Tag: Crimes
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Organised Crime: There’s need to adopt both non-kinetic to kinetic approach to achieve success – Critical stakeholders [Photos]
…say Nig rated second in Africa and fifth worldwide in crime index Critical stakeholders on Tuesday in Abuja agreed that to effectively checkmate organised crime in Nigeria there’s need to quickly adopt both the kinetic and non kinetic approach to achieve success. Speaking at a one-day international conference put together by Igbinedion University, Okada, Buratai…
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Police arrest killers of ex Guber aspirant, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu
Hamidu, ex-Zamfara State gubernatorial aspirant and owner of Famak British Schools, was killed when armed bandits opened fire on travelers near Rijana along Kaduna-Abuja Highway around 4pm on Sunday, November 21, 2021
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Parental failure: Impetus for crimes, societal problems – By Michael West
Our society is in moral and spiritual quagmire largely due to the negligence and compromised disposition of parents towards the training of their children. From the cradle, parents are the moral compass, role models and counsellors-in-chief of their children.
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Quit notices: It is dangerous to blame, harass the innocents for crimes committed by others – El-Rufai
Against the backdrop of ethnic tension arising from the herdsmen and indigenes crisis in the southern part of the country, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on governors and leaders at all levels to step in. At a broadcast on Wednesday, El-Rufai urged the leaders to exercise firm action, engage people and ensure…
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NSCDC arrests 387 suspects for various crimes in Edo
The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested no fewer than 387 suspects for various crimes in the last five months. Mr Makinde Ayinla, State Commander of the Corps disclosed this in an interview in Benin on Wednesday. Ayinla explained that of the figure, 39 suspects were…
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Nigeria lost $2.8 billion to ‘oil-related crimes’ in 2018 – UN
The United Nations says Nigeria lost an estimated 2.8 billion dollars in revenues in 2018, mainly due to oil-related crimes. This is according to a new ‘Report by the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)’ on Monday in New York. The report, which covered from…
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We’ll arrest, prosecute those who commit crimes against humanity – United States
The United States Government on Monday said it will stand up against anyone who commits crimes against humanity anywhere in the world. This was revealed by Secretary of States, Rex Tillerson. Tillerson made this known less than a week after Washington launched missile strikes in response to an alleged Syrian chemical attack. Tillerson said the…
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Rwanda opens investigations on 20 French officials over genocide
The government of Rwanda has opened criminal inquiry against 20 French officials for their role in the 1994 genocide, some of whom could be charged in court if proceedings show they have cases to answer, according to a statement released on Tuesday evening by the office of the Prosecutor General. “The Office of the Prosecutor…