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  • SAD! Man mistook wife for a bandit, shot her to death in Bauchi

    SAD! Man mistook wife for a bandit, shot her to death in Bauchi

    A married man, Nuhu Umar Usman, 40, mistook his second wife, Ladi Nuhu Dangarfa for a bandit and shot her dead in the middle of the night in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

    Confirming the incident on Friday, Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil in a statement said trouble started when the man’s two wives had a misunderstanding which their husband tried to settle to no avail.

    The senior wife’s son had threatened to attack his father and as a precaution, the man slept with his Dane gun beside his bed at night.

    The statement affirmed: “There was an altercation between the wives, to the extent that the eldest son holds grudges against the father and threatened to harm him. This made the suspect load his Dane gun and kept it beside him throughout the night waiting for an intruder, possibly his eldest son.”

    On December 28, 2022, Usman slept in the same room with his second wife but was not aware when she stepped out of the room at 2 am to urinate. While returning to her bed, the husband woke up and reached for his gun on hearing suspicious movement close to his bed.

    The shot he fired hit his wife who fell down, unconsciously. She was rushed to the General Hospital Burra but certified Dead-on-Arrival by the doctor.

    According to the statement, the suspect has been arrested and would be charged to court after the completion of investigations.

  • Insecurity: Again, Kaduna boils as bandits kidnap 16

    Insecurity: Again, Kaduna boils as bandits kidnap 16

     

    In less than 24 hours after the kidnap of 45 residents in Aku Community, bandits have again abducted 16 people in another attack on Angwan Pa community in the same Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday at about 7:30 pm.

    A source said the bandits invaded the community at about 7:30 pm and surrounded the entire village.

    According to him, 53 people were abducted but 37 of them escaped and returned home on Tuesday morning, leaving 16 others in captivity.

    He said small villages that are sparsely populated are now the targets of the bandits.

    “We didn’t expect that the bandits will attack Angwan Pa because, after the attack on Anguwan Aku on Sunday, soldiers were deployed to condone the area.

    “The bandits came around 7:30pm yesterday (Monday) and surrounded the village. They usually come in very large numbers and well armed.

    “They will just sneak into a community, before you know it, they have surrounded everywhere.

    “If you run, they will shoot you and kill you. They don’t usually enter big communities that are densely populated.

    “They target small and remote villages that are sparsely populated. They dare not enter big villages because they are also afraid of their lives.

    “(People in) many rural communities in Kajuru are living in perpetual fear,” he said.

    There was no official confirmation either from the state government or the state police command.

    The spokesman for the state police command, Mohammed Jalige, could not be reached as he neither picked his call nor respond to text message sent to his cell phone as of the time of filing the report.

    Source:PUNCH

  • IGP condemns killing of lawyer by policeman in Lagos, orders probe

    IGP condemns killing of lawyer by policeman in Lagos, orders probe

     

    A lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, was killed on Christmas Day by men of the Nigerian Police, Ajah Division.

    She was murdered on her way from Church in Ajah, Lagos. Bolanle was shot pointblank beside her husband.

    The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, a lawyer.

    She was allegedly shot and killed by a Policeman attached to Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State.

    A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IGP described the incident as unfortunate and sad.

    He said the IGP had ordered speedy investigation and prosecution of the officers responsible for the ugly and unprofessional act, “which doesn’t portray the Nigeria Police Standard Operating Procedure and core values.”

    “In the same vein, the IGP commiserates with the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased as he prays for the repose of her soul.

    “He further assures the general public of justice in the case while he warns officers and men of the Force to be professional and people-oriented in the discharge of their duties and operate within the ambit of the law, as the Force’s leadership will not condone any inappropriate or unprofessional acts,” Adejobi said in the statement.

  • See face of Police Officer who allegedly shot female lawyer dead on Christmas day

    See face of Police Officer who allegedly shot female lawyer dead on Christmas day

     

    A photo of the police officer who allegedly shot dead a female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, dead in the Ajiwe area of Lagos state on Christmas day, has been shared online.

    Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong posted the photo online. He gave the name of the officer as ASP Ayuba.

    The trigger-happy Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) allegedly killed the lawyer in the Ajah area of the state while she was driving with her husband. The unnamed policeman attached to the Ajah Police Station and his team were said to have tried to stop Raheem, who was with members of her family.

    After the policeman shot Raheem, she was rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.

    Confirming the incident, Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police command spokesperson said the suspect is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), adding that the officer and two others had been arrested.

  • NAF neutralised two terror commanders, 100 others in Borno

    NAF neutralised two terror commanders, 100 others in Borno

     

    The Nigerian Air Force has said two terrorist kingpins were neutralised during air raids carried out by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai at the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

    The Air Force gave the names of the terrorist kingpins as Khaids Tukur and Bakura Jega, adding that over a hundred terrorists were also wasted during the air raid.

    In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said the air raid was conducted after it was discovered that the commanders had placed their foot soldiers at strategic positions in the area.

    The statement was titled, ‘Terrorists kingpins Khaids Abba Tukur, Bakura Jega, others confirmed neutralised in Air strikes as COAS and CAS fete troops in Maiduguri’.

    It partly read, “Following an airstrike conducted by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai on 20 December 2022 at Mantari in Gezuwa area of Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, it has now been confirmed that several terrorists including Khaids Abbah Tukur, Maimusari, Bakura Jega, and several others were eliminated in the strike.

    “The information was received just as the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao arrived Maiduguri earlier today, 25 December 2022 to celebrate the yuletide with frontline troops.

    “The air strike was authorised after it was discovered that a Boko Haram terrorist commander simply known as Ikirima, had stationed his fighters and gun trucks at Mantari village, alongside other terrorists from other locations who had converged at the same location arrived with motorcycles and bicycles.

    “Subsequently, the authorisation for an air strike was given leading to the elimination of several of the terrorists and structures in the area.

    “After the first wave of air strikes, some surviving terrorists found their way back to the same location to evacuate the bodies of those neutralised in the air strike.

    “This thus provided an opportunity for a follow-up strike on the same location which has been confirmed very successful as over 100 terrorists were neutralised with dozens said to be in critical condition.

    “There were also confirmed reports that ISWAP and Boko Haram elements had perfected plans to resume active hostilities in the wake of the yuletide and forthcoming general elections.

    “The timely intelligence received on their plans especially their attempt to attack soft targets in Bama LGA thus helped in the successful air strikes which reduced their will to regroup and attack innocent citizens.

    “There is no doubt that the progress and gains being made especially by the air and ground troops have greatly contained an upsurge of terrorists campaigns within the Northeast zone in recent times.

    “Both air and ground troops have, however, been cautioned on the need to remain focused on the end state.”

  • Christmas Horror: Man kills girlfriend’s sister, hides body in septic tank

    Christmas Horror: Man kills girlfriend’s sister, hides body in septic tank

    The Police Command in Cross River has arrested a 49-year-old man, who killed and dumped his girlfriend’s aunty in a septic tank.

    The state anti kidnapping squad led by SP Ogini Chukwuma, revealed this to newsmen in Calabar on Sunday.

    Chukwuma said that the suspect, Eyo Bassey, who is currently in custody, has confessed to the crime following his arrest on Sunday morning at Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River.

    He said that the victim, Miss Harmony Edemawan, 45, had been declared missing since Thursday, Dec. 23.

    Chukwuma said that the suspect was arrested based on credible intelligence by the tactical unit of the anti-kidnapping squad.

    According to him, the suspect had earlier given false information that the victim sold his property amounting to about N9 million and did not want to remit same amount to him.

    “So he contacted some persons to abduct her in a bid to recover the money, but subsequently killed and dumped her inside a septic tank.

    “We have recovered her body from the septic tank and deposited the remains at the mortuary and further investigation is ongoing to unravel others behind the heinous crime.

    The anti-kidnapping boss said that Bassey had borrowed about N1.2 million from the victim whose niece, Ruth Edem, 22, a 200 level student of the University of Calabar, he is dating.

    A source who pleaded anonymity, said that the victim, a Lafarge staff, and the bread winner of her family, only wanted to help the suspect by supporting him with some money to boost his palm oil business.

    “My sister gave him the money in tranches and it’s about N1.2 million and it was given to him earlier this year to enable him boost his palm oil business.

    “My sister needed to return the money back to where she got it because it is not her own, but the suspect refused, instead he turned the whole thing around, claiming to have given my sister a house document to sell and my sister absconded with the proceeds of N9 million.

    “I last saw my sister on Wednesday, Dec. 21, then on Thursday, we spoke on phone where she told me she was in the bathroom and promised to call me back.

    “But I never heard from her again until the shocking news of her death on Christmas day,” the family source said.

  • Three die in road auto crash on Christmas day

    Three die in road auto crash on Christmas day

    Three men died on Christmas day in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan highway.

    The fatal crash occurred at about 5:50am on Sunday, one kilometre away from the Kara turning.

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said a total of 18 male adults were involved in the accident.

    FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe said six persons sustained various digrees of injuries in the incident.

    While confirming that “three persons were recorded dead from the crash,” Okpe disclosed that the remaining nine people were unhurt.

    A speeding Toyota Haice bus registered as, AYB 88 XP, was reported to hav into an unmarked truck from the rear.

    Okpe told newsmen that the bus driver made an attempt to overtake the truck, but he was not successful; “rather, he lost control and hit the truck at the rear and the truck did not stop.”

    She disclosed that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, adding that the corpses were deposited at Idera Hospital morgue, Sagamu.

    While describing the crash as avoidable with caution, the Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, urged passengers to always caution drivers on reckless driving.

    Umar sympathised with the families of the victims and advised motorists to obey simple rules.

  • 24hours after mass burial of christians, bandits launch fresh attack

    24hours after mass burial of christians, bandits launch fresh attack

    24hours after a mass burial of those killed in Mallagum-Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, gunmen launched a fresh attack in Kagoro, Friday night.

    The attack, which is coming two days to Christmas celebration, was launched between 9:00pm to 9:45pm as the assailants stormed the area and started shooting sporadically.
    A resident of the area who spoke on the condition of anonymity revealed that the attackers arrived fully armed and started shooting which forced people to run for their lives, “but thank God there was no lost of life because the military repelled the attackers,” he said

    Source: daily trust

  • TRAGEDY! Many feared killed as 40-feet container fall on cars

    TRAGEDY! Many feared killed as 40-feet container fall on cars

     

    Many feared killed at Cele bus top on the Oshodi Apapa expressway, Lagos, after a 40 feet container fell on three vehicles.

    Driver of one of the vehicles: a commercial bus killed while passengers in the bus and those in the two other vehicles managed to escape.

     

    More details shortly…

  • Kaduna boils again as bandits reportedly ‘kill’ 37, set houses ablaze

    Kaduna boils again as bandits reportedly ‘kill’ 37, set houses ablaze

     

    No fewer than 37 people have been reportedly killed by bandits during fresh attacks in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    The attacks took place separately on Sunday night at Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in the Kaura Local Government Area of the state.

    Although the police authorities are yet to confirm the incident, the Speaker of Kaura Local Government Legislative Council, Chairman of Kauru Local Government Area, Hon Atuk Stephen, told a national television station that the bandits carried out the coordinated attacks at about 11 pm on Sunday where they killed 37 people.

    He also said that the bandits burnt down over 100 houses and destroyed many vehicles and motorcycles during the attack.

    According to him, all houses in the Sokwong community were completely razed by the bandits while the entire area has been deserted.