Kaduna State

Nigerian police drop ₦1.3b fraud charges against son of top Lagos GAC member & four others

Police Rescue Man Kidnapped for Six Months in Kaduna

December 19, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

A victim who had been kept hostage by kidnappers for six months has been freed by the Kaduna State Police Command. The rescue operation took place on Monday around 4:00 pm during an anti-crime patrol

Bandits kill 3, injure 7, and abduct 8 in Zamfara

Women, Children Killed, Others Injured, Abducted As Bandit Attack Maulud Procession In Katsina

November 6, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In Kusa village in the Musawa local government area of Katsina State, bandits ambushed a procession of Maulud celebrants, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries, including women and children. Eighteen people in all were impacted;

Fire Service Warns Kaduna Residents against Fire Outbreaks In Harmattan Season

October 11, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Federal Fire Service Kaduna Command on Wednesday gave stern warning to residents of potential fire outbreaks during the Harmattan season. The Federal Fire Commander for Kaduna Command, Sadiq Usman, who announced this in a

Court Sentence ten ‘yahoo boys’ for fraud,Theft On September 14, 2023, Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, found ten individuals guilty of separate counts of internet fraud. Ikyegh Senenge Bobo, Anum Cyprian Sesugh, Boniface Udoo Aondofa, Utor Stanley Torkuma, Obande Emmanuel, James Ekere, Tony Ochekwu Moda, Ochaje James, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona, and Odumu Michael are the defendants who were brought to justice by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The prisoners were taken into custody in Makurdi at various locations for allegedly participating in cybercrime. According to the investigation, they used various aliases to deceive people into entering into phony social relationships so they could steal money from them. Senenge was found guilty and given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a N500,000 fine by Justice Egwuatu. He was told to hand over two plots of land in Phase 1 of Makurdi's Gboko Road, an iPhone 13 Pro, a Pontiac Vibe 2009 model, and other items to the Nigerian federal government. Cyprian was given a one-year sentence with the possibility of a fine of N500,000. Additionally, he gives up an iPhone 11 Pro Max to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Aondofa was given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a fine of N200,000.00 and was ordered to give up an iPhone 7 to the Nigerian federal government. Stanley was given a one-year prison term and given the option of paying a fine of N200,000.00 or forfeiting an iPhone to the Nigerian federal government. In addition, he must give the victim N97,900 (Ninety Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Naira) in restitution. James received a one-year sentence with the option of a N100,000 fine and forfeited an iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Federal Government, while Emmanuel received the same punishment. Ochekwu and Ochaje received sentences of one year in prison with a possible fine of one million naira and 500,000 points, respectively. Ochaje was given orders to forfeit one iPhone 6 and one HP laptop to the Federal Government of Nigeria, while Ochekwu must forfeit an iPhone 3 and an iPhone 8. Michael and Shadrach were given the option of paying a fine of N200,000 and N300,000, respectively, in addition to their one-year sentences. Shadrach was told to give the federal government an iPhone XR. Some of the charges read: “That you, Ikyegh Senenge Bobo “M” sometime between December, 2022 to May, 2023 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, sent an electronic message to one Daniella Alias Nagako, a female Japanese citizen based in the United States of America vide an Online App where you disguise yourself as a male citizen of Texas, United States of America with the name Nakamora by procuring Apple iTunes Cards valued at N5,662,200.00 from her and converted the proceeds into your Opay Limited wallet, Ikyegh Msendoo Mercy’s GT and Keystone Bank accounts respectively and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22 (3) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Obande Emmanuel “M” (22 years) sometime between March and April, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently obtained the sum of $1000 USD from unsuspecting foreign nationals by using Instagram account “taratwithdephina” through which you claimed to be a fortune teller offering consultancy and palm reading service to help them succeed in life and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (1) (iv) of the Act. “That you, Abah James Ekere “M” (33 years) on or about 22 June, 2021, in Makurdi, Benue State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud knowingly sent electronic messages to Access Bank Plc and GT Bank that materially misrepresented the fact that a transaction of N1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) failed from your Access Bank account No. 0025620094 and GT. Bank account No. 0642871829 (from PoS terminal) which the Banks relied upon by making a chargeback to Accelerex Network Nigeria Limited who suffered a loss and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14 (2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona on or about February, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, used the identity of one Caitlyn Anderson, an America social media model and created a Gmail account, caitlynaanderson2012@gmail.com linked with your Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat accounts and sent fictitious messages to unsuspecting foreign nationals and obtained the sum of $2,000 (Two Thousand Dollars) only, which was converted and transferred to your Opay Account number 8073746212 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (iv) of the same Act”.

Court Sentence 5 ‘American Citizens’ to Jail over N251,000 Internet Fraud

September 14, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Kaduna State High Court has imprisoned five people, including one woman, who claimed to be white American citizens of internet fraud. The court also convicted four others, all males, who similarly claimed they were

Bandits set Catholic Parish residence ablaze in Kaduna

September 8, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In a raid by bandits on the Catholic Parish House in Kamanton, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State , A seminarian, bro Stephen Naman Ngofe was burned beyond recognition and left for dead

Troops kill 3 Bandits, Rescue 10 Kidnap Victims, in Kaduna

August 12, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

During an evacuation operation in Kaduna State, troops from the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division killed three bandits and freed ten abduction victims. Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, the division’s Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, acknowledged

“Heavy fine should be imposed on citizens who collected PVC but refused to vote” — Shehu Sani

Kaduna Governorship Race: Sen. Shehu Sani Reveals How He Will Make Terrorism Impossible

April 7, 2022 Jessica gistlover 0

If elected the governor in 2023, Sen. Shehu Sani promised to make it impossible for terrorists to operate in Kaduna State. Sani made the vow in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen after purchasing

Group: El-Rufai’s successor should initiate from Kaduna North

Students Asked To Wear Mufti As Kaduna Reopens Schools

August 19, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

Kaduna government has announced that schools in the state re-opened on Wednesday, 18th August, 2021, after being initially closed down due to ongoing military operations against bandits in northwestern states. The resumption date is for

More Baptist Students Regain Freedom

July 27, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

Four additional abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Kaduna State have regained their freedom. A top official of the school disclosed on Monday that the four students escaped from the forest last night

Fulani Herdsmen Kills Over 100 People In Kaduna

July 14, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has accused suspected armed Fulani herdsmen of killing not less than 100 Atyap natives in the last six days. In a statement by the spokesperson of SOKAPU, Luka Binniyat,

Man Arrested For Smashing Month-Old Daughter to Death

Police Statement On Kidnap Of Kaduna Emir

July 12, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

The Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the abduction of the Emir of Kajuru by bandits in the early hours of Sunday. The Police Command said the 85-year-old traditional ruler was attacked

Ibrahim Zailani Speaks On Kajuru Emir’s Abduction

July 12, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

Bandits had in the early hours of Sunday stormed the Kajuru Emirate and whisked the Emir and 13 of his family members, including two of his grandchildren in the Kajuru Local Government Area, this comes

Kaduna State Declares July 12 Work-Free Day

July 12, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

The Kaduna State Government has declared Monday, July 12, as a work-free day in honor of the late former Deputy Governor of the state, Barnabas Yusuf Bala (Bantex). This was disclosed in a statement signed

JUSTIN: 5 Missing And 10 Dead In Kaduna State

July 10, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the fresh killings in four Local Government Areas, which has claimed at least ten lives, while five youths are reportedly missing after the attack in Zangon Kataf, Igabi, Chikun,

Bandits Kidnaps Children And Their Mom in Zaria

July 10, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

Bandits have abducted a woman and her three kids in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits according to eyewitnesses, stormed the town Milgoma opposite the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) in