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The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) on September 9, 2022, bombarded a hospital and other healthcare facilities in the Sambisa forest where wounded and sick terrorists and their family members are being treated. The hospital located in the ‘Somalia’ area of the Sambisa forest was razed by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, following credible intelligence, The Nation reports. Most of the terrorists were said to have been killed in the air interdiction. The attack on the terrorists at the Sambisa forest was followed by a coordinated bombardment of identified terrorist enclaves across the Northeast. A military source said intensive air and ground operations…

The independent investigative panel on human right violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has awarded compensations to 74 victims of police brutality, to the tune of about N289 million. The panel, which was set up by the federal government, on Wednesday, September 14, awarded compensations after it considered a total of 297 petitions that were brought before it by either victims or their family members. Secretary of the panel, Hillary Ogbonna, while speaking on Wednesday, disclosed that allegations in the petitions that were determined, bordered on extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances, cruel and inhumane treatment by police officers, prolonged…

Traffic offenders crumbled to their knees, while some broke down in tears on Thursday, September 15, during an auction of vehicles forfeited to the Lagos state government over traffic violations. At the auction of forfeited and abandoned vehicles that took place at the task force yard in Ikeja, bidders stormed the venue to register, inspect, and bid for different vehicles, including mini buses and cars, Cable reports. The event venue, which had participants as in a live football match, turned into an arena of tears and sympathy as motorists faced the reality of permanently losing their vehicles.

Nineteen people have been burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred in Abuja. Dauda Biu, acting corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the figures when he visited the accident scene. Biu said the crash occurred minutes into Sunday and involved three vehicles – two Toyota Hiace buses with registration numbers MUB- 30 LG and DWR-985 XJ and an articulated vehicle. “Out of the 31 victims, eight persons comprising of seven males and one female sustained various degrees of injuries, while 19 others were burnt beyond recognition. “Investigation showed that the main causes of the crash were speed…

A Nigerian man based in the US, Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, was on Saturday, September 24, arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at his residence for his involvement in over 68 robbery cases. A statement from the LAPD said that,  there have been over 68 armed robbery operations “attributed by investigators to the same suspect since 2021,” according to CKN Nigeria. The statement added that, “The robbery cases have occurred throughout Los Angeles county and the city of Los Angeles. “During investigation, detectives discovered that Chukwuma commonly used a blue cloth to cover the handgun used in the robbery operations…

Disagreement over a stolen motorcycle between two rival cult groups in Obudu Local Government Area in the northern part of Cross River State has claimed six lives. According to a resident, Patricia, she said, “The war started when a member of one of the groups stole a motorcycle belonging to a member of the rival gang. The thief was asked to buy another machine (motorcycle) for the owner and the mother of the boy agreed to buy it, but the gang members of the owner of the motorcycle insisted on setting the thief ablaze to pay for the crime, which was resisted…

Two children who were abducted after gunmen believed to be kidnappers killed their father, Alfa Tunde Aribidesi, at their residence at Gaa Osibi in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, have escaped from the den of their abductors. Tunde, a trader at Ojatuntun, Baboko, Ilorin, Kwara state was killed on Thursday, September 29, 2022, PUNCH disclosed. His children, 12-year-old Jamiu and 15-year-old Sambo, were abducted, as the kidnappers demanded N10m for their release. The two abducted children, however, escaped from the kidnappers on Sunday night of October 2, 2022, after their abductors slept off in the forest. “The kidnappers…

An 18-year-old boy identified as Tope Momoh has strangled his mother to death for calling him a bastard in Ondo state. Tope admitted to killing his 52-year-old mother, Stella, two weeks after she was buried. He committed the offence on September 6, 2022 at Ikakumi Akoko area of the state, according to The Nation. Tope, who was arraigned before an Akure chief magistrates’ court on one count charge of murder, on Friday, October 7, pleaded for mercy. The prosecution counsel, Nelson Akintimehin, informed the court that the cause of the mother’s death was unknown until her son confessed to be the killer.…

The United Nations (UN) has donated $10 million to tackle the food and nutrition crisis and malnutrition in Nigeria’s north-east. In a statement on Monday, September 19, 2022, the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) in Nigeria, said the fund is part of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), The Cable reports. It said if immediate action on malnutrition is not implemented in the north-east, more than five thousand children could die. It added that the CERF allocation will help speed up action to increase treatment capacity, early identification of acute malnutrition as well as prevention. “As the people of…

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, has justified the death penalty approved for anyone convicted of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, or cultism in the state. Matawalle, while speaking on Wednesday, September 28, said that the state government has tried several approaches towards curbing banditry in the state, but such measures were not 100 percent successful, The Cable reports. “God knows I have adopted so many options for this crisis to leave the state, but unfortunately, there are good and bad people in any society,” Matawalle said. “We’ve tried all we can. I’ve adopted so many options in the state and most of the…