Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has lamented the killing of 134 people by rampaging armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma Local Government Areas of the state. It was gathered that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from…
Gunmen suspected to be fulani herdsmen have killed 30 people No fewer than 30 people in an attack on Odugbeho village in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The herdmen were said to have invaded the village at about 5:45pm on Sunday and started shooting sporadically, killing anyone on sight. They were said to…
Patience Dombin spoke with some residents of Jos on the increasing wave of crime in parts of the city. Residence of Jos, the Plateau state capital are worried over the increasing criminal activities in the tin city. Many parts of the city are plagued by a wide range of criminality , ranging from ritual…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has warned criminal elements said to be selling forms to people who want to benefit from palliatives and other government interventions, to desist from such wicked acts. The governorship issued the warning in a statement signed by Muhammad Shehu, his spokesperson. The statement urged citizens of the state to…
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ Nigerian Customs Service, Kaduna, has impounded sacks of pangolin scales worth N3.9 billion. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna, Ahmadu Shuaibu, comptroller of the unit, said the pangolin scales which weighed 445.45kg were impounded in the suburbs of Zuru Town in Kebbi State on Friday, May 24…
At least 17 people have reportedly been killed in a renewed wave of violence in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, following deadly clashes between bandits and illegal gold miners, according to reports by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The violence reportedly began on Thursday at an illegal mining site in Birnin Gwari district, where a notorious bandit leader…
