Crime

Amotekun: Only criminals, With Hidden Agenda Are Jittery

January 10, 2020 11:12 am
A security expert, Dr Kazeem Idowu, has berated antagonists of the security arrangement in the South West, tagged: ‘South West Security Network ( Operation Amotekun), insisting that only criminally-minded people would criticize such initiative.

Idowu opined that the present security challenges in Nigeria should ordinarily elicit proactive measures and creative steps from any serious government towards curtailing the menace before becoming endemic.

The security expert , in a press statement he sent to NAN on Friday, argued that the only way insecurity could be effectively tackled in Nigeria is through organized community policing system such as ” Operation Amotekun”.

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Man Docked For Allegedly Defrauding Bank Of ₦1.8 million

January 10, 2020 6:38 am
A 46-year-old man, Oluyemi Olusegun, has appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a bank of ₦1.8 million.

Olusegun, whose address was not disclosed in the charge sheet, is standing trial on a charge of fraud.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the accused committed the offence sometimes in the month of January, 2019 in Ilupeju-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area.

Akinwale said that the defendant borrowed money from Albatross Ventures, a Micro-Finance Bank.

The complainant, from whom the loan facility was obtained, Miss Mercy Adebayo, is the manager of the bank.

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Bomb Explosion Kills 9, Injures 26 In Mali

January 7, 2020 9:34 am
At least nine people were killed and 26 injured after an explosion in northern Cameroun, local authorities have confirmed on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Monday in Fotokol, a town near the border with Nigeria, when “young men in search of metals’’ stumbled on a homemade bomb before mistakenly detonating it, Regional Governor Midjiyawa Bakari confirmed.

Initially, there were fears that the explosion was linked to the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram which poses a steady threat in Nigeria, but Bakari dismissed this after investigations proved otherwise.

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Suspected Gunmen Kidnap 70-Year-Old Grandmother In Ondo

January 6, 2020 12:32 pm
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 70-year-old grandmother in Ondo State.

The victim identified as Mrs Fehintola Wewe was said to have been forcefully taken from her home situated at 13, Broad Street, Sabomi in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Her abduction is coming three weeks after some gunmen kidnapped wife, children, and driver of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade.

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For Mrs Wewe, her abductors took her away at about 11 pm during the weekend when the suspected kidnappers invaded her

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APC

Gunmen Kidnap APC Chairman In Ondo

January 6, 2020 9:20 am

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday kidnapped a ward Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State.

The ward Chairman identified as James Tolorunju Ajulo was said to have been taken away by the kidnappers when they stormed his home.

Ajulo who was abducted in front of his residence at Ibaka quarters of Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government was driven away in his personal car after the gunmen had ransacked his house.

It was gathered that he was the factional chairman of the APC at Ward 13, Akoko South-West LGA of the state.

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Over 50 Homosexuals Arrested During Orgy In Kano State

January 5, 2020 10:32 am
The Kano Sharia Police best known as Hisbah have raided a party allegedly organized by Homosexuals to celebrates their togetherness.

The Sharia law enforcement operatives invaded a compound located at Sabuwar-Gandu quarters in Kano metropolis, where the suspected homosexuals were arrested, prior to the commencement of the planned party.

Our Reporter gathered that the organizers of the party were new grandaunts who planned the party to commemorate their graduation from a tertiary institution.

Each of them was said to have invited their same sex partners to the event.

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Knife Attacker Kills Man In Paris Suburb Before Shot Dead

January 4, 2020 3:54 pm

A knife-wielding man ran amok Friday in a park south of Paris, killing a man walking with his wife and wounding two other people before being shot dead by police, officials said.

The Paris police department said the man, identified as 22-year-old Nathan C., attacked “several people” around lunchtime in the suburb of Villejuif.

Some managed to evade him but the man claimed at least one life — that of a 56-year-old Villejuif resident, according to the town’s mayor Franck Le Bohellec.

The victim “was walking with his wife when the attacker approached; he wanted to protect his wife” and …

Gunmen Attack Kogi Community, Kill 19, Burn Houses

January 3, 2020 8:51 am

Gunmen have killed no fewer than 19 people in Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, burning buildings, including the palace of the king of the community.

The Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, Mr Williams Anya, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday.

He said that a police assessment team had visited the community, adding that many buildings, including places of worship had been burnt.

Tawari community is a few kilometres off Gegu town along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.

A resident of Tawari community, …

Bailed Tycoon Ghosn Flees To Lebanon From ‘Rigged’ Japan

January 1, 2020 2:57 pm

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape injustice in Japan, where he was on bail awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges.

The auto tycoon’s abrupt departure was the latest twist in a rollercoaster journey that saw him fall from boardroom to detention centre and sparked questions over an embarrassing security lapse in Japan.

In a statement, the 65-year-old said he would “no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system, where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant, and basic human rights are denied”.

“I have not fled justice — I have …

Obaseki Reacts As Interpol Arrests His Commissioner

December 31, 2019 5:26 am

The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osazee Osemwengie Ero, has been arrested by the Interpol in far away France.

NAN gathered that the Commissioner, who organized the recently held Edo Festivals (EDOFEST), was arrested on allegations bothering on money laundering.

The sum of $2 million cash was said to have been found on him while the arrest was being effected at the Paris Airport in the presence of the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.
It was gathered that both the Commissioner and the Governor were on their way from China, where the both were said …

Japan Executes First Foreigner In Years

December 26, 2019 1:49 pm

Japan on Thursday executed a 40-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering a family of four, in the country’s first execution of a foreigner since the disclosure of details on sentences carried out began in 2007, the justice ministry said.

The man, Wei Wei, had committed the murders in mid-2003 with two accomplices who were also Chinese nationals, media reported.

The other two fled to China and were arrested there.

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One was executed in China in 2005 and the other received a life sentence, media said.

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NDLEA Arrests Suspected Killer Of Officials

December 17, 2019 2:37 pm

The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a notorious drug merchant in the state over his alleged link with the murder of four of its officials.

According to the State Commander of the agency, Haruna Gagara who did not disclose the name of the drug kingpin, the drug merchant allegedly masterminded the killing of four of its men.

He described the arrest as a big catch towards apprehending others connected with the incident.

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Gagara disclosed this on Tuesday at the end of …

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