A couple of years ago, Funmi Lawal had 5 million raised through the social media for her to have surgery abroad; BBM and twitter were used to campaign for the 4 million needed for her to be saved. We were asked through Blackberry broadcast messages also known as BCs to donate N1000 each to a … Continue reading Social Media Safety Tips →

A group of gunmen on Friday killed a businessman in Rivers, carting away an undisclosed amount of money. It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday when the businessman, who was only identified as Frank, was attacked inside his office at 11, Ikwerre Road, in the Diobu area of Port … Continue reading Gunmen kill businessman, cart away money in Rivers →

The Jigawa State High court 4 sitting in Dutse, has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Datti Buba, to death by hanging for allegedly kidnapping and killing two boys in the state. The presiding judge, Justice Ubale Taura, said the suspect was arraigned on three counts of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide. The suspect admitted before … Continue reading Court sentences 39-year-old man to death for kidnapping, murder →

Anybody can fall victim to an online scam. We all lead busy lives and we are continually bombarded with “app\nroaches” from scammers – it only takes a moment of inattention to fall into a trap, according to http://www.thebalance.com How can you stay safe, when thieves are becoming increasingly sophisticated and convincing? The best thing to … Continue reading Warning signs of money scams you should know →

The Zamfara Police Command on Thursday said two caterers and three of the children are missing after armed bandits attacked Government Girls Secondary School, Moriki in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Government Girls Secondary School, Moriki The police however said no student was abducted as a combined team of police and vigilante promptly … Continue reading Police say 2 caterers, 3 children missing in attempted mass abduction of Zamfara schoolgirls →

Residents of Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Wednesday, cordoned their emir’s palace and killed seven suspected bandits. The armed bandits were said to be in the emir’s palace for a peace talk after their cows were confiscated following an airstrike on their base in Birnin Magaji forest. The Nigerian Air Force … Continue reading Residents cordon emir’s palace, kill seven suspected bandits →

In what appears like Boko Haram style of attempted mass abduction, armed bandits on Wednesday night attacked a secondary school in Zamfara State, abducting many. In a BBC Hausa report, the attackers stormed Government Girls Secondary School, Moriki, shot sporadically and abducted unspecified number of people. Sources told the BBC that the attackers, who successfully … Continue reading In Boko Haram style, bandits attack Zamfara girls’ school, abducts many →

....says terrorism, militancy, banditry products of corruption. Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has alleged that some state governors covertly promote insecurity as justification to inflate their security vote. Magu who stated this while presenting a paper with the theme, “Imperative of Fighting Corruption/Terrorism Financing in Nigeria” at the … Continue reading Governors promote insecurity to inflate Security Vote – Ibrahim Magu →

With the tumbling economy and unemployment rate so high, crime rate has gone up. It is therefore important for you to take steps to protect yourself. Here a few tips for you. 1. Report to the police any case of theft any time there is a theft case in your neighborhood. Your information to the … Continue reading Security Tips: Report cases of theft to the police →

As part of efforts aimed at rejigging the fight against armed banditry, kidnapping and other sundry crimes across the nation, particularly in Kaduna and other contiguous States, the Inspector General of Police, M.A. Adamu has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, CP Ahmed Abdulrahaman from the State to the Force … Continue reading IGP orders immediate redeployment of Kaduna CP, five others →