CRIME
IGP Says Nigeria Not Mature For State Police, Wants NSCDC, FRSC Merged As A Dept In NPF
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said Nigeria is not “mature” for state police. Egbetokun said this at a national dialogue on state police organised by the house of representatives in Abuja, on Monday. The theme of the dialogue is ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria”. The IGP, who was represented by Ben Okolo, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, said the...
Proprietor Of Hustle Kingdom In Uyo Bags 10 Years Jail Term
The proprietor of the Uyo Cybercrime Training Centre, also known as Hustle Kingdom, Ikemesit Edet, has been sentenced to ten years in jail for fraud. The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, arraigned Edet for impersonation, love scam, hacking/editing of social media accounts, and private criminal tutoring. According to the EFCC in a statement on...
Military Confirms Killing Of Six Soldiers In Fresh Ambush In Niger, Spits Fire
The military high command, on Sunday said marauding terrorists, who recently killed some of its personnel in Niger State will pay dearly for the dastardly act, saying they would be hunted down by fire by force. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, who stated this on Sunday and vowed that there would be “injurious consequences” for the act. Bandits had...
Abia Police Parades ABSU 500-L Student Who Killed Rival Cult Member, As He Makes Shocking Revelation (VIDEO)
A 500-level student of Abia State University (ABSU) Uturu, Emmanuel Victor attested for the murder of a fellow student, Emmanuel Uche in front of Miracle Lodge has confessed to the crime. He along with others arrested for various crimes in Abia State was paraded at the police headquarters in Umuahia on Sunday, ABN TV reports. https://youtu.be/hi6zUoXKmTk He said he killed Emmanuel Uche...
27-Year-Old Man Arrested In Umuahia Over Alleged Neighbour’s Murder (Photo)
A 27-year-old man identified as Daniel Otuechere has been arrested by men of the Abia State Police Command over the alleged murder of his neighbour, 23-year-old Hope Chinedu Prosper. The father of the deceased Hope Oluoha, 52, who resides in Agbo Emede Ibeku Umuahia had earlier in the week reported to the police that the accused person took his son...
Man Who Slit Okada Man’s Throat, Stole Bike In Nasarawa Arrested
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Ibrahim Isiaka for allegedly slitting the throat of a commercial motorcyclist and snatching his motorcycle in the Karu Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement signed and made available in Lafia on Friday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the suspect was arrested following painstaking efforts...
Eight Nigerians Arrested In South Africa Over Alleged Attack On Policemen
The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking the operatives and damaging their vehicles during a drug raid. The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, confirmed the incident that happened in the Northern Cape on Friday. According to a South African Police Service (SAPS) statement, at the time of the arrest, police were tracing...
Fear Grips Policemen Extorting Abians As CP Talks Tough
Policemen serving in Abia State are currently threading with utmost carefulness as the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie has vowed a decisive action against those extorting money from Abians. The police boss handed the warning during a meeting with the Management Team, Area Commanders, DPOs, and Tactical Team Commanders on Thursday. The CP emphasized that professionalism among...
Two To Die By Hanging For Armed Robbery In Osun
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced two middle-aged men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The court presided over by Justice Ayo Oyebiyi convicted the duo of Wasiu Afolayan, 36, a battery charger and Kola Adeyemi, 34, a spare parts dealer on Thursday. They were arraigned before the Court on a five-count charge of conspiracy “Contrary...
Police Nab Prime Suspect In Alleged Murder Of 500L ABSU Student (Photo)
Officers of Abia State Police Command have arrested one Emmanuel Victor in connection with the alleged murder of a 500-level student of Abia State University, Uturu. A viral video online depicts where the murder of the victim, Emmanuel Uche in front of Miracle Lodge, Uturu. The command in a statement made available to ABN TV on Thursday and signed by the...
