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  • BREAKING: Irate mob attack TVC, set station ablaze[VIDEO]

    BREAKING: Irate mob attack TVC, set station ablaze[VIDEO]

    An Irate mob on Wednesday morning attacked Television Continental, a popular Tv station in Lagos.

    The mob attacked the station while ‘Your View’ a popular talk-show was being aired.

    The host of the show Morayo Afolabi Brown who was apprehensive had to go live on Instagram as her car was reportedly vandalized by the angry thugs.

    Videos online confirmed by workers at the station said the assailants set fire to the station over its connection to a former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu.

    The attack on TVC has sparked outrage on social media.

     

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  • Mob kills 3 Shila Boys in Yola

    The police in Adamawa State on Sunday confirmed the killing of three suspected criminal members of Shila Boys gang by a mob in Yola.

    DSP Suleiman Nguroje, Spokesman, Adamawa Police Command said the incident occurred at 9.00 p.m. on Saturday in Nassarawo area of Jimeta.

    ”We received a distress call that Shila Boys attacked and robbed some people and were later attacked by a mob while attempting to escape.

    “Our personnel, who arrived at the scene later, met the suspects in a pool of their blood; they were taken to a hospital where medical officers confirmed them dead,” he told NAN.

    The police spokesman said that the group, mainly made up of young men of ages of 15 to 25, disguise as commercial tricycle operators within the city.

    “They take passengers and rob them in the process, they use dangerous weapons to attack and rob their passengers,” he said.

    Nguroje said that although no arrest had been made, the state commissioner of police had directed a thorough investigation into the matter.

    He urged residents of the state to avoid unlawful acts and support the police to ensure adequate fight against crime.

    “Criminals are advised to repent of face the full weight of the law,” he said.

  • Tragic! Mob set alleged robber ablaze

    Tragic! Mob set alleged robber ablaze

    A mob has set ablaze a suspected robber at Kornya town in Benue State.

    A youth activist, Jiji Jacksaid the police arrested the suspect, who had been a thorn in the flesh of the residents of Kornya town because of his unlawful activities and detained him in a cell.

    He said when youths became aware of his detention; they mobilised, stormed the police station, forcefully took him away and set him ablaze, using petrol and tyres.

    Youths in the community said the victim was a notorious criminal “and the only way to end his reign of terror was to give him jungle justice.”

    Police spokesperson Kate Sewuese, said she was yet to get a report of the incident.

     

  • Mob lynches rapist, dumps body in refuse bin

    A mob in the early hours of Wednesday lynched a suspect for robbing and raping a girl in Calabar Municipality LGA of Cross River State.

    The incident occurred on Ekong Etta Street by Okoro Agbor in the early hours of Wednesday when an angry mob pursued a suspected thief who raped his victim after robbing her.

    A witness said he suspected the rapist was trailed by the mob who later beat and dumped him in a waste bin, close to Apostolic church where he later gave up his ghost.

    He said: “They were three (3) of them that committed the act, but the other two ran away, but he (the victim) couldn’t as the mob caught up with him and mobbed him.

    “People said he’s a first-timer and that he followed the other two who have been robbing the area and going scot-free. They even raped the girl they robbed.

    “The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday and the screaming from the girl alerted the mob who later came to her rescue.”

  • Mob lynches VIO in Niger

    Mob lynches VIO in Niger

    The Niger State Police Command on Friday confirmed the killing of a Vehicle Inspector Officer by a mob in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.

    The VIO, Ahmed Bello was lynched on Thursday, according to the State Police Commissioner, Adamu Usman.

    Explaining the circumstances of the VIO’s death, the Police Commissioner said the deceased had waved three youths riding on an unregistered motorcycle to a stop.

    The young men refused to stop and were subsequently given a chase by the VIO.

    “They ran into a moving trailer with registration No. FKJ 512 XW that was coming from Tegina- Kampani Bobi area. All of them were crushed by the trailer and died on the spot,” Usman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

    “On realising what he did, the deceased VIO ran towards Kampani Bobi Police outstation for safety. Unfortunately, he was pursued by irate mob and lynched,” the Commissioner said.

    He said that already reinforcement from Kontagora Division was drafted to the village to restore normalcy.

    The Commissioner warned members of the public to desist from taking the law into their hands as anybody found wanting would be arrested and prosecuted.

    He said:“We will not tolerate any act capable of bringing confusion to the state as concrete security measures have since being put in place to guarantee peaceful coexistence among residents.”

    The police chief warned that any person or group found wanting in connection with the incident would be arrested and prosecuted.

  • Presidency condemns killing of Nigerian by South African mob

    The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike dabiri –Erewa, on Monday described the killing of Clement Nwaogu, another Nigerian in Rustenburg, South Africa as unfortunate.

    Mrs Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement in Abuja condemned the burning of Mr Nwaogu to death by a mob in the latest xenophobia attack in South Africa.

    She called on South African authorities to find a lasting solution to the incessant killing of Nigerians in that country.

    She also urged Nigerians living abroad to obey the laws of countries where they lived, and avoid crime and criminality to avoid unwarranted attacks and killings.

    The killing of the Mr Nwaogu comes less than 10 days after another Nigerian, ThankGod Okoro, 30.

    The presidential aide said Rustenburg, where the incident happened was a particularly hostile and a volatile community.

    She noted that 14 Nigerians who protested the killing of a fellow citizen in that country’s North West Province some months ago were still in detention.

    She said though a bailable offence, the judge had been threatened not to release them.

    “Just a few days ago, on April 17, the case came up in court. There was so much tension that even the Nigerian lawyers representing the Nigerians had to be escorted to court by Diplomatic police.

    “The community has vowed to deal with anyone who plays a positive role in getting the accused Nigerians return to Rustenberg,” she said.

    She said the Nigerian mission in Pretoria and the consulate in Johannesburg had done everything possible, in the recent past, to get justice for Nigerians in South Africa.

    “Four South African policemen are currently in court for allegedly killing and maltreating Nigerians with embassy officials constantly present in court for the hearings. This is the first time this will be happening.

    “However, the early warning signals put in place by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interiors of both countries need to be reviewed.”

  • Tragic! South African mob burns another Nigerian alive

    The Nigerian Community in South Africa has announced the killing of Clement Nwaogu, who was burnt alive by a mob in the latest xenophobia attack in that country.

    The Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Habib Miller, confirmed the killing from Pretoria in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday.

    He said the victim, a native of Njikoka in Anambra and an upholsterer in South Africa, was attacked and killed by a mob in Rustenburg, North West Province.

    Mr Miller said the victim was murdered in cold blood over his accent and habit, which the mobsters supposedly found offensive.

    “The mob descended on him like a common criminal with all sorts of dangerous weapons in the presence of South African police officers.

    “Eyewitnesses say the victim beckoned for help from the police to intervene and help him, but they turned a blind eye.

    “When Nwaogu could no longer persevere, he ran for safety; the mob chased and caught him, poured petrol on him and set him ablaze,” he said.

    Mr Miller said the mob then left Mr Nwaogu when they thought he had died.

    The spokesman said that shortly after the mob left Mr Nwaogu that some passersby called emergency personnel, who later took the victim’s charred body to the hospital.

    “The eyewitnesses feeling that the victim was still alive called for help; unfortunately, Nwaogu could not survive the ordeal and died at Job Shimankane Hospital in Rustenburg,” he said.

    In another development, Mr Miller said that 14 Nigerians, who protested the killing of a fellow citizen in that country’s North West Province in February are still in detention.

    He said the police officers murdered the Nigerian in cold blood on Dec. 17 after failing to extort money from the victim.

    Mr Miller said that the police officers had since been released on bail while those who protested the killing were still languishing in detention.

    “Our legal team is doing everything possible to facilitate the release of the protesters.

    “We are worried that nothing has been done by the Nigerian government to stop the killings.

    “We once again call on the Nigerian mission in South Africa to do the needful urgently because things are getting out of hand.

    “The union with its legal desk will follow up the matter with the appropriate institutions until justice prevails,” he added.

    Mr Nwaogu was married to a South African and was blessed with two children; aged three and five years.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the killing of Nwaogu follows extra-judicial killing of another Nigerian, ThankGod Okoro, 30, by the South African Police Flying Squad.

    Mr Okoro, a native of Ogbaku in Awgwu Local Government Area of Enugu, was shot dead at Hamburg, Florida West Rand, Johannesburg on April 9.

    Records show that no fewer than 118 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa since February, 2016.

  • Photos/Video: Mob uncover another ritualists’ den in Mushin, set suspects ablaze

    Another ritualist’s den on Wednesday was discovered in a tunnel at the Challenge area of Mushin, Lagos State, TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively report.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that one of the suspected ritualists was burnt alive, while two others were rescued by the Police.

    The tunnel where they were found leads to a moribund company.

    Syringes believed to be used in injecting their victim with sedative drugs were discovered in the hideout.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the discovery is coming some few weeks after a similar hideout used for heinous crime was uncovered in the Ijaiye area of the state.

     

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  • Mob discover Kidnappers’ den in Lagos, set suspect ablaze

    There was confusion at Obadeyi Ajala, Ijaiye end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway following the discovery of a suspected kidnappers’ den around a canal in the area.

    The crowd laid siege at the hideouts around 7 am after a highway sweeper with the Lagos State Waste Management Agency raised the alarm.

    An abandoned house near the canal was also reportedly used as a hideout by the suspects.

    It was learnt that the official had heard the voice of a woman calling for help from the canal.

    A suspected kidnapper, who fled from the canal, was caught by a mob and set ablaze before the arrival of the police at the scene.

    Details later….

  • Jungle Justice: Mob burns Nigerian comedian, others to death

    Jungle Justice: Mob burns Nigerian comedian, others to death

    Nigerian comedian, Chinedu Paul a.k.a Think 2wice was reportedly burnt to death alongside two others by residents of Ikorodu after he was mistaken to be a member of the dreaded Ikorodu based killer gang, Baddo.

    According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, Chinedu’s car broke down at Odogunyan area of Ikorodu at midnight. Accompanied by two others who were in his car, they got accosted by an angry mob. The mob claimed they found engine oil, cutlass and a grinding stone in their car, which made them descend on the innocent Nigerians.

     

    Chinedu’s friend, Ayobami Oluwadamilare took to his Facebook page to break the sad news.

    In his words:”He was still at the IK Show yesterday and we still chatted a day before the horrible incident… Oh how I wish I had told him not to attend the show.We have to say NO to JUNGLE JUSTICE no matter how terrible the case may be cus we(Nigerians) have lost so many innocent lives and THINKTWICE is one of them… Rest On Bro. God got you”

     

     

    Chinedu Paul graduated from Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu