Insecurity: Kidnappers Collect N2.2T As Ransom in One Year

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Kidnappers Collect N2.2T As Ransom in One Year

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2024

Due to worsening insecurity across the country, bandits and kidnappers have collected N2.2 trillion as ransom between May 2023 and April 2024. This is contained in the latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report by the National Bureau of Statistics that said that Nigerians. The report showed that the monies were paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents, with an estimated 51.89 million crime incidents recorded across Nigerian households. The North-West region led with...

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Gunmen Kill UNIZIK Lecturer in Awka, Flee with Vehicle

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill UNIZIK Lecturer in Awka, Flee with Vehicle

PilotnewsDecember 18, 2024

A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Dr. Osita Chinedu, was shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in the state capital. The incident occurred on Monday night at the popular Aroma area, Awka. According to an eyewitness, the assailants appeared to be car snatchers who stopped and demanded the victim’s car keys. An eyewitness said “Someone was shot dead along the high-tension area this evening. They are saying he was a lecturer from UNIZIK”...

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Elderly group raises alarm over unchallenged insecurity in Anambra State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaElderly group raises alarm over unchallenged insecurity in Anambra State

PilotnewsDecember 17, 2024

… Asks Soludo to declare state of emergency in at least 15 Local Government Areas Elders and Stakeholders of Non-Indigenes of Anàmbra State (ESONA), has raised alarm over the continued insecurity in Anambra State. The group which spoke through their leadership, Alhaji Abubukar Sani, Chairman, and Chief Adebayo Adewusi, Secretary respectively, asked the Governor to declare state of emergency in at least 15 out of 21 Local Government Areas in Anambra State, lamenting that even...

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COAS Says Army Witnessed Large Surrenders from Boko Haram, ISWAP

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCOAS Says Army Witnessed Large Surrenders from Boko Haram, ISWAP

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 16, 2024

Nigeria has witnessed a significant increase in the surrender of terrorists, following the Nigerian Army’s relentless efforts to counter Boko Haram and its rival faction Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents. Army Chief, Olufemi Oluyede, made this announcement at the opening of the 2024 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference in Abuja on Monday. Mr Oluyede urged soldiers to strengthen their resolve in protecting Nigeria’s territorial integrity. He also stated that the purpose...

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PCACC Arrest 10 Saboteurs Of Wheat Production Scheme In Jigawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPCACC Arrest 10 Saboteurs Of Wheat Production Scheme In Jigawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 13, 2024

Ten individuals suspected of sabotaging the state’s wheat production programme have been arrested by the Jigawa Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC). Barr. Salisu Abdu, Chairman of the commission told newsmen in Dutse that the suspects were arrested in connection with the illegal diversion of subsidized farm inputs intended for grassroots farmers. “The suspects were involved in bypassing the proper channels established by the Jigawa State Government for the distribution of fertilizers and other farming...

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Boko Haram Kills 14 Nigerian Fishermen Seeking Refuge in Niger

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Kills 14 Nigerian Fishermen Seeking Refuge in Niger

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2024

Boko Haram insurgents have killed 14 Nigerian fishermen in Niger Republic, according to reports from the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a militia group assisting the Nigerian military. The fishermen, originally displaced from Malam Fatori and Doron Bago towns in Borno State, had sought refuge in Niger’s Diffa region to escape frequent Boko Haram attacks. They were fishing on Sunday when the jihadists struck, killing them in the Bosso area near the Nigerian border. “All...

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Police Seize Fake Notes Worth N129 Billion in Kano

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Seize Fake Notes Worth N129 Billion in Kano

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2024

…Three Suspects Nabbed The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the recovery of fake currencies totalling N129,542,823,000 in Kano State. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed that the arrest of three suspects led to the major breakthrough. The suspects were identified as Nura Ibrahim, Muhammad Muntari, and Usman Abdullahi. According to the statement, “Recently, in Kano, the police successfully recovered the sum of N129,542,823,000 in counterfeit currencies,...

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Human Rights Secures Release Of 50 Inmates

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHuman Rights Secures Release Of 50 Inmates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2024

The Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Centre, HRCRC in Ebonyi State has secured the release of over 50 inmates in different Correctional Centers across the state. George Etamesor, Executive Director of the centre disclosed this on Tuesday in Abakaliki during a programme to commemorate the International Human Rights Day, explained that the feat was achieved through the collaboration of the National Human Rights Commission, Legal Aid Council, Ministry of Justice, Correctional Service, Nigerian Bar Association...

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10 Wanted Interpol Suspects Arrested In Nigeria – Interior Minister

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria10 Wanted Interpol Suspects Arrested In Nigeria – Interior Minister

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2024

Security operatives in Nigeria have arrested 10 persons on INTERPOL’s watch list while entering the country. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Technology Innovation Complex. The data complex comprising the command and control centre (regular migration), NIS Data centre, ECOWAS biometric card production centre, interior Data Centre, and a 0.5KW solar power plant were among the facilities unveiled by...

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NSCDC Officer Jailed 7 Years for Defrauding Job Seekers of ₦12.2m

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Officer Jailed 7 Years for Defrauding Job Seekers of ₦12.2m

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 10, 2024

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, has sentenced an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Solomon Ogodo, to seven years imprisonment for forgery, employment fraud, and racketeering. Justice M.S. Idris delivered the judgement following a five-count charge filed against Mr Ogodo by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The court heard that Mr Ogodo defrauded job seekers of ₦12,200,000 under the pretext...

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