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Suspected P/Harcourt ‘serial killer,’ how he killed victim

Suspected P/Harcourt ‘serial killer,’ how he killed victim

September 19, 2019 8:13 pm

Suspected Port Harcourt serial killer Gracious David West has told the Nigerian police that he used pillowcases to tie a victim before killing her in a hotel room in Rukpokwu, about 18 kilometres from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital city.

26-year-old West, whom the police said is a cultist, was arrested on Wednesday on East-West Road en route to Uyo from Port Harcourt.

West said in a video the Nigerian police posted to its official Twitter handle he had transactional sex with a nameless victim. Hours later, the victim was killed.

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FGN: $400bn looted from govt treasury

FGN: $400bn looted from govt treasury

September 13, 2019 1:28 am

The federal government said Thursday that the amount of money looted from government treasury through corrupt practices stood at $400 billion.

This is coming as the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said the commission was committed to the recovery of stolen assets for the development of the country.

The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who made the declaration in Abuja, said government arrived at the amount through a research conducted recently.

Keyamo, who spoke while addressing 164 officers of the EFCC Cadet Course 8 currently undergoing …

Nigerian troops lose ₦15 million to Boko Haram in ambush

Nigerian troops lose ₦15 million to Boko Haram in ambush

September 9, 2019 10:26 am
Boko Haram insurgents on Friday ambushed Nigerian troops in Damaturu, Yobe State and stole fifteen million naira and a cache of weapons, military sources told The Guardian.

A gun truck was also taken away by the insurgents.

The troops, Super Camp 3 and the 231 Battalion, came under the attack around Azare-Kamuya axis in the southeastern state.

The terrorist group allegedly fled after an immediate reinforcement from the 27 Task Force Brigade in Damaturu.

The sum of #15,492,000 was meant for the troop’s ration cash allowance on the frontlines, a source said.

Although it is unclear which faction the terrorist

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Gunmen free kidnapped, Imo bishop’s wife

Gunmen free kidnapped, Imo bishop’s wife

August 27, 2019 2:23 am

Wife of the Anglican Bishop of Ikeduru Diocese in Imo State, Anuri Maduwuike, who on Friday was abducted by unknown gunmen, has been released. The Guardian gathered that she was released after an undisclosed amount of money was reportedly paid as ransom.

The bishop’s wife abducted at Ekemele in Ikeduru local council of the state while she was going home from Owerri. Her abductors set her free on Sunday evening.

A source in the church who spoke on condition of anonymity in Owerri yesterday said the kidnappers had earlier demanded N8 million ransom. He, however, refused to disclose how …

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

August 26, 2019 9:10 am

The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven people, who specialised in forging fake school certificates and security documents.

The Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday.

He said that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 21 at the Post Office area of Maiduguri by the anti-fraud unit of the command.

Ibrahim explained that the suspects specialised in forging fake diploma and degree statement of results as well as National Youth Service Corps certificates.

The commandant said the suspects …

How soldiers helped me escape from police custody - Wadume

How soldiers helped me escape from police custody – Wadume

August 21, 2019 7:06 am

Fleeing suspected kidnap kingpin, whose rescue by soldiers led to the killing of three policemen and two civilians in Taraba State, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume, is back in police custody.

The suspect, who has since been moved to Abuja, was tracked down in his hideout in Kano State, the police said in a statement yesterday.

Wadume, in a video that lasted 40 seconds posted on the Nigeria Police Force official tweeter handle, @PoliceNG, narrated how he was rescued after the soldiers shot and killed the policemen while others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

He said: “I am Hamisu Bala, …

Nigeria loses ₦1,085 trillion daily to fuel smuggling

Nigeria loses ₦1,085 trillion daily to fuel smuggling

August 18, 2019 3:08 am

Daily, an estimated seven million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, valued at N1, 085t is smuggled from Nigeria to neighbouring West African countries.

With daily consumption of about 52 million litres of petrol per day according to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), The Guardian understands that only about 45 million litres are eventually circulated within the country while approximately seven million litres are smuggled to countries where the product is sold for higher turnover.

Neighbouring Chad sells the cheapest petrol at the equivalent of N322, and industry sources told The Guardian that using N300 …

A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich,

French waiter shot dead for being ‘too slow with sandwich’

August 18, 2019 12:27 am
A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich, a source close to the investigation said Saturday.

The waiter’s colleagues called police after he was shot in the shoulder with a handgun in the Noisy-le-Grand suburb east of Paris on Friday night, the source said.

Attempts to revive the 28-year-old failed and he died at the scene.

The gunman, who a witness said lost his temper “as his sandwich wasn’t prepared quickly enough”, fled the scene.

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No Igbo boy burnt alive in Kaduna, it’s fake news – Police

August 15, 2019 12:14 am
The Kaduna State Police Command says news circulating on social media that an Igbo boy was burnt alive in Kaduna is absolutely false.The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ali Janga said in a press statement through the Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo on Wednesday in Kaduna.

The statement said the fake news was published on Nairaland Forum, an online Media.

“The writer consciously avoided giving details of the location and name of people involved to paint his fictitious story.

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“The command wishes to state that there was

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Family of police inspector killed by soldiers wants justice

Family of police inspector killed by soldiers wants justice

August 14, 2019 10:09 am
Family of one of the police officers, who were murdered by soldiers of the 93 Battalion in Taraba State, has demanded justice over the gruesome murder of their son, Inspector Mark Edaile.The immediate elderly brother of the slain officer, Andrew Edaile, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, also called for an independent enquiry by local and international bodies to unravel the death of the officer who has served the nation for 16 years.

He warned that if the Nigerian government fails to carry out a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice, the family

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500 Christians abducted, ₦300m ransom paid in Kaduna - CAN

500 Christians abducted, ₦300m ransom paid in Kaduna – CAN

August 10, 2019 12:26 am

Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that the Church lost ₦300 million as a ransom for 500 kidnapped Christians in the state in the past two years.

It urged the Federal Government to immediately wade into the increasing level of kidnapping in the state.

The chairman, Rev. Joseph Hayab, warned against the activities of armed bandits and Fulani herdsmen in the state who have turned kidnapping and other acts of criminality to a business venture.

“We have been computing the number of Christians kidnapped in Kaduna State in the last two years. Over 500 …

Police forced me to sign letter countering my rape -Busola

Police forced me to sign letter countering my rape – Busola

August 7, 2019 10:23 am

Wife of singer Timi Dakolo and celebrity photographer Busola has accused the Nigeria police of forcing her to sign a letter countering her rape allegations against the senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly Biodun Fatoyinbo.

“One was holding a gun, and I noticed a second one holding a letter,” Dakolo said in an interview with the Guardian UK.

“They told me they were from IG’s [the inspector general of police] office in Abuja and that I needed to sign this letter and acknowledge it.”

Busola said the letter contained allegations of criminal conspiracy, falsehood, mischief and threat to life …

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