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'You Can’t Kill Me' – Apostle Suleman Boasts Following Attack

‘You Can’t Kill Me’ – Apostle Suleman Boasts Following Attack

October 22, 2022 6:55 am

The General oversea of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman yesterday night confirmed the attack on his motorcade boasting that no one can kill him. 

Africa Daily News, New York ome gunmen had ambushed the cleric’s convoy on Warake road in Auchi, Edo State on Friday evening, killing seven persons including police officers.

Confirming the incident, Apostle Suleman who lamented that he has been going through some tough times, said he cannot be killed.

He confirmed that the incident was an assassination attempt but vowed not to mention the names of those behind the attack.

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Crime Gangs Blamed As Five Die In Ecuador Blast

Crime Gangs Fingered As Five Die In Ecuador Blast

August 15, 2022 4:18 am

No fewer than five people were confirmed dead and 16 others injured following an explosion on Sunday in the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, an attack the government blamed on organized crime, officials said.

The President of the country, Guillermo Lasso had declared a state of emergency in the country’s second-largest city of Guayaquil following the report, where eight houses and two cars were destroyed in the blast.

Lasso had also taken Twitter to warn that his year-old government would ‘not allow organized crime to try to control the country.’

The state of emergency will be in force from …

Insecurity We Will Flush Out Bandits, Informants - Tambuwal

Insecurity: We Will Flush Out Bandits, Informants – Tambuwal

March 10, 2022 4:48 am

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has warned marauders and bandits who are wrecking havoc and their collaborators to stay clear of the state or face the full wrath of the law once apprehended.

Tambuwal, who reportedly cut short an official trip yesterday to address the reported influx of suspected bandits and their informants into the village of Sabon Garin Liman in Wurno Local Government Area of the State, disclosed that his administration, with the assistance of security agencies and the Federal Government, will not allow criminals to roll back the gains being made to stem the tide of their …

Hoodlums Invade Benin City - Residents Lament

Hoodlums Invade Benin City – Residents Lament

November 6, 2020 3:45 am

Violent crimes and robbery have assumed frightening dimension in Benin City, the Edo State capital, since hoodlums in the guise of #EndSARS protest broke into the two correctional centres in the city and set free over 1,900 inmates, including 120 condemned criminals.

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It has become complaint galore day and night as individuals, hotels, guesthouses and business centres have become targets, with the latest robbery incident at a guesthouse less than 500 metres from the entrance gate of Edo State Government House.

No fewer than 13 occupants and staff of …

ICPC Declares Obono-Obla Of SPIP Wanted For Crime

ICPC Declares Obono-Obla Of SPIP Wanted For Crime

October 22, 2019 12:33 pm

Nigeria’s anti-fraud office has declared former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) Okoi Obono-Obla wanted.

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it took the action due to his Obono-Obla’s “repeated failure to appear before it to answer questions bordering on allegations of fraud and corruption”.

Obono is facing allegations of certificate forgery and other corruption-related charges.

“The Commission is in receipt of petitions accusing him of abuse of office, falsification of admission records, living above his income and collection of gratification from suspects under his investigation,” ICPC said in …

Police Rescue Abducted ACP, Arrest Two Suspects

Our Manpower Cannot Match High Crime Rate – IGP Adamu

October 10, 2019 3:52 am

The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu, Wednesday said that terrorism, kidnappings and other criminal activities were putting pressure on the limited logistics, manpower and other assets of the police.

In order to curb the security challenges, IGP Adamu said he introduced the community policing model, which he said involved the engagement of citizens in identifying and prioritising prevalent communal security threats as they affected their localities.

Speaking during a visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, by the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Maigairi, IGP Adamu said the community policing officers would be deployed to complement the conventional policemen …

₦90bn Poll Cash: Osinbajo Can’t Drop Immunity, Say SANs

September 27, 2019 1:38 am

Four senior lawyers on Thursday said Vice-President Osinbajo could not elect to waive his immunity because it was not about him but about the office of the vice-president, which he occupies.

A Lagos-based lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says vice-president Yemi Osinbajo lacks the constitutional power to waive his immunity.

Effiong said this in a statement while reacting to Osinbajo’s vow to waive his constitutional immunity to pave the way for the “most robust adjudication” over an allegation that he took ₦90bn from the Federal Inland Revenue Service to fund the 2019 general elections.

The lawyer said the Supreme Court had ruled …

Cyber crime in South East becoming alarming, says EFCC

Cyber crime in South East alarming, says EFCC

May 17, 2019 10:08 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is worried over the frightening dimension which cyber crime has assumed in the country, especially the South East.

The South East Zonal Head of the commission, Mr Usman Imam, expressed the worry on Friday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the activities of EFCC in the first quarter of 2019.

Imam said that cases of cybercrime, popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ had become alarming in the zone.

“From investigations so far made, it is unfortunate that some parents are not only aware of their children’s involvements but even abet such terrible crime.…

EFCC nabs seven suspected Internet fraudsters in Kwara

EFCC apprehends four suspects of cyber crime

May 6, 2019 9:06 pm

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four suspected internet fraudsters in Calabar, the Cross River State.

Their arrests followed two seperate raids carried out in the early hours of May 4 and May 5.

The Saturday morning operation led to the arrest of a known “yahoo” kingpin, Akpojivi Joel Onoriode, a 29-year-old graduate of Delta State University, Abraka, who is married with two kids.

Onoriode was arrested in his “lavishly furnished” duplex located at Plot 10, Block VI, UniCal Satellite Town, Calabar, which he allegedly confessed was purchased with proceeds …

Nigerian Senate to spend ₦5.5b on official cars for members

Senate passes Proceeds of Crime bill

April 20, 2019 9:59 pm

The Senate last Wednesday passed the Proceeds of Crime bill which will now pave way for the country to become full member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The bill is one of two bills which are key requirements for the membership of the global body where only South Africa represents the African Continent presently.

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Ban on Okada in Anambra and the rising crime

March 20, 2019 8:37 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

When Governor Willie Obiano banned the activities of commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called OKADA in Anambra state, I wrote that the ban was ill informed, and would bring high rate of crime in the state.

The reason why the ban was ill timed was because there was no clear cut plan for integrating hundreds of those Okada operators into another trade, or any means of livelihood; and there was no plan to cushion the fallout of the ban.

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