Crimes
Delta Police arrest kidnap kingpin, Shehu, neutralize gang members
Photo: Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun By Didimoko A. Didimoko In a major win for law enforcement, Nigerian police have arrested one of Delta State’s most wanted criminals—Abubakar Usman, popularly known as Shehu—a suspected mastermind behind a wave of high-profile kidnappings and killings in the region. The arrest was…
Read More »Three nabbed for hijacking fuel tanker in Oyo
By Deborah Nnamdi The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday announced the arrest of three individuals linked to the hijacking of a truck carrying 45,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (commonly known as petrol) along the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road. According to a statement issued in Ibadan by the state’s Police Public…
Read More »NDLEA arrests Ex-Convict with Meth hidden in speakers
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu, for attempting to smuggle 2.7 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in two large music speakers. The illicit drugs were intended for distribution in Yola, Mubi (Adamawa State), and neighboring Cameroon. According…
Read More »Abba Kyari: An officer’s fall from grace to disgrace
Alhaji Abba Kyari, once celebrated as a distinguished officer in the Nigeria Police Force, has seen his reputation marred by a series of serious allegations and legal challenges. From being the shining star of the force, Kyari has fallen to the cesspool of everything that is wrong with the law…
Read More »Abba Kyari, 4 others to face trial as no-case plea is dismissed
Photo: Disgraced maverick officer Abba Kyari By Didimoko A Didimoko A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that embattled former Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and four other officers of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) must face trial over drug-related charges, rejecting their no-case submissions. Justice Emeka Nwite,…
Read More »N35bn fraud: Former FBN staff loses 7 properties to FG
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Seven Properties Linked to Former First Bank Employee The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of seven properties linked to Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, a former employee of First Bank Nigeria Plc, following allegations of fraud amounting to billions of naira.…
Read More »Police arrest thug who assaulted female bus driver in viral video
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Friday Onu, who was seen in a viral video on the Lekki-Epe Expressway assaulting Mrs Yetunde Amole in an attempt to steal her car battery. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin explained that the…
Read More »Court jails two men for stealing chickens
By Deborah Nnamdi An Ota Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogun State, on Monday, sentenced two men, Shibu Abdullahi, 21, and Yakubu Usman, 25, to one month imprisonment each for stealing two chickens valued at N70,000. Insp. E. O. Adaraloye, the prosecutor, told the court that the convicts and others still…
Read More »India-bound brothers nabbed with $300,000 cocaine
Two siblings, John Abugu (43) and Kenneth Abugu (31), have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 5kg of cocaine worth about N470 million. The siblings were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, during check by eagle-eyed NDLEA operatives while attempting to board a…
Read More »Three US-based Nigerians risk 60-year jail term for money laundering
By Deborah Nnamdi Three Nigerians residing in the United States—Olumidej Olorunfunmi, Samson Amos, and Emmanuel Unuigbe—could face a total of 60 years in prison for their alleged involvement in money laundering, amounting to $4.5 million. A statement by the US Department of Justice disclosed that the trio conspired among themselves…
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