CRIME
Robbery Gang Operating With Keke NAPEP Nabbed In Abia (Photos, Video)
A four-man robbery gang who operate in Ohafia LGA with a tricycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP have been arrested by vigilante men in Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia Abia state, ABN TV reports. They met their waterloo on Saturday during the burial of Friday Arunsi, a native of the community who was last year extra-judicially killed by...
How Suspected Cultists Killed 3 ASEPA Officials In Aba — Abia CP
The Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala of Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three employees of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) in Aba, the commercial hub of the state, on Friday. The CP through the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said the deceased persons were on duty in...
Rivers: Pregnant Lady Arrested For Murdering Mother Over Plantain
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a pregnant woman identified as Blessing Godday for allegedly stabbing another woman, Mrs Imeran Idema, to death over a bunch of plantain allegedly stolen by the former in Adada community in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state. Blessing, 32, who is a mother of nine, reportedly stabbed Idema for trying to...
Evangelist, 5 Others To Die By Hanging For Bank Robberies In Ondo
An Akure High Court, in Ondo state, has sentenced a popular Akure based Evangelist, Adewale Adelu, and five others to death by hanging for robbing two different banks in the state, 13 years ago. The convicts were said to have robbed the banks and carted away N34m. Delivering judgement, Justice Yemi Fasanmi, sentenced the convicts which include, Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Adewale Adelu,...
21-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Over 500 Investors
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, Joshua Dominic, has been arrested by operatives of the police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding over 500 investors of over N2bn. It was gathered that the 21-year-old Dominic was arrested following petitions to the unit by several investors and verified intelligence gathered on his activities, which were confirmed...
After Killing Of Soldiers In Abia, Tinubu Vows To Crush Non State Actors Causing Mayhem
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to clamp down on non-state actors, describing the recent killing of five soldiers in Abia State as a “treasonable offence” which must not be tolerated. “I want to make it clear that the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the armed forces have the capacity to crush violent non-state actors, making our communities...
IG Issues Stern Warnings To Thugs Ahead Of 2025 Anambra Gov. Poll
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning to political thugs ahead of the election not to undermine security or compromise the credibility of the exercise. Egbetokun gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja at the Cleen Foundation 2025 Anambra Governorship Election Security Threat Assessment, STA Dissemination. The IGP, represented by the Acting Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia...
Man Who Threatened To Kill Father With Cutlass Appear In Ondo Court
A commercial motorcycle operator, Tope Oladiji, who allegedly threatened to kill his father Kolawole Oladiji with a cutlass, has been arraigned before an Ondo Magistrate Court. Tope, aged 39, was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on threat to life. He was said to have committed the offence on October 28, 2022, at Holy Trinity Italuowo, Ondo town. The offence is punishable...
Hoodlums Invade Bayelsa Emergency Warehouse, Cart Away Bags Of Garri
Suspected hoodlums have reportedly carted away bags of garri from the Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency’s warehouse at Igbogene, Yenagoa, that is being distributed as relief materials to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. It was gathered that the boys moved over 150 bags of garri out of the warehouse and carted them away through a bush path. The state...
Police Nab Three Suspects, Recover Plucked Eye Of Teenage Bauchi Boy
The Bauchi State Police Command has revealed the identities of the three suspects that removed the eyes of a 16-year-old boy, Uzairu Salisu, in Bauchi State. The command also announced the recovery of the plugged eyes. The state police spokesman, DSP...
