CRIME
About 79,000 Insurgents Have Surrendered — Theatre Commander
The Theatre Commander, North East “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, said over 79,000 insurgents comprising combatants and non combatants have so far surrendered. Musa made this known in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on recent successes of the command. The commander said that the sustained onslaught on the insurgents under the kinetic and non kenetic approaches had led to the mass...
Two Siblings, One Other Land In Jail For Cybercrime In Ilorin (Photos)
Justices Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin and Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin have convicted two siblings - Shekoni Kayode Taofeek and Shekoni Habeeb Damilare, alongside Adegbe Thankgod, for offences bordering on cybercrime and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities. They were convicted on Thursday, September 8, 2022 after pleading guilty to...
Bandits Intercept Ambulance Carrying Dead Body In Abia Community, Kidnap 2 Persons
Suspected bandits on Thursday, intercepted an ambulance conveying a dead body to Isuikwuato community in Abia State, ABN TV reports. The incident took place around Umunneochi/Ihube Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, a family source confirmed. ABN TV gathered that the ambulance was coming from Abraka in Delta State when the incident occurred. According to the family source, armed bandits waylaid...
Gunmen Kidnap Popular Supermarket Owner In Kogi
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped one Funke Ayodele, owner of a popular supermarket known as ‘Cheapest Ladies and Kiddies Place’. She was reportedly accosted at the gate of her house on Wednesday night after closing from her shop in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital. An eyewitness said the woman was about to enter her compound at Baptist church area in Ganaja-Lokoja when...
Nigerian Bags Prison Sentence In Scotland Over Rape
A Nigerian man, Jeffery Oviasogie resident in Aberdeen, Scotland who raped a woman has been sentenced to four years and eight months by a High Court in Glasgow. Oviasogie pleaded guilty to raping a 29-year-old woman in Bon Accord Terrace Gardens early on September 26, 2021. The 21-year-old attacked his victim and forced her down on his return home from a...
DSS Discovers Military Camouflage, Huge Sums Of Cash In Bandit Negotiator’s House
The Department of State Service (DSS) says it recovered incriminating materials, including military accoutrements, large amounts of different currencies and denominations in the houses of bandits’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu. The spokesman of DSS, Peter Afunanya disclosed this in reactions to Daily Trust’s enquiry about a raid carried out in the Kaduna house and office of Mamu in the hours of...
FG Urges Parents Not To Fear, Assures Security Of School Children
The Federal Ministry of Education has said that they are working closely with security agencies to further ensure the safety of schools and children from attack, urging parents not to fear. The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Goodluck Opiah, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a news conference to commemorate the 2022 International Day to Protect Education from...
DSS Conducts Search On Bandit Negotiator, Tukur Mamu’s Home, Seizes Laptops, Documents
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) invaded the Kaduna residence of arrested terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, in the early hours of Thursday. The operatives came in about 20 vehicles in what a witness described as a commando-styled operation. “They ransacked the house and carted away documents, phones, and laptops. Those in the house were ordered to sign a document...
Suspected Gunmen Kill Three Policemen And Two Others In Enugu
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly killed five persons including three policemen and kidnapped another in Enugu State. The two other persons were reported to be civilians. The incident happened at New Haven area of the Enugu North Local Government Area of the state capital on Wednesday night. Sources told our correspondent on Thursday, that the attack occurred around 10:30...
Allow Amotekun To Bear Arms, Governor Akeredolu Urges FG
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has urged the Federal Government to allow Amotekun Corps to carry sophisticated weapons in order to protect the people. Speaking on his recent position on the oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to private individuals and organisations, Akeredolu explained that his position was to allow Amotekun bear sophisticated arms like the non-state actors who...
