Gunmen 'kill six' at tavern in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) – Gunmen opened fire at an open-air tavern in northeastern Nigeria, killing six people, police said on Sunday, amid an upsurge in violence in the country ahead of April elections.

The motive for the attack late Friday at the tavern outside a hotel in the city of G

ombe was not immediately clear and police could not provide details on the assailants. No arrests had been made.

"Six people were killed in the attack, while two others were injured, one of them critically," police spokesman Abdullahi Kamba told AFP.

Suspected members of an Islamist sect that launched an uprising last year have carried out a series of attacks in recent months in northern Nigeria, mainly in the city of Maiduguri, including raids on churches.

Bomb blasts have also occurred in the capital Abuja and the central city of Jos, while political rallies have also been targeted by violence.

Nigeria will hold presidential, legislative and state elections in April.

US probes Atiku over wire fraud, money laundering

The United States Department of Justice may have opened investigations into allegations of wire fraud and money laundering against Nigeria’s former Vice-President Atiku Abukakar; one of his wives, Jennifer; his American lawyer, Mr. Edward Weidenfield; and an old business, Gabriele Volpi, to determine whether they contravened US government laws, according to a report by a website, TheWill.

The online medium said it learnt from a source, who opted to remain anonymous because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, that the justice department would seek to question the presidential aspirant, his wife and associates. However, the medium did not give details of the alleged fresh probe.



It stated that when it tried to obtain a formal statement on the issue from the justice department, a spokesperson promised “to get back to us as soon as possible.” TheWill stated that about 10 hours later, a spokesperson, Laura E. Sweeney, got in touch with it but declined to comment on the matter.

It said that in response to all its questions, Sweeney responded by saying, “We decline comment.”

The report also contained details of the alleged indictment of the former vice-president and his wife by the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in its Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

TheWill said the committee, which is headed by Senator Carl Levin, had in a report released on February 4, 2010 alleged that Abubakar’s wife laundered about $40m between 2000 and 2008.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the former vice-president, Mallam Garba Shehu, said there was ‘nothing new’ in the report. He said it was a 2009 report that was brought up by some individuals to ‘score a cheap political goal,’ adding that the issues raised ‘had been addressed.’

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TENSION, yesterday,  enveloped Jos, Plateau State capital where 32 people have been confirmed dead and 74 others hospitalised following multiple blasts which rocked the metropolis on Christmas eve.

The gory picture of the bombings was painted just as President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to fish out the perpetrators and punish them according to the law.

Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang pointed finger  at some highly placed people as the masterminds, calling on the Federal Government to bring her full weight to bear on investigations to fish out the culprits.

Briefing journalists yesterday, Plateau State commissioner of police, Mr. Abdulrahman Akano, said a total of seven explosives were planted in two parts of the state capital.

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Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who twice ruled Nigeria, once in the 1970s and then for eight years starting in 1999, collapsed today at the St. Stephens Anglican Church in Igbotako, Ondo State.

The fainting incident took place at about 12 noon, Nigerian time, at a thanksgiving service in honour of Major General Olu Bajowa (Rtd), an Obasanjo protégé who is celebrating his 70th birthday.  Major General Olu Bajowa was once indicted for mismanaging the Nigerian airways.

Obasanjo was rushed to a sickbay at the home of the celebrant. When he re-appeared, he appeared woozy, but managed to complete the event before returning home to Abeokuta, Ogun State, later in the day.  The former president has faced a multitude of personal misfortunes in recent times. On one occasion, he was attacked and ridiculed in broad daylight at the Lagos Airport by an irate Nigerian who blamed him for the political and economic crisis bedeviling the country. In another public event, the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, insulted him in public, calling him "father of bastards."

Although Obasanjo's real age is unknown, the former head of state is said to suffer from diabetes.  Like most former leaders, he obtains his medical care in foreign hospitals.

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London Money laundering Trial:

Theresa Ibori, the former First Lady of Delta State, is going to prison for between two- five years.

The London jury in her Southwark Crown Court trial returned their verdict today after she was found guilty on two counts of money laundering. James Ibori's United Kingdom lawyer, Mr. Bhadresh Gohil, who was on trial with Theresa, has been found guilty on all counts of money laundering. He has been remanded in police custody.


Mr. Gohil will be sentenced after the conclusion of another trial involving the laundering of proceeds of V-Mobile shares by James Ibori, Henry Imashekka, David Edevbie and former Akwa Ibom governor, Victor Attah. The trial will start on Monday.

In a previous trial, the court had also sent to prison Ibori's sister, Christine Ibori-Ibie; and  his mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo-Onuigbo.

The main culprit, James Ibori, awaits extradition to the UK to face three set of trials relating to money laundering and theft of delta state resources.