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  • BREAKING: Gunmen attack FRSC officials, kill two, kidnap 10 others

    BREAKING: Gunmen attack FRSC officials, kill two, kidnap 10 others

    The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the killing of two of its operatives and abduction of 10 by gunmen who attacked their buses in the early hours of Monday.

    The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the development in a statement.

    The operatives were said to be travelling to the FRSC Academy in Udi, Enugu State.

    Kazeem said: “Some personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps traveling from Sokoto and Kebbi States Command of the Corps for a training programme at FRSC Academy, Udi were reportedly attacked by Bandits/Kidnappers at Udege junction, along Mararaban-Udege between Adoka, Nasarawa state today Monday 14th September 2020 at about 8 am. The Officers totalling 26 in number were travelling in two buses.”

    According to Kazeem, one of the Officers in the vehicle conveying the staff of the Corps reportedly died during the attack, while another officer died in the hospital and four others were injured, eight escaped unhurt, 10 unaccounted for as they were allegedly kidnapped by the assailants.

    The Corps Public Education Officer noted that the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has immediately reported the incident to the relevant authorities for prompt rescue of the kidnapped operatives, while investigations to ensure that the assailants are brought to book is ongoing.

    Kazeem noted that the Corps Marshal has called on all staff of the Corps not to be deterred by this unfortunate incident.

    He assured that the Corps will work closely with relevant security to ensure that the criminal elements are brought to book and justice is served, while the missing personnel are found

  • Gunmen kidnap 33-year-old entrepreneur in Delta

    Gunmen kidnap 33-year-old entrepreneur in Delta

    A 33-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Akpezi Okpidi was on Saturday morning reportedly kidnapped in Ughelli town, Ughelli North council area of Delta State.

    According to reports, the incident happened at about 8 am, while the victim was headed for her shop in Otovwodo, a very busy part of the town.

    The kidnapped victim is believed to have been waylaid along the Ughelli Township Stadium axis of the community.

    A source close to the victim disclosed that she was whisked from her Honda car into a black tinted GLK Benz driven by the suspects.

    It was gathered that the suspects, whose numbers could not be ascertained, drove through the Ughelli/Patani Expressway.

    “She was kidnapped this morning. She was taken from her car on her way to work. It appears there were no gunshots. No one is over there yet to get a photo,” the source said.

    Meanwhile, the Delta State Police Command was yet to issue an official statement concerning the incident as at the time of filing this report.

  • Gunmen attack Yobe community, kidnap village head, son

    Gunmen attack Yobe community, kidnap village head, son

    Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a community in Yobe State.

    The attackers went into Mashio community in Fune Local Government Council and started shooting sporadically, abducting the village head, Isa Mai Buba, and his son.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, and Acting Chairman of the affected Local Government, Abubakar Kolere confirmed the incident to Channels Television.

    They explained that the incident occurred on Saturday night, noting that the son of the village head escaped in the early hours of Sunday but his father is still in captivity.

    The attack comes a few days after 14 people were recently killed by gunmen at Ukuru village in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abiodun Wasiu, confirmed the attack and casualty figure in a statement.

    But a resident of the community, Musa Audu, who witnessed the attack, narrated what transpired to Channels Television in a phone conversation.

    He explained that the gunmen invaded the community at a time when members of the vigilante were out of the community to patrol some of the forests in the area.

    Audu, whose cousin was among those killed by the gunmen, stated that the attack took place during the popular Mariga market which had many traders from various locations.

    He said bodies of 15 persons have been found, adding that many people who sustained injuries ran into a nearby bush and they were still being searched for.

    Meanwhile, the PPRO has disclosed that the state command is making efforts to rescue the traditional ruler unhurt.

  • Gunmen kidnap Warri North Chairman, shoot driver

    Gunmen kidnap Warri North Chairman, shoot driver

    gunmen have kidnapped the chairman of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr Adughe Okorodudu.

    It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:25 p.m on Saturday.

    Reports say the chairman was kidnapped around Nana College in the heart of Warri metropolis and was whisked away in a black Range Rover.

    He was said to be on his way back from a function when he ran into the hoodlums who subsequently launched an attack and whisked him to an unknown destination.

    Further reports said his driver, whose whereabouts could not be ascertained, was shot by the gunmen.

    The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa and the Command’s image-maker, Onome Onowakpoyeya, did not respond to messages to their phones as at the tme this report was filed.

    Meanwhile that signals have been reportedly sent to all checkpoints across the state to track down the fleeing assailants.

  • Again, gunmen kidnap travellers on Abuja-Kaduna road

    Again, gunmen kidnap travellers on Abuja-Kaduna road

    Some travellers along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.

    This is coming less than a week after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers killed a lawyer and abducted the wife and his son.

    The incident took place at the home of the lawyer at the Tollgate area along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Chikun LGA of Kaduna State.

    A source said the Thursday incident occurred around Katari village in the Kagarko LGA, also in the state between 8am and 9am.

    The source added that as they were travelling from Abuja into Kaduna to catch up with the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations slated for Friday, “we saw vehicles turning back.”

    He said as the vehicles were turning back in droves and facing the direction of Abuja, “we had no option than to follow suit. It was when we got to a safe area that we learnt of the kidnapping incident.

    “Although some of the travellers said they heard gunshots where some vehicles were parked along the roadsides, I didn’t hear the gunshots with my ears.

    “But I can confirm to you that I saw a helicopter hovering around the Katari area from where the travellers were coming from,” he added.

    Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Police Command had yet to confirm the incident as of the time of filing this report.

  • Gunmen kidnap 4 Chinese workers, kill policeman in Cross River

    Gunmen kidnap 4 Chinese workers, kill policeman in Cross River

    Gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese workers from a quarry site in Cross River and shot dead their police guard, police said Wednesday.

    Abductions for ransom are common in southern Nigeria where foreigners and prominent citizens are regularly targeted.

    “I can confirm to you that four Chinese workers were abducted last night by unknown gunmen,” Cross River state police spokeswoman Irene Ugbo told a news agency.

    She added that a police sergeant guarding the foreigners was shot dead by the attackers and that officers were searching for the kidnappers.

    The police could not immediately say the motive for the abduction.

    Local community leader Dominic Akpan said there were six attackers armed with Kalashnikov rifles.

    “They shot into the air while one aimed at the police, killed him and collected his gun before going for the Chinese (workers),” told newsmen.

    Victims of kidnappings are often released unhurt after ransom payments.

    Police rarely confirm such payments.

  • Four kidnap suspects gunned down in Kogi

    Four kidnap suspects gunned down in Kogi

    A patrol team of vigilance and police officials in Kogi State on Sunday foiled a kidnap attempt along Lokoja-Okene highway.

     

    Four of the suspected kidnappers were executed, police said.

     

    An eyewitness observed that four of the suspects were shot and killed when they tried to abduct travellers about 6.30pm.

     

     

    Activities of daredevil kidnappers along the corridor prompted the state security adviser, Comdr Jerry Omodara (rtd.) to deploy men of the state vigilante services to the road to complement efforts of the state police command.

     

    The effort, it appears, paid off on Sunday when four of the suspected kidnappers were reportedly killed along the route.

     

    Police spokesman William Aya, a Deputy Superintendent, said he would contact police authorities in the area before commenting on the incident.

     

     

  • Boko Haram kidnaps blind 75-year-old man’s daughter, niece; demands N20m ransom

    Boko Haram kidnaps blind 75-year-old man’s daughter, niece; demands N20m ransom

    Boko Haram members are demanding a ransom of N20 million from a 75 year old internally displaced blind man, Papa Jato Ndarfa before his daughter and niece will be released to him.

    The traumatized blind old man who is currently living at the CAN Centre IDPs Camp Maiduguri told journalists that he has appealed to the insurgents to have mercy on him and release his daughter and niece as he could not raise such amount of money being demanded.

    The distraught old man narrated that his daughter, Lami Jato, 25 a graduate of Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education Maiduguri including his niece, Renita Bitrus were both abducted by some suspected Boko Haram terrorists two weeks ago at a farm in Tungushe, Magumeri Local Government area of Borno State alongside a tractor driver.

    Tungushe is located along Maiduguri- Monguno road, just 15km, north east from Maiduguri, the state capital.

    Papa Jato informed that his children abductors made contact through his niece’s phone and requested for N20 million before his daughter, niece and the tractor driver will be released to him.

    The old man who fought with tear down his eyes lamented where and how he could raise such a huge amount of money to pay the terrorists but instead called on the insurgents to show mercy by releasing his children unconditionally.

    He disclosed that, his daughter Lami has remained the pillar of the family since 2014 when Boko Haram sacked their village and his three wives were missing up to this moment.

    He added that Lami and his niece decided to engage in the farming venture so as to raise money for the sustenance of the family at the camp and his personal care as well.

    His words: “It was two of them, my daughter, Lami Jato and my niece, Renita Bitrus who is married with two children that were abducted by the Boko Haram. It is 15 days now from the day they were abducted when they went for farming in Tungushe, along Maiduguri-Monguno road.

    “Initially they were 7 in number at the farm that were abducted. Five men, my daughter and my niece, but they later released four of the men and held one of the men, the tractor driver and my two children.

    “I am not fighting or quarrelling with the Boko Haram, they are my children. I am appealing to them to please have mercy on me and release my daughter, niece and the tractor driver.

    “I am a poor blind old IDP living in a Nylon House in a camp. There is no means of getting money to feed talk more of getting N20 million to offer. Please my children pity me and release the women who are also your sisters.

    “I am also appealing to our hardworking Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum to come to my aid and intervene. I should not be allowed to die of frustration from what I am facing now. The situation is terrible for me here,” Papa Ndarfa appealed.

    Another appeal made by the old man was for the IDPs at the CAN Centre camp to be considered by State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEM) for the distribution of food, stressing that, “it has been a long time we received food from SEMA and NEMA at this camp.”

    Papa Jato, an indigene of Gava from Gwoza Local Government while speaking on his journey to IDP camp in Maiduguri said they fled to Maiduguri when Boko Haram attacked their village in 2014 and killed over 100 villagers and burnt down several houses.

    He added that since 2014 they have been living in the CAN Centre IDPs camp.

  • Four kidnapped in Abuja community

    Four kidnapped in Abuja community

    At least four persons were kidnapped by gunmen in Yambabu Community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Saturday.

    According to a statement by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, on Sunday evening, the incident occurred at about 9.30pm.

    Manzah said an operation has been launched to rescue the victims and arrest the perpetrators.

    “The FCT Police Command has launched an operation to rescue some persons who were abducted by unknown gunmen from Yambabu community in Kwali Area Council on 20thJune, 2020 at about 2130hrs.

    “Members of the community and its environs are enjoined to remain calm and support the police in its ongoing effort to beef up security around the community and other parts of FCT and ensure a safe reunion of the persons abducted with their families and the community.

    “While restating its commitment to the protection of lives and property in the Federal Capital Territory, the Command wants to state that its goal in the ongoing operation is to rescue the victims and arrest the persons behind the criminal act,” the statement read

  • BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Dariye’s father again

    BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Dariye’s father again

    Gunmen alleged to be kidnappers have again abducted the father of the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye.

     

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Pa Defwan Dariye who is said to be in his early nineties was in February 2015 kidnapped at his residence in Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state but he later regained his freedom a few days after he was saved by vigilante at the Nasarawa /Plateau boundaries.

     

    It was gathered on Friday that in the latest kidnap case, the gunmen also went to his house in Mushere Community and took him away to an unidentified destination.

     

    A resident of the community, Bulus Gambo confirmed the abduction of the former Governor’s father to on Friday.

     

    Gambo said ” The Information is true. It happened in the early hours of Thursday. The old man was just in his house when some gunmen came and took him away. Right now the community is in sober mood over the incident ”

     

    An aide to the Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Magit Mangut Mafiyai also confirmed the abduction of the former Governor’s father.

     

    Mafiyai said that the Council Chairman, Yusuf Mahanan Machen had visited the home of the abducted victim and asked the security agencies to be proactive and do everything within their powers to rescue him.