Troops rescue 17 kidnap victims in Zamfara

Troops rescue 17 kidnap victims in Zamfara

Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation HADARIN DAJI have rescued 17 kidnapped victims in Zamfara State.  Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, Force Information Officer Operation HADARIN DAJI, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 15, 2023, revealing that the victims were rescued in different operations by the troops during the week.    “Troops of…

16 members of a family among victims as death toll rises to 30

16 members of a family among victims as death toll rises to 30

Sixteen members of a family died in Sunday’s boat mishap in Gbajibo community, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.    The acting director general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, Garba Salihu, who confirmed the development on Monday September 11, in Minna, disclosed that the death toll from mishap has risen to…

Police neutralize scores of kidnapers, rescue 16 victims in Bauchi

Police neutralize scores of kidnapers, rescue 16 victims in Bauchi

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command Police burst into suspected kidnappers’ enclaves and neutralised scores with several others injured in Burra Forest, in Ningi Local Government Area of the state.          Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 3, 2023, said…

Troops rescue 25 hostages from Boko Haram captivity; reunites four kidnap victims with their families in Kaduna

Troops rescue 25 hostages from Boko Haram captivity; reunites four kidnap victims with their families in Kaduna

Troops of 144 Battalion have successfully rescued 25 hostages held captive by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno and contiguous states.    Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, said troops also reunited four kidnap victims with their families in Kaduna State.     …

Armed robber with PoS machine arrested while robbing victims in Rivers

Armed robber with PoS machine arrested while robbing victims in Rivers

Comrade Douglas Ollor, S.A on Media to the President of OYC, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects were armed with a Point of Sale machine which they used to transfer money from the bank accounts of their victims.  “In the early hours of yesterday Tuesday 22-08-2023, two men in a…

Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $75M to victims of sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein

Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $75M to victims of sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay US$75 million to victims of sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein to settle a federal lawsuit . The lawsuit alleged that Deutsche Bank knew about Epstein’s network of underage girls and enabled his sex trafficking scheme as the German bank managed Epstein’s money until June 2019 and paid a US$150 million…

57 victims get mass burial as death toll rises to 85

57 victims get mass burial as death toll rises to 85

The death toll in Tuesday’s attack in Fungzai and Kubwat villages in Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 85 as search for missing persons continues in the affected communities.    National President, Mwaghavul Development Association, Joseph Gwankat, made this known while speaking to journalists on Wednesday after a…

EFCC witness tells court how suspected fraudster allegedly duped his victims from 13 countries in a Bitcoin scam

EFCC witness tells court how suspected fraudster allegedly duped his victims from 13 countries in a Bitcoin scam

A 1st prosecution witness in the trial of Eze Harrison Arinze,  has narrated to Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in  Abuja, how Arinze allegedly received $382,000 (Three Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand United States Dollars) worth of bitcoins from his victims before his account was blocked by his Virtual Asset…

Vigilante group raids kidnappers’ hideout in Nasarawa, arrests 6 suspects, rescues 7 victims

Vigilante group raids kidnappers’ hideout in Nasarawa, arrests 6 suspects, rescues 7 victims

The Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Nasarawa Eggon Unit, raided a kidnappers’ hideout in Tudun Waya, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and arrested six suspects.      During the operation, the vigilante operatives also rescued seven abducted victims who were being held captive by the suspects.     According to The Sun, the…

Peaceful trans activists who stormed Tennessee Capitol honor the *7th* victim of Covenant shooting

Peaceful trans activists who stormed Tennessee Capitol honor the *7th* victim of Covenant shooting

Yesterday, peaceful protesters peacefully stormed the Tennessee State Capitol building to protest gun rights and show support for the trans community, which is currently under fire thanks to right-wingers pouncing on the trans man who murdered three nine-year-old children and three adults at Covenant School in Nashville earlier this week. BREAKING: Left-wing protesters disrupt TN…

President Biden orders flags flown at half staff to honour victims of Nashville school shooting

President Biden orders flags flown at half staff to honour victims of Nashville school shooting

US President, Joe Biden has ordered flags at the White House and all federal buildings to be flown at half-staff until sunset on March 31 after a school shooting claimed the lives of three young children and three adults. In a written statement, Biden said he took the move “as a mark of respect for…

Rescue teams find $2 Million cash belonging to one of the Earthquake victims in Turkey

Search and rescue team have discovered $2 million dollars buried under the rubble of one of the collapsed buildings in Turkey following the earthquake that rocked the region.   In a video shared online, the team were seen picking  the money from the ground, counting it, and putting it into a duffel bag.   The…

Two arrested for impersonating Rivers CP and defrauding victims

Two arrested for impersonating Rivers CP and defrauding victims

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two cyber criminals for allegedly impersonating the Commissioner of Police, CP Okon Effiong, and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.     Spokesperson for the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who made this known in a statement on Monday, February 20, said the suspects used a photo of the…

Mouka Partners with GNOSIS Help Initiative In Providing Succor for Victims of Domestic Abuse

Mouka Partners with GNOSIS Help Initiative In Providing Succor for Victims of Domestic Abuse

Figure 1 L-R: Barrister Olumide Kayode-Omosebi, Founder, GNOSIS Help Initiative (GHI); with Mouka?s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Dimeji Osingunwa; and Mrs. Olaide Kayode-Omosebi, Co-Founder, GNOSIS Help Initiative (GHI); during the donation of mattresses to GHI, non-governmental organization (NGO) which takes care of displacd victims of domestic violence and abuse, at Mouka?s head office in Lagos….

Police and local vigilantes arrest two suspected kidnappers as they rescue seven victims in Niger

Police and local vigilantes arrest two suspected kidnappers as they rescue seven victims in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has nabbed two members of a kidnapping syndicate and rescued seven victims.   The suspects are accused of terrorizing Gwagwalada, FCT Abuja, Lambata, Gurara and Kafin-Koro, Paikoro local government areas of Niger State.   The police also recovered the sum of N2.1 million and three handsets from the suspects.   The…

“There are 0 victims, 0 proof of any crime” Andrew Tate insists he is innocent of human trafficking allegations

“There are 0 victims, 0 proof of any crime” Andrew Tate insists he is innocent of human trafficking allegations

Andrew Tate has denied being involved in human trafficking.   The controversial internet personality was arrested in December 2022 in Romania alongside his brother and two assistants.   Over the weekend, Romanian authorities said they have seized nearly $4 million worth of assets belonging to Tate over the past week as he and his brother are investigated on…

Police rescue 30 kidnapped victims in Nasarawa

Police rescue 30 kidnapped victims in Nasarawa

The police in Nasarawa state has rescued thirty (30) kidnapped victims.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, says the police rescued the victims after it received information that suspected kidnappers were sighted at Sardauna Forest of Toto LGA, Nasarawa State where they held victims hostage.   “In reaction to…

Police rescue 15 kidnap victims in Zamfara

Police rescue 15 kidnap victims in Zamfara

Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 15 persons abducted by bandits along Gusau -Tsafe Road.    Addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in Gusau on Thursday, January 5, 2023, police spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu said the victims, comprising seven women, six men and two children, were kidnapped on Monday, when bandits blocked the highway.    The PPRO…