Military killed 974 terrorists in February: Defence Headquarters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary killed 974 terrorists in February: Defence Headquarters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 29, 2024

A total of 974 terrorists were gunned down in different parts of Nigeria in February as the Nigerian Armed Forces maintained its aggressive posture against terrorists. Defence Headquarters spokesman Major General Edward Buba said on Thursday that among the slain terrorists were three top commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP jihadists called Abacha, Bakura, and Babangida. The trio along with 22 of their fighters were killed in a lethal airstrike after...

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Bandits kidnap 30 Muslims during prayers in Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits kidnap 30 Muslims during prayers in Zamfara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 29, 2024

Fear has gripped the Tsafe community in Zamfara State following an early morning Thursday attack that saw no fewer than 30 civilians taken hostage and marched to an unknown destination. The attack occurred at 5:00 a.m. at about the time Muslim locals had gathered at the community’s mosque for prayers. The bandits, who came heavily armed, caught the worshippers off guard, firing bullets indiscriminately to subdue any form of resistance. “We were about to begin...

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Police arrest Abuja’s second most wanted kidnapper, Samaila Wakili

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice arrest Abuja’s second most wanted kidnapper, Samaila Wakili

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 28, 2024

The Abuja Police Command have arrested the notorious leader of a kidnap gang, Samaila Wakili Fafa, popularly known as Habu Ibrahim. Ibrahim has been on the police wanted list of the police “for a long time”, police spokesperson Josephine Adeh said at a press briefing on Tuesday. The kidnap kingpin was behind several kidnapping operations in Nigeria’s capital territory and its environs. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike recently placed a N20...

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Yobe State Auditor General For Local Government Convicted

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaYobe State Auditor General For Local Government Convicted

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, February 22, 2024, upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the auditor general for local government in Yobe State. Dele Oyewale, spokesman of EFCC in a statement said Yahaya allegedly received funds from the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Yobe State, for the purchase of an official vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Corolla, and diverted part of the money to...

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EFCC Arrests 47 Currency Racketeers, Internet Fraudsters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrests 47 Currency Racketeers, Internet Fraudsters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

Eleven suspected currency racketeers have been arrested by the operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged involvement in the sales of new naira notes. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, for allegedly specialized in selling naira notes, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating along Lagos Street adjacent to the Central...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Police Arrests Suspected Killers of President-General Of Umuoji

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2024

Police Detectives of Anambra State Command working with Umuoji Vigilante have apprehended the suspected killers of the town’s President-General, who was murdered in his home at the weekend. In a statement signed by the State’s Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochi Ikenga “Four suspects have been arrested so far. The handset and ATM Card of the deceased were recovered from them. In their confession, they named four other accomplices who are now being hunted...

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Police Arrest Fake Philanthropist in Enugu, Advise Businessmen

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Fake Philanthropist in Enugu, Advise Businessmen

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 26, 2024

The Enugu State Police Command advises citizens, particularly businessmen and women, to be cautious and security conscious in their transactions so as not to fall prey to unscrupulous fraudulent suspects like Nnamani Joseph, a fake philanthropist arrested by the operatives. The Command also calls on any person who may have suffered a similar act of fraud by the suspect or another to report to the Ogui Police Division to volunteer relevant information which will lead...

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Troops Rescue12 Kidnapped Travelers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue12 Kidnapped Travelers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

Twelve kidnapped travelers who were abducted in Benue State en route from Imo to Adamawa State have been rescued by Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS). Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Igbinomwanhia Sunday Igbinomwanhia, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Makurdi, said that in the latest operation, troops of Sector 1 OPWS, on February 21, 2024, at Jootar village in Ukum LGA of Benue State, rescued 12 kidnapped victims who were in transit from...

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EFCC Arrested 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Bauchi and Ibadan

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrested 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Bauchi and Ibadan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

Operatives of Gombe and Ibadan Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters. Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson in a statement on Friday in Abuja that 27 of the suspects were arrested in Bauchi, while 19 were arrested in Ibadan. According to him, the suspects were arrested at D&D Apartment and Bubes Hotel, Yelwa, Bauchi State, following credible information on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. According to...

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ICPC Chairman, Aliyu Adamu Vows To Monitor Constituency Projects

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaICPC Chairman, Aliyu Adamu Vows To Monitor Constituency Projects

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 23, 2024

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC, Dr Aliyu Adamu has promised to ensure that constituency projects are delivered across the country. He stated this when a delegation from BudgIT Nigeria, led by its Country Representative, Mr. Gabriel Okeowo visited him. Represented by the Secretary to the Commission, Mr. Clifford Oparaodu said that the issue of the constituency project was germane as some of the people tasked with the...

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