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Mar

2024

Nigerian Army Declares 8 Persons Wanted In Connection With Killing Of It’s Personnel At Okuama Community, Delta

Nigerian Army has declared 8 persons wanted in connection to killing of its personnel at Okuama community, Delta In an update posted Nigerian Army official page on X, and sighted by our correspondent, the military revealed names are photos of the wanted persons. The names released contains 7 males and a female. The names are: WANTED PERSONS IN CONNECTION TO THE KILLING OF 17 NIGERIAN ARMY PERSONNEL AT OKUAMA COMMUNITY Akeywru Daniel Omotegbono (AKA Amagbem) Prof Ekpekpo Arthur Andaowei Dennis Bakriri Igoli Ebi Akata Malawa David Sinclear Oliki Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe Reuben Baru See also I Am Prepared To Help…

Mar

2024

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Official Document Exposes 54 Individuals Behind IPOB Activities In 22 Countries

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

Official Document Exposes 54 Individuals Behind IPOB Activities In 22 Countries Documents by Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has exposed the sources of funding for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The NFIU has also uncovered 27 cells belonging to the IPOB in 22 countries across the globe, including the United State of America and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The NFIU said the US and the UK house the largest numbers of these IPOB cells per country, with seven and six operating IPOB cells respectively in both countries. Details of the development were revealed in a newsletter…

Mar

2024

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Kidnappers Must Be Treated As Terrorists – President Tinubu Declares

Crime, News Flash, Presidency, Security

Kidnappers Must Be Treated As Terrorists — Tinubu Declares President Bola Tinubu has declared that individuals involved in despicable crimes such as kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the President said those who resort to kidnapping children are cowards, incapable of confronting the might of the Nigerian Armed Forces. ”We must treat kidnappers as terrorists,” the President said, according to a statement by his spokesman,…

Mar

2024

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Army Set To Release 200 Detainees Cleared Of Ties To Boko Haram

FGN, Crime, News Flash

Army Set To Release 200 Detainees Cleared Of Ties To Boko Haram The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 detainees cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect. The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency. According to Daily Trust, finding shows that they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society. The event will take place at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday morning. ” Not fewer than 200 cleared Boko Haram suspects that are being cleared of any wrongdoing by security…

Mar

2024

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Details Of Gumi’s Meeting With Security Agencies Revealed

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security

Details Of Gumi’s Meeting With Security Agencies Revealed Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has confirmedsecurity agencies invited him over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. The Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday, revealed that Gumi had been invited over some of his remarks. The minister said Gumi was not above the law and would be interrogated if security agencies deemed his comments reckless. This comes after Gumi continued his advocacy for amnesty for bandits in a recent radio interview, saying that many took to banditry because of alleged neglect and marginalisation…

Mar

2024

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Chinese Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Ummita Buhari

Crime, Love & Life, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing Ummita Buhari A Chinese man identified as Quandong Geng has bagged a death sentence for killing his girlfriend Ummulkusum Sani Buhari also known as Ummita. Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji of the Kano state high court delivered the judgement in a landmark ruling on Tuesday.The incident occurred in September 2022 when Geng fatally stabbed Ummita during a heated argument at her residence in Kano. Following his escape from the scene, Geng was arrested by the police and charged to court with murder. During the proceedings, Geng revealed his why he killed the lady, saying…

Mar

2024

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Police Arraigned Man For Allegedly Stealing Pot Of Soup, Fufu And Others

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Police Arraign Man For Allegedly Stealing ‘Fufu’ With Pot Of Soup, Others A 20-year-old man, identified as Ojo Monday, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State, over an alleged house breaking and stealing It was learnt that the suspect stole some noodles, maggi seasonings, salt, onions, “fufu” and a pot of soup all valued at N300,000 belonging to the complainant. The incident happened on Thursday March 14 at about 12 noon at Falegan, Ilawe Road in Ado-Ekiti, according to Daily Trust. The defendant, however, denied the charges The police prosecutor, Inspector Moyosola Adesola, noted that…

Mar

2024

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FG Invites Controversial Islamic Cleric Sheikh Gumi For Questioning

Crime, News Flash, Security

FG Invites Controversial Islamic Cleric, Sheik Gumi For Questioning The federal government said the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has been invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. Mohammed Idris, minister of information and orientation disclosed this while addressing journalists at the State House, in Abuja on Monday. Recall the controversial cleric faulted the Federal Government on the continued use of force or kinetic means to secure the release of victims of kidnapping. Gumi said the government ought to go closer to the bandits and study them to provide them with better living…

Mar

2024

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Ransom Wasn’t Paid To Secure Release Of Kuriga School Children – FG

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Ransom Wasn’t Paid To Secure Release Of Kuriga Schoolchildren – FG The federal government says no ransom was paid to secure the release of 137 schoolchildren abducted from the Kuriga community, Chikun LGA in Kaduna state. Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, told State House correspondents in Abuja on Monday, that the federal government had vowed not to pay ransom to secure the release of abducted victims. The minister commended the national security adviser (NSA) and service chiefs for the role they played in securing the release of the schoolchildren. He said President Bola Tinubu has asked security…

Mar

2024

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NSA Arrest Officials Responsible For Escape Of Binance Executive

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NSA Confirms Escape Of Binance Executive, Arrests Officials Responsible The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed the escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance regional manager for Africa. A statement by Zakari Mijinyawa, head of strategic communication at ONSA, said “preliminary investigation shows that Mr Anjarwalla fled Nigeria using a smuggled passport”. “The personnel responsible for the custody of the suspect have been arrested, and a thorough investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to his escape from lawful detention,” the statement reads. Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged…