Crimes

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 120 individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud following coordinated raids across various parts of Lagos State. In a statement released by the Commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 carried out the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended two octogenarians—80-year-old Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old Uloma Uchechi Sunday—along with her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, during a series of coordinated operations across the country. In a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy at NDLEA Headquarters,…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has recorded a major security breakthrough with the arrest of a notorious cattle rustler and kidnap kingpin, Abashe Gizo, in a targeted raid on his hideout at Ruwan Baka village, Doma Local Government Area. Gizo, who had been on the police wanted list for a…

A jealous middle-aged lover has reportedly killed his girlfriend just days before her wedding in Nsukka Area of Enugu State. It was gathered that the man, who was simply identified as Ogbonna (AKA Mourinho), who hails from Igogoro Community in Igbo-Eze LGA of Enugu, is currently cooling his heels in…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, who was abducted earlier in the week, has been confirmed dead. His death was announced on Sunday morning by the Chairman of Ose Local Government, Clement Kolapo Ojo, in a statement issued…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ebonyi State High Court sitting in the Ohaukwu Judicial Division has sentenced four individuals to death by hanging for the murder of 26-year-old Chinonso Elom, popularly known as Oscar. The incident occurred on February 5, 2023, in the Ngbo community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area, where both…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended five individuals in connection with the abduction and illegal sale of a two-week-old baby for N3 million. Among those arrested is a woman who had been entrusted with the care of the teenage mother of the infant. The suspects are…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of three individuals who allegedly impersonated operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and abducted students from Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai. In a statement released on Friday in Minna, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu…

By Deborah Nnamdi Panic spread through the Agulu and Nanka communities in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday following the fatal shooting of a lawyer and his client by unidentified gunmen shortly after a court appearance. Eyewitnesses said the victims were ambushed and killed without resistance at…

By Deborah Nnamdi A High Court sitting in Benin, on Thursday remanded a 56-year old man, Festus Ugo, in a correctional centre over alleged rape of a 13-year old girl. Ugo, whose address was not given, is charged with rape. The Prosecutor, I.E Ekibade, told the court that the defendant…