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Sep

12

2022

Gunmen kill vigilante leader’s wife in Enugu

NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Enugu State, Gunmen, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Gunmen killed the wife of a local vigilante leader in Umuopu, Enugu-Ezike, a community in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State southeastern Nigeria. The incident occurred on Friday night. The victim, Ogochukwu Onuh, was shot to death after her husband, known simply as Akada, allegedly ran away from the gunmen. Sources said the gunmen were furious that the vigilante leader, who was their target, escaped, prompting them to kill the wife. The incident comes just three weeks after another community self-defense group leader, identified as Levi, was shot dead by armed men. It is not clear, for now,…

Sep

11

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Armed men kidnap traditional ruler in Imo

NewsCrime, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Armed men abducted the traditional ruler of the Isiala Umudi community, Nkwere Local Government Area Imo State southeastern Nigeria. The monarch, Jewel Ndenkwo, was kidnapped in Owerri around 7 pm on Friday. The armed men took him away in front of one of his companies, Udekings Electronics, in the area. A store owner in the area, who asked not to be identified, told PREMIUM TIMES that gunmen fired into the air as the monarch tried to flee. “So, he stood still in front of the gunmen. They took it away while people were still moving,” he said. The kidnappers have not…

Sep

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Terrorists Attack Zamfara Mosque During Juma’at Prayer, Kidnap Several Worshippers

NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Terrorists on motorcycles attacked a Jum’at mosque on Friday and kidnapped several worshipers in the Zugu community of the Bukkuyum area in Zamfara state. Multiple local sources said that the terrorists did not kill any residents during the attack that lasted more than an hour. State police confirmed the kidnapping but said they cannot confirm the number of those kidnapped. During the attack, which began shortly before the arrival of the Chief Imam to lead the prayer, one person, Habibu Fada, was shot and taken to hospital. “He was shot trying to run away when the bandits stormed the mosque.…

Sep

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man arrested for killing brother over N1,500 Electricity Bill

NewsCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Police, RIP, Security

A man been6 arrested for allegedly shooting an6 killing his elder brother for not paying the electricity bill in Uruagu, a community in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. The suspect, Peter Orji, reportedly accused his older brother, Godwin Orji, of unplugging his power supply. The incident occurred on Tuesday. The suspect was said to have failed to pay his N1,500 monthly bill, leading the victim, who lived in the same complex, to pull the plug. The suspect angrily confronted the victim about the disconnection. In the ensuing commotion between the two brothers, the suspect ran…

Aug

31

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Nigeria loses 95% of oil production at Bonny terminal due to theft

Economy, MetroCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Africa’s biggest oil producer is losing almost all oil production in the Bonny oil hub, the city after which its premium Bonny Light oil grade and a key export point for the country, Mele Kyari, are named. limited NNPC he said Tuesday. Nigeria, in a bid to curb oil theft, launched an app this month to monitor the incidence. “What is most difficult to deal with today is the issue of crude oil theft, it is real and it is happening,” Kyari told a state house briefing in Abuja. “Are we defenseless? No, we are not defenseless and our efforts are paying…