Category: Crime

Despite killing of Sokoto monarch in captivity, bandits collect ransom to free his son

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Alhaji Kabir Isa, son of Sokoto district head (Isa Muhammad Bawa) who died in captivity on Tuesday has been released after the payment of ransom. His elder brother, Surajo Isa, confirmed this on Wednesday night. He said the bandits collected N60 million and five motorcycles were given to secure their release. “They came back from the bandits’ den around 8:30pm,” he said He also confirmed that their father, who died in captivity was buried by his abductors. Confirming the development, Hon. Aminu Boza, a member of the Sokoto State House…

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Terrorists kill Katsina Gov’s aide, wife, abduct 28 others

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The liaison officer to Governor Umar Dikko Radda, Salisu Ango, has been killed by terrorists who stormed his residence in Gyaza village, Kankia Local Government Area, Katsina State. He was killed alongside his first wife, while his second wife was abducted during the attack. Ango, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kankia Chapter was shot dead by the terrorists who invaded his home on Friday, August 16, 2024. In another incident of banditry in Kankia Local Government Area, terrorists on Saturday night reportedly carried out a raid…

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Nigerian man faces 20-year jail for stealing $10m US unemployment fund

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Yomi Olaleye, a Nigerian man from Lagos State, faces the possibility of a 20-year prison sentence in the United States after being arrested for allegedly stealing $10m from COVID-19 employment relief funds. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on August 13, 2024, on charges of conspiring to obtain the funds. The acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy, along with Special Agent in Charge Andrew Murphy of the U.S. Secret Service Boston Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Jonathan…

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Fight erupts in Abuja Church over alleged ‘alien practices from America’

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Police from the FCT Command reportedly fired tear gas to disperse Church members on Sunday following the outbreak of violence over what worshippers of a church in Abuja called legalisation of practices alien to christian culture. Sources said trouble started at the United Methodist Church, Durumi, when members engaged in a fight over the decision of the parent church, said to be based in America, to impose certain practices which the Abuja Church goers were not confortable with. “The parent church in the US legalised some practices that are not…

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Over 20 medical students kidnapped by gunmen in Benue

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Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped more than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, in Benue State. The students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed around 5.30pm in the Otukpo area. The victims are reportedly from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos. The Benue State Police Command spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the abduction and stated that an investigation is underway. “Yes, the report of the kidnapping is true. It was…

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Videos, photos link gunrunner to government officials

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Alhaji Bashir Hadejia, a former aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has been arrested by security operatives. Some Nigerians, who reacted to the development, demanded answers from the authorities after videos and photos indicated that the suspect was connected to top government functionaries and politicians. Hadejia, who was a special adviser to Matawalle when he was the Governor of Zamfara State, was arrested on Monday. A search warrant issued to the Nigeria Police Force, FCT Police Command, dated August 12, 2024, showed that the suspect was…

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Court orders interim forfeiture of Emefiele’s $2.4m, Lagos, Delta assets

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The interim forfeiture of $2.04m and seven properties connected to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday. Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is investigating alleged fraudulent activities linked to Emefiele. The properties in question include prime real estate in Lekki and Ikoyi, Lagos, as well as a large industrial complex under construction in Agbor, Delta State. Justice Aluko stated that the…

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N50bn given to NELFUND by EFCC part of recovered crime proceeds, not donation – Olukoyede

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Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the fifty billion naira, (N50bn), given to Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND was not a donation from the commission, but part of the recovered proceeds of crime remitted to the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The commission stated this in a statement obtained from its official Facebook handle. According to the commission: “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to clarify the reports in a section of the media today, August 14, 2024, purporting…

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EFCC recovers 314,098 Saudi Riyal from NAHCON chairman

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Jalal Arabi, Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy. The anti-graft agency said, “A total of SR314,098 was recovered,” from the NAHCON chairman and other ranking officials. The EFCC said its investigation revealed that from the N90bn Hajj subsidy, Arabi, fraudulently overpaid himself and others the necessary operational cost. Also according to the document, the approved 2024 Hajj operational cost…

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Man arrested for killing neighbour who kept asking him why he was still single

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An Indonesian man, 45, has been arrested for allegedly killing his 60-year-old neighbour after being repeatedly asked why he wasn’t married. The incident occurred on July 29 in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra. Assistant Police Commissioner Maria Marpaung identified the victim as Asgim Irianto. The alleged attacker, Parlindungan Siregar, reportedly grew increasingly frustrated with Irianto’s persistent questioning regarding his single status. According to statements provided by Irianto’s wife, Siregar arrived at their home armed with a piece of wood and launched a sudden assault on Irianto. The victim fled into…

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