerned Shiroro Youths Of Niger State, Sani Abubakar Yusuf Kokki, as well as the Niger State Government confirmed the incident in separate statements issued on Thursday which were obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

In a statement, Kokki said; ‘During yesterday’s deadly encounter, a large number of casualties were instantly recorded at the said mining site being owned and managed …

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Zamfara: Bandits Demand ₦20m To Release Medical Doctor

June 30, 2022 4:21 pm

While reacting to the abduction of one of their colleagues, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Zamfara branch, has announced that it is making serious efforts to secure the release of the Medical Director of Dansadau General Hospital, who was abducted by bandits on June 25.

Dr Mannir Bature, the state NMA Chairman, had made this announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Wednesday.

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“The abductors of Dr Mansur Muhammad the Medical Director, General Hospital Dansadau have demanded N20 million ransom for his release.

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Again, Journalist Killed In Mexico, 12th In 2022

Again, Journalist Killed In Mexico, 12th In 2022

June 30, 2022 4:56 am

A Mexican reporter was shot dead on Wednesday in the violence-plagued northeastern state of Tamaulipas — the 12th journalist killed so far in a particularly bloody year for the country’s press.

In his some of his social media posts, Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the daily Expreso, frequently accused politicians of engaging in crimes of corruption.

The reporter was attacked as he was leaving his Ciudad Victoria house, and both his wife and daughter were hurt.

‘We must not allow more attacks on journalists and activists. These crimes will not go unpunished,’ President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s spokesman, …

Bandits, Kidnappers To Face Death Penalty In Zamfara

Bandits, Kidnappers To Face Death Penalty In Zamfara

June 29, 2022 6:06 am

As part of measures to tackle insecurity, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has approved the death penalty for bandits, kidnapper among several others.

The governor appended his signature to the law on Tuesday in Gusau, shortly after the House of Assembly recommended the death penalty for criminal elements.

Following the signing of the bill for the prosecution of banditry, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping, and incidental offences into law, Matawalle said the law will serve as an instrument to prosecute offenders of the crimes in the state.

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He restated that …

CMD Of Zamfara Hospital Kidnapped By Bandits

CMD Of Zamfara Hospital Kidnapped By Bandits

June 29, 2022 5:10 am

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday abducted the Medical Director of Dansadau General Hospital in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the CMD of the hospital, Dr. Mansur Muhammad, was kidnapped at Mashayar Zaki, a deadly spot along the 100 km Gusau- Dansadau road.

The Chairman of, the Nigerian Medical Association in Zamfara state, Dr. Mannir Bature, revealed that his Association had already received with deep shock the report of the Kidnap of their colleague.

Read Also: Zamfara Lecturer Killed By Bandits Despite ₦5m Ransom Payment

“We urge our members …

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Yobe: Police Ban Use Of Tinted Glasses, Covered Number Plates

June 28, 2022 11:57 am

The Nigeria Police, Yobe State Command has completely banned the use of tinted glasses and vehicles with covered number plates in Yobe State, a move taken to prevent perpetration of crime in the State.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim had also disclosed this in a statement which was issued on Monday in Damaturu.

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According to the intelligence gathered, some individuals with dubious characters and shady criminal intentions usually hide behind tinted glasses to perpetrate crime, thereby concealing their identity from security operatives and good …

CISLAC Charges ICPC To Reveal Military Contractor’s Accomplices

CISLAC Charges ICPC To Reveal Military Contractor’s Accomplices

June 27, 2022 5:33 pm

While reacting to the recent raid on an Abuja property belonging to a Nigerian Millitary contractor, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has charged the ICPC to reveal more accomplices while openly demanding a thorough investigation of a military contractor, Kabiru Sallau.

Kabiru Sallau has been identified as the Managing Director of K. Salam Construction Company Nigeria Limited.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had raided his home in Abuja last week.

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In a statement, CISLAC Director, Auwal Rafsanjani called for the arrest …

Drug Deal Don’t Send Me To Jail – Abba Kyari Begs Court

NDLEA Chief Reveals Duration Of Abba Kyari’s Drug Deal Case

June 27, 2022 10:49 am

Brig-General Mohamed Buba Marwa who is the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has made an announcement that the case against embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, will not be lingering too long in the courts.

Buba Marwa had made this statement while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Hard Copy.

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According to him, the conviction of two other defendants in the case shows that the matter will be treated with the urgency it deserves.

“They have been convicted and jailed those

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Kidnappers Are Demanding ₦200m To Free My Priest - Kukah

Kidnappers Are Demanding ₦200m To Free My Priest – Kukah

June 27, 2022 4:40 am

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Hassan Kukah have cried out saying that kidnappers who kidnapped a Catholic priest and reverend sister over three weeks ago are now are demanding ₦200 million from him for their release.  

“As I speak, for the past three weeks, my priest, a young man and a sister are still in captivity even though the Nigerian state wishes to pretend that we are not negotiating with the kidnappers.

“For the past three weeks my priest, a young man and a sister are still in captivity even though the Nigerian state wishes to pretend that we are …

Troops Dislodge IPOB ESN Hideouts In Anambra, Enugu

Troops Dislodge IPOB/ESN Hideouts In Anambra, Enugu

June 27, 2022 4:27 am

A joint security team consisting of troops of 302 Regiment of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services, and Nigeria Police Force have dislodged camps reportedly belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages and Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu made this disclosure on Sunday in a brief communique which was made available to Africa Dailly News, New York.

He revealed that in a clearance operation conducted in the early hours of …

Another Edo Catholic Priest, Osia Abducted By Gunmen

Another Edo Catholic Priest, Osia Abducted By Gunmen

June 26, 2022 4:37 pm

There was pandemonium in some parts of Edo State as some unknown gunmen on Sunday morning invaded Ikabigbo community which is situated in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, where they had reportedly abducted a Catholic priest, who was simply identified as Reverend Father Osia.

Africa Daily News, New York also gathered that the hoodlums who had invaded the residence of the priest when he was preparing for Sunday mass had assaulted and also whisked him away.

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A source in the community who wished not to be …

Terrorists Kill Rev. Vitus Borogo in Kaduna, Shehu Sani Reacts

Terrorists Kill Rev. Vitus Borogo In Kaduna, Shehu Sani Reacts

June 26, 2022 1:14 pm

Kaduna State was again thrown into a state of turmoil as the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic, Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, was on Saturday gunned down by some unknown terrorists on the farm on Kaduna-Kachia road.

Rev. Fr. Christian Emmanuel, who is the Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, had reported and confirmed the incident in a statement which he put out on Sunday.

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Emmanuel had stated that the late Fr. Borogo, was killed at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after …

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