Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Herdsmen allegedly kill monarch, nephew in Kaduna
“Prior to the latest attack, the district head had applied an insecticide in his room and was sleeping outside his big compound when the Fulani unleashed the attack. We heard a gunshot and everyone woke up and ran into their various rooms around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. The gunmen followed the district head right inside his room and killed him”.
Another resident of the community who is a traditional title holder said they now live in fear. He said the gunmen who attacked the community spoke Fulani.
"We don’t know what is happening. We hardly sleep here with our eyes closed since 2013 when gunmen invaded our communities. These gunmen speak Fulani. Many people are being killed frequently, including women, youth, children and traditional rulers. Something must be done urgently.”
Another resident of the community said “It was very hot inside and people were sleeping outside. Around 10:00 p.m., the chief moved into his house with his family. Then some gunmen, who our people said were Fulani, stormed his compound and started shooting. They went into his room and shot him pointblank. They also shot a small boy, Emmanuel Tanko, who was writing his final year secondary school exams. The boy was a nephew of the late chief. Right now, Fadan Karshi is deserted. Shops and service centres are shut. People are either staying in-doors or are leaving the town. No one knows what is coming next. Police are patrolling the streets, but I am not sure if they have any clue about the murderers. I want you to recall that this was the district head that received former governor, Mukhtar Yero, on September 22, 2014 when our women protested half- naked because of the scale of killings by the Fulani going on at that time. Today, the type of killings going on is murdering of isolated people. Cattle are also grazing freely on people’s farms in these areas of Sanga and people are afraid to do anything about it. Now, they are targeting people and eliminating them. What people are saying about the killings of our district head is that he might have been killed by the Fulani who have a grudge with this community and the ruler.”
Meanwhile the state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the killings and appealed for calm .
Source: The Guardian
Source: The Guardian
Monday, May 2, 2016
Photos: 26 migrants from West African countries rescued, 84 missing after boat sinks off Libya Coast
Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable dinghy carrying 110 migrants from various West African states sank
off the coast of Libya, according to the
International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday, April 30.
The
boat was found taking on water in rough seas after the Italian coast
guard received a satellite phone call. It diverted the merchant ship to
rescue survivors and bring them to Italy, BBC reports.
Twenty-six people were rescued from the boat and were questioned overnight, AP reports.
"According to testimonies gathered by IOM in Lampedusa 84 people went
missing," IOM spokesman in Italy Flavio Di Giacomo wrote on his Twitter
feed.
Mr Di Giacomo told AFP that the survivors indicated 110 people, all from assorted west African states, had embarked in Libya.
In an e-mail, he added that the vessel "was in a very bad state, was
taking on water and many people fell into the water and drowned".
"Ten fell very rapidly and several others just minutes later."
Earlier on Saturday, Italy's coast guard said an Italian cargo ship
had rescued 26 migrants from a flimsy boat sinking off the coast of
Libya but voiced fears that tens more could be missing.
The coast guard received a call from a satellite phone late Friday
that helped locate the stricken inflatable and called on the merchant
ship to make a detour to the area about four miles (seven kilometres)
off the Libyan coast near Sabratha. Rough seas and waves topping two
metres (seven feet) hampered attempts to find any other survivors.
The
rescued migrants were transferred to two coastguard vessel and taken to
the Italian island of Lampedusa. Images released by the coastguard
showed two women wrapped in shawls and blankets stepping off one of
their vessels.
An IOM spokesman said five unaccompanied minors aged between 16 and 17 were among those rescued.
More than 350,000 people fleeing conflict and poverty have reached
Italy on boats from Libya since the start of 2014, as Europe struggles
to manage its biggest migration crisis since World War II. Most of the
27,000 people who have made it to the Italian coast this year hail from
Nigeria, Gambia and Senegal.
Some 500 were rescued on Friday by monitoring vessels in the area
while Mr Di Giacomo said two bodies had been spotted in one inflatable
craft.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 1,261 people have
drowned in the Mediterranean this year, chiefly on precarious voyages to
Greek islands, in desperate attempts to secure a new life.
Source: AP/BBC
Photo credit: Guardia Costiera
RRS arrest NURTW leader who trades in Stolen Phones
Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives have arrested a National Union
of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, for allegedly
buying over 4,256 stolen phones, The Nation reports.
The suspect identified as Kazeem Bamidele aka Elewure,
vice chairman of Ajegunle NURTW,
reportedly told the RRS that he gets over 38 "clean" phones every week
from over 52 persons, who specialise in pick pocketing and
one-chance operations across the state.
According to The Nation, the 42-year-old suspect was traced to his shop
at Boundary Market in Ajegunle and arrested after RRS Intelligence team
caught two people using stolen phones in Kogi State.
The
two suspects were arrested in connection with a kidnapping and robbery
in Lagos. It was gathered that Elewure sold two Blackberry Z10 and CAT
phones the suspects stole from their victims. Five phones were recovered
from him.
Elewure was quoted by RRS as saying: "I have
over 52 boys who sell
clean stolen mobile phones to me. On the average, I receive 38 ‘clean’
phones in a week. I have been in the business for more than two years.
Boundary Market in Ajegunle, where I have office and shop, is where
they sell the phones to me and that is where the buyers equally get
them. I know they are stolen phones. Nearly every guy in Ajegunle is
involved in this kind of runs. I buy Infinix Hot 2 at N10,000 and sell
N12,000; Blackberry Z30 at
N20,000 and sell at N22,000; Infinix Hot Note at N15,000 and sell at
N17,000 and Samsung Galaxy X3 at N11,000 and sell at N14,000. I don’t
buy iPhone because of its locking system.
RRS
further disclosed that some of the phones traced to Elewure were that
of high profile members of the society, including celebrities and he had
provide information that would lead to the arrest of his boys, who
mostly lodge in hotels
Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP), said
investigation is ongoingadding that the case, has been transferred
to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
Photos: Troops capture 9 Boko Haram terrorists who hid in fox holes, rescue 400 hostages
"In compliance with the military high command’s directive which is to ensure that all villages and towns are cleared of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 22 Brigade Garrison in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on Sunday 1st May 2016 cleared 4 villages of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in the area, Militaru spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka said in a statement on Monday, May 2.
"The terrorists hibernating in Cinga, Mallum Maja, Bosuma and Murye villages, were armed with dangerous weapons and have been terrorizing the communities. During the operations 3 Boko Haram terrorists were killed, while 9 of them who tried hiding in foxholes and dug outs were identified and captured alive.
"Items recovered from them include 9 Dane guns, 3 machetes, 1 bow with arrows, 6 motor cycles used by the Boko Haram terrorists to ferry slaughtered cow meats to Boko Haram terrorists hideouts were recovered and burnt. Other items recovered include 1 tricycle, 4 x Tiger Generators and 1 solar panel. The troops also recovered 300 herds of cattle rustled by the Boko Haram terrorists from Fulani herdsmen and handed over to their rightful owners.
"Similarly, 400 persons held hostage by the terrorists were rescued and set free. It is gratifying to state that we have not sustain any casualty to own troops and equipment and troops morale remain very high."
More photos..
Photos: Nigerian man nabbed while selling drugs in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa
A Nigerian was arrested for dealing drugs in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, April 29.
According to Silverton Police, the suspect, in his 30s, was caught selling drugs near a primary school after being
investigated for over a month, following a tip-off. Police, however, refused to
name the primary school.
"During routine crime prevention patrols K9 security members spotted
the man at a wifi area next to the school where children use the wifi
hotspot," said Silverton Police spokesperson Jan Sepatu.
Police officers, K9 members, Mathys Heyns and Frank Brink
who responded to the tip off, are pictured holding the confiscated
drugs. The suspect will soon appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court
for drug dealing.
"We would like to thank the community, K9 members, Mathys Heyns and Frank Brink for responding to the-tip off," Sepatu said.
Three kidnappers sentenced to death by hanging in Delta
Three kidnappers named Augustin Akpojivi, Dawel James and Collins Enye, have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Delta State High Court for the offence of kidnapping.
According to PM news, the prosecution counsel during the trial, told the Court that Dawel James, a driver by occupation, masterminded the kidnapping of his boss, Rufus Uzoma Allwell, a staff of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC).
Dawel conspired with Augustin Akpojivi (29), also a driver, and Collins Enye (23), a commercial motorcycle rider; and others now at large, to kidnap his boss while armed with guns and to demand a ransom of N2million before releasing their victim. He received part of the ransom which was paid by the elder brother of the victim.
The court also sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor for illegal possession of firearms, demanding property with menace and stealing.
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