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Niger State Accountant Shoot Dead By Bandits.

Bandits have struck again on the Minna-Kontagora Expressway in Niger State, killing an account officer, Abdullahi Isah, who worked with the Niger State Development Company.

Isah was gunned down by the bandits somewhere along the road on Friday, while he was attending an occasion.

One of Isah’s friends, Awwal Ahmad Paddy, also took to Facebook, to confirm the killing, saying he was still with the deceased on Thursday.

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Paddy wrote, “He called me yesterday and asked me where I was, and I told him I was at the State Universal Basic Education Board office, he later came and picked me up and we spent almost three hours discussing some issues that were personal to me and him.

“When we finished, he dropped me at the junction and told me: ‘please, we should meet on Friday in Kontagora’. Just 30 minutes before he entered Kontagora today, he called me and told me that he was about to enter Kontagora not as we earlier scheduled due to some emergency.

“But suddenly, I just received a call again after some few minutes that Abdullahi is no more. A best friend of mine which I will never forget, may your gentle soul continue to rest in peace. We will forever miss you, friend.”

Niger is one of the states most affected by bandits’ attacks.

As insecurity worsens nationwide due to increased banditry, Niger State between January 2020 and February 2021 lost 301 persons to bandits and terrorists’ attacks, according to a report by the SB Morgen Intelligence.

The African-focused research firm had said the deaths occurred during 73 various incidents which were documented.

“Niger State, Nigeria’s largest by land area is just one of four states (the others being Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau) in the vast North-Central region hardest hit by attacks by organised armed groups and militias with affiliation to international terror networks, most notably al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

“Between January 2020 and February 2021, at least 301 people were killed in 73 various violent incidents in the state. Perception of the government’s neutrality in the conflict has not helped as the government’s attempt to disarm parties to the conflict have been seen as partial to the herders, and have thus backfired, frustrating the entire disarmament campaign,” the report partly read.

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EFCC Arrests Son, Mother Engaged In Multi-million Naira Internet Scam

Operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), 10 Kobo Wine Place, Ikotun, Lagos, alongside his mother for their alleged involvement in internet fraud to the tune of N50 million in Lagos.

It was learnt that the 28-year-old suspect was arrested recently in his room in Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, following credible intelligence reports about his alleged criminal activities.

A statement by the EFCC’S Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwajaren on Friday said during interrogation, Uche, who presented himself “variously as Rachael Armstrong, Keanu Reeves, Rebekah Schwarzenberger, Keanu Private, Elizabeth Hortman and Stefan Paulson”, confessed to being into Bitcoin investment scam, romance scam and identity theft.

The statement said, “The suspect also confessed to have defrauded his victims to the tune of about N50 million since he started the criminal activities in 2020.

“Investigations revealed that the suspect had been using a First Bank account belonging to his mother, who is one of his accomplices, to launder the proceeds of his alleged criminal activities.

“Items recovered from the suspect are one iPhone 11 Pro Max; one iPhone 12 pro max; two MacBook Pro laptops; a PlayStation 5; an iPad and a small Nokia touch phone.

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“Others are a Mercedes Benz S550 2015 Sedan car and a Lexus RX 350 SUV 2016, among other incriminating items.”

The spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said the suspect would soon be charged to court.

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Bandits To Sokoto Communities : We Won’t Stop Attacking You Until Govt Gives Us These 2 Things.

Bandits have told residents of Dunkawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state that they will not stop attacking communities in the area until the government grants them amnesty and pays them monthly allowances.

The gunmen who stormed the village with sophisticated weapons on Thursday boasted that no one can help the residents unless their demands are met.

“They came into the village armed with sophisticated weapons shouting different slogans, they walked around unchecked, they were moving freely, and even patronised local shops.

“They told us not to panic as they were not in the community to attack or kill anybody but to send us to the government. They said nobody, not even the President, Muhammadu Buhari can help us until the government grants them amnesty and agrees to pay them monthly allowances.

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“They have been attacking our community, they were here last week and killed some villagers. We have recorded more than five attacks this month alone,” a resident of Dunkawa

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi had claimed that bandits learnt kidnapping from Niger Delta militants, advising the Nigerian government to extend amnesty to them as it was done to the militants.

Gumi, who has been visiting the gunmen in the forest in an attempt to negotiate a peace deal with them, said anyone who goes ahead with criminal activities after amnesty has been granted should be dealt with.

The cleric’s tour however drew mixed reactions among Nigerians, with many people criticising him, including the governor of Kaduna state Nasir El-Rufai, who described the move as useless.

Speaking recently at a virtual event hosted by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Gumi said that the gunmen will not surrender until they feel safe.

He said, “Nobody can justify criminality, what we are saying is what we saw in the forest is an ethnic war going on between people in the forest and the neighbouring villages and hamlets. When the herder felt he had grievances and nobody was listening to him, he took up weapons.

“So when we went there and they saw a listening ear, they were ready to negotiate, tell us their grievances, and ready to incorporate into the society. So in such a case, I see no reason why we should not have a dialogue with them.

“Looking at their educational status, they don’t have any official or unofficial education. How can a nation which is serious about security leave a chunk of its society so uneducated, leave it to arms and drugs? I don’t think that society is serious. How can we disperse them, rehabilitate them because they are holding arms to protect themselves.

“If you don’t show them they’re safe in the larger society, there’s no way they can leave their weapon. And that’s why we asked for amnesty for them just like we had in the Niger Delta.

“I’m not justifying their kidnapping, what they do is crime. But their kidnapping is to get more money to buy more weapons so that they can protect themselves.”

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