The principal of Government Day Secondary School, Dekara, in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, Zubairu Salihu, has narrated how terrorists forced the closure of his school after warning residents against Western education before setting several schools ablaze. Salihu spoke during a press conference organised by the Borgu Kingdom Youth Development Association in New Bussa at the weekend to draw attention to the worsening insecurity, kidnappings and destruction of communities across the area. He recalled that armed men stormed Dekara on May 11, 2021, abducted the district head and ordered residents to shut down all schools, threatening anyone who…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mary Yetunde Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The agency disclosed on Sunday that Barek, a United Kingdom-based caregiver, was apprehended at the departure hall of Terminal 2 on June 28 while preparing to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, a search of the suspect’s luggage uncovered 31 wraps of cocaine expertly packaged…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mary Yetunde Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The agency disclosed on Sunday that Barek, a United Kingdom-based caregiver, was apprehended at the departure hall of Terminal 2 on June 28 while preparing to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, a search of the suspect’s luggage uncovered 31 wraps of cocaine expertly packaged…
An Anambra State-based hairstylist, Loveth Sunday, has recounted how her fiancé ended their relationship after she lost one of her legs in a road accident barely three weeks after their introduction ceremony. Sunday, 27, made the revelation in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, where she also narrated her struggle to rebuild her life following the 2019 accident that claimed two lives and left her permanently disabled. The Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area indigene said she was standing by the roadside in front of the Oraifite Police Station on April 12, 2019, when a commercial bus reportedly suffered brake failure,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned two brothers, Cypril Nwalaezi and Smart Nwalaezi, before the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over an alleged N3.2 million land fraud. The defendants were docked before Justice S. D. Pam by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency on an amended five-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences. According to the EFCC, Cypril allegedly deceived a buyer, Franklin Nwachukwu, into believing he had a valid title to parcels of land located along Umuasukpo Farm Road in Igbo-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The…
The Federal Government has summoned the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, to demand an explanation over the death of a Nigerian citizen, Usama Murtala, while in detention in Côte d’Ivoire. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, raised the matter during a meeting with the envoy at her office in Abuja on Friday. A statement issued by the minister’s Special Assistant on Communications and New Media, Magnus Eze, said the meeting followed the recent release of five other Nigerians who were detained alongside the deceased in Abidjan. According to the statement, Murtala and five others—Aliyu Malami, Nasiru Umar, Shamsu…
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has commenced an investigation into the cause of a fire that engulfed a 5 million-litre Automotive Gas Oil storage tank at the Bono Energy Terminal in the Coconut area of Apapa. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was, however, brought under control without any casualty, following a swift response by firefighters and other emergency agencies. The Controller of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said the emergency was reported at about 12:04 p.m., prompting the immediate deployment of firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu and Isolo fire stations. According to…
The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims during a joint security operation in Gwamnare Forest, Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The operation, carried out by a combined team comprising operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, officers from the Ningi Police Division and Forestry Guards, followed renewed efforts to curb rising kidnapping incidents in parts of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, noting that the operation was conducted on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu. According to the statement,…
The Oyo State Government has dismissed reports alleging that it paid ransom to secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire Local Government Area, describing the claims as false and misleading. The state government, in a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, said no payment had been made to the abductors either directly or through any intermediary. Oyelade described the reports as baseless, accusing unnamed bloggers of spreading misinformation capable of creating unnecessary panic among residents. He stated that both the Oyo State and Federal Governments had continued to work with…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed how suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, allegedly stole more than N7.2 million from the bank account of a serving judge before the commission recovered the funds within hours. Olukoyede made the revelation on Friday during the public presentation of two books authored by retired High Court judge, Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye. According to the EFCC chairman, the judge contacted him around 1 a.m. after receiving multiple debit alerts indicating that money saved over several years for her child’s education had been withdrawn from her account.…