LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Syrian capital, Damascus, descended into turmoil as rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad‘s regime. Images and videos circulating on social media appear to show widespread looting of the central bank, with people carrying bags seemingly filled with cash. The Immigration and Passports Department building was reportedly set ablaze. Looting and chaos at…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abuja residents have looted a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture. The warehouse was raided by the residents on Sunday morning. They carted away foodstuffs and other items stored in the warehouse. Earlier reports on social media had claimed that the warehouse belonged to the National Emergency…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some photos that have been making waves online have captured some citizens of Niger Republic looting some of the properties belonging to fleeing politicians in the country Since the the report of a military takeover in the country surfaced online, there have been reactions across the world It began after a man…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many traders at Okobaba Sawmill, Lagos Mainland are counting their losses after hoodlums reportedly invaded the market around 5pm on Friday and looted about 35 shops. Daily Trust learnt that the thugs, armed with guns, operated freely till around 4am on Saturday and brought in a vehicle to pack their loot. Policemen…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have invited 20 disciples of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) for questioning over alleged financial fraud and diversion of funds left by the late founder of SCOAN, Temitope Balogun Joshua. The invitees include Nigerian and foreign prophets and…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from rioting in South Africa rose to 72 on Tuesday as police and the military tried to halt the unrest in poor areas of two provinces that began last week after the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Many of the deaths in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces occurred in…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Viral video showed the moment some suspected Hausa/Fulani boys allegedly attacked Igbos in Abuja, and looted their shops unchallenged. According to reports, the incident happened yesterday, May 6, 2021 in Kubwa, a residential district in Bwari, one of the area councils in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. Kubwa is situated on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums have begun dumping looted items into waste bins and by the road sides as security operatives commenced search for looted public and private property within the Calabar metropolis. Hoodlums had on Friday and Saturday last week broken into COVID-19 palliative and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) warehouses, some government institutions, politicians’…