Author: Nnamdi Deborah

The Rivers State Police Command has suspended the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Abuloma Division and the officer overseeing the Abuloma Police Outpost from their duties following allegations that suspected cultists renovated the facility. The Command also ordered a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the renovation after a video circulated on social media purportedly showing suspected cultists visiting the outpost on Thursday, October 15, 2026, to celebrate the completion of the project. In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, said the affected officers had been queried and relieved of…

A 16-year-old gunman has killed four people, including three children and a teacher, in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, in the United States. The suspect was also killed after an armed community member pursued him into the school and intervened to prevent further casualties, police said. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz disclosed the incident at a press conference on Thursday, October 15, 2026, saying the victims were children aged five, eight, and 11, alongside a teacher. He added that a seven-year-old pupil and a 54-year-old teacher sustained critical injuries and were taken to the hospital…

Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest, Reverend Father John Otache, along the Otobi Amejo-Ajegbe Road in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Otache, who serves as the parish priest of St Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe-Awume, was kidnapped on Tuesday, October 13, while returning from Otukpo. The abduction was confirmed by the Benue State Police Command, which said efforts were ongoing to secure the priest’s release. The Police Public Relations Officer, Peter Aondongu, confirmed the incident, adding that the priest had yet to be rescued. “I can confirm that. It happened on Tuesday. He has not been rescued yet, but our…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Kelechi Declan James, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for impersonation by the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the sentence on Friday, October 9, 2026, after James pleaded guilty to a one-count charge brought against him by the commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1. The court gave him the option of paying a ₦300,000 fine and also ordered him to perform three days of community service. According to the charge, James fraudulently impersonated an individual identified as “David Hernandez” on his Facebook…

A Kaduna magistrates’ court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Kenneth James, to 18 months’ imprisonment for stealing jewellery valued at N860,000 belonging to his girlfriend. James was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of stealing before Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel. The court, however, gave him the option of paying a N50,000 fine in place of the prison term. The magistrate also ordered the convict to refund N860,000 to the complainant, Miss Vivian Gideon, warning that he would serve an additional 10 months in prison if he failed to repay the money. Emmanuel further cautioned James against committing…

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued five Congolese nationals suspected of being victims of human trafficking after they were allegedly lured to Nigeria with promises of better economic opportunities. The victims were rescued at Bollarz Hotel in the Araromi area of Ibadan during an intelligence-led operation, according to a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on October 14, 2026. The rescued individuals were identified as Bonsaly Mpika Donel, 24; Charles Siloe, 23; Eliane Ruth Makengo, 26; Makota Janie Darcel, 23; and Simba Babeki Elie, 33. During preliminary questioning, the victims reportedly told investigators that a man…

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man, Saheed Babalola, over the alleged exhumation and mutilation of the corpse of an 18-year-old girl in Feesu community, near Iwo, Osun State. The suspect was reportedly apprehended by residents after they heard unusual noises coming from the burial site where the teenager had been laid to rest a day earlier. The incident occurred on Monday at Olomo Compound, Feesu, where the deceased and the suspect reportedly lived. According to reports, the teenager died under circumstances described as unnatural on Sunday and was buried within the compound later that day. Babalola was…

Meta has removed more than 3.7 million accounts, pages, and groups from Facebook and Instagram linked to suspected scam networks operating in West Africa, as an international crackdown on online fraud led to 28 arrests and the rescue of 117 human trafficking victims. The operation, known as Joint Disruption Week, targeted criminal networks operating in Nigeria, Ghana and other African countries accused of defrauding victims worldwide through social media and other digital platforms. According to the United States Department of Justice, the coordinated operation, which began on October 6, also generated leads on more than 30 suspected scam centres and…

A 28-year-old man, Adebayo Maoli, has been arrested by the police in Toronto, Canada, over allegations that he exposed himself to passengers in two separate subway incidents. The Toronto Police Service said Maoli faces one count of sexual assault and two counts of indecent act following the incidents at King and College subway stations on September 1 and October 3, 2026. According to police, the first incident occurred around 3pm on September 1 aboard a southbound Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) train at King Station, where Maoli allegedly exposed himself to two passengers. The victims reportedly activated the train’s security alarm,…

A Nigerian national, Bosun Osagie, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison in the United Kingdom for hacking a woman’s social media accounts, using her photographs to create fake sex-work profiles, and attempting to extort money from her. Osagie, 25, who lives in Bexley, London, was convicted after pleading guilty to computer hacking and blackmail. In addition to the prison term, he received a 10-year restraining order prohibiting him from contacting the victim. The case began in February 2023 when the woman reported to Merseyside Police that her Snapchat and X accounts had been compromised. Police investigations uncovered fake…