Crimes
Bandits kill 20 security personnel, vigilantes in Plateau ambush
The Kanam Development Association of Plateau State has raised alarm over the killing of no fewer than 20 security personnel, including local vigilantes, by bandits in Kanam Local Government Area of the state. The group said the security operatives were part of a patrol team ambushed by heavily armed bandits…
Read More »NSCDC arrests orphanage owner, pregnant women over alleged child trafficking in Imo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo State has arrested a 52-year-old orphanage owner, Tochukwu Ogaranya, alongside five pregnant women aged between 25 and 33 over alleged involvement in child trafficking. The command also disclosed that five newborn babies were rescued from the suspects. The NSCDC Commandant…
Read More »EFCC returns $225,895, N62.79m to US, South African fraud victims
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday handed over a total sum of $225,895 and ₦62,790,000 to foreign victims of fraud from the United States and South Africa. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, noting that the restitution ceremony was presided over…
Read More »Bandits kill businessman, abduct pregnant wife in Kebbi
Armed bandits have attacked the residence of a businessman, Sufiyanu Garba, in the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi metropolis in Kebbi State, killing him and abducting his pregnant wife. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in Birnin Kebbi, the capital of the state. A senior brother to…
Read More »Teenager allegedly kills friend with father’s dane gun in Niger
A 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel Danladi, has allegedly shot and killed his 15-year-old friend, Titus Joseph, with a dane gun belonging to his father in Kwamba, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident reportedly occurred on March 1 while the two teenagers were playing at Emmanuel’s residence in…
Read More »Court threatens to revoke Sowore’s bail over absence from cybercrime trial
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to revoke the bail granted to politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore over his absence at the hearing of his ongoing cybercrime trial. The judge issued the warning on Thursday, stating that the court could also issue a…
Read More »Police arrest suspected criminal, recover pistol During Patrol in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man, Dare Shogaolu, popularly known as “Super M”, and recovered a locally made pistol during a routine stop-and-search operation in the Mushin area of the state. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police…
Read More »Police arrest two suspected armed robbers, recover pistol in Imo
Operatives of the Orji Divisional Headquarters, in collaboration with the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, have arrested two suspected armed robbers in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Henry Okoye, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday…
Read More »Norwegian Court sentences Nigerian footballer to six months in prison
A court in Norway has sentenced Nigerian U-20 international Daniel Daga to six months in prison after finding him guilty of committing a sexual act without consent. According to reports by TV 2 Norway, the verdict was delivered on Tuesday by the Nordmøre and Romsdal District Court following a hearing…
Read More »Abuja fertility doctor arraigned over alleged fraud, medical records leak
An Abuja-based fertility specialist, John Abebe was on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on a three-count charge bordering on fraud, criminal conspiracy and unlawful disclosure of confidential medical records. Abebe was arraigned alongside his medical facility, Joje Abebe Hospital Limited, before Justice…
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