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Bandits Kill DSS Officer After Receiving N5m Ransom In Katsina

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a 33-year-old operative of the Department of State Services, Sadiq Abdullahi Bindawa, despite receiving N5m as ransom, SaharaReporters has gathered. The late Bindawa, who worked with the intelligence department of the service in Abuja, was kidnapped alongside his four-year-old son on Saturday at his residence behind Federal Secretariat in Katsina metropolis. According to a source, the bandits demanded N5m 48 hours after his abduction, which was raised by his family members and colleagues. The money was taken to Charanchi area of the state on Sunday and the negotiators were told to go and receive him in Kurfi town on Monday morning. “But when they got to Kurfi as agreed, they met his dead body with multiple gunshots on his head, ears and back. He was buried this morning according to Islamic rights,” the source said. CRIME Insurgency News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable

EXCLUSIVE: Police, Hoodlums Take Over Building Belonging To Nigerian Embassy In Congo DR After Evicting Staff, Stealing Valuables

Police, Hoodlums Take Over Building Belonging To Nigerian Embassy In Congo DR After Evicting Staff, Stealing Valuables Police officers and some armed hoodlums have taken over a building belonging to the Nigerian Embassy in Kinshasa, Congo Democratic Republic, SaharaReporters has learnt. The building, it was gathered, houses staff of the embassy and visitors. Police, Hoodlums Take Over Building Belonging To Nigerian Embassy In Congo DR After Evicting Staff, Stealing Valuables The Jean-Claude Okito family of Congo DR had accused the Nigerian Embassy of encroaching on their land, claiming that it was occupied without any title deed by the Nigerian officials. The family was said to have visited the place last month with a judicial order after which one Hajia Kadijah in company with policemen and armed hoodlums took over the building and evicted a Nigerian Embassy staff named Kazeem. His personal belongings including clothes and other valuables were seized by the armed Invaders.

Cleric Denies Using Thugs To Attack Lagos Community Residents, Calls For Investigation Into Matter

File Photo: Violence Founder of Endtime Heavenly Revival Ministries, Pastor Femi Adebayo, has denied allegations that he used thugs to attack residents of Ayobo community in Lagos.   The cleric while speaking with journalists on Monday said the allegations were false and aimed at maligning his person and ministry. File Photo: Violence While calling for a thorough investigation into the matter, Adebayo said all those making the accusation against him must seek forgiveness from God. He said, “On September 12, someone called to inform me that there was a publication accusing me of sending hoodlums to Ayobo community. I was shocked to hear that. “The allegation is totally false. I’ve never sent anybody to attack another human. I don’t have any business with anybody in Ayobo, why are they making allegations against me that I sent thugs to attack people. “This is an attempt to tarnish my image and the ministry God has laid in my hands. “I urge the authorities to investigate thi

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 13.22 Per Cent

The National Bureau of Statistics has said that Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, increased to 13.22 per cent year-on-year in August 2020. The NBS made this known in its CPI and Inflation Report for August released on Tuesday. The latest figure is 0.40 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in July 2020 (12.82 per cent). Food inflation stood at 16 per cent in August 2020 compared to 15.48 per cent in July 2020.  This rise in the food index was attributed to increases in prices of bread and cereals, potatoes, yam and other tubers, meat, fish, fruits, oils and fats and vegetables. Core inflation also rose to 10.52 per cent in August 2020 up by 0.42 per cent points when compared with 10.1 per cent recorded in July 2020. The highest increase were recorded in prices of passenger transport by air, hospital services, medical services, pharmaceutical products, maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment. The last time Nigeria’s inflation rate was i

BREAKING: Oshiomhole, Kano, Kogi Governors On US Visa Ban List, El-Rufai’s Sanction Extended

L-R: Adams Oshiomhole; Abdullahi Ganduje; Yahaya Bello; Nasir el-Rufai. A former governor of Edo State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, is among top Nigerians slammed with a visa ban by the United States Government on Monday, SaharaRepoters has learnt. Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, are also among those affected by the latest US sanction, it was gathered. Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna on the other hand had his own visa ban extended. L-R: Adams Oshiomhole; Abdullahi Ganduje; Yahaya Bello; Nasir el-Rufai. SaharaReporters Media He has been banned from entering the US since 2010 over a graft case. According to US officials, more Nigerian politicians may be included on the visa ban list after the Edo governorship election if they are involved in electoral malpractice. See Also United States of America United States Imposes Visa Ban On Nigeria’s Election Riggers 0 Comments 17 Hours