CRIME
Russia Could Deploy Troops To Burkina Faso If…. Traoré
Burkina Faso's military-backed president has said Russian troops could deploy to fight jihadists in the West African country, if needed. In an interview, Ibrahim Traoré said Russia is offering logistical and tactical training and they are willing to sell whatever weapons are required by Burkina Faso. Mr Traoré added there are no restrictions on what can be bought from Russia, China,...
Lagos Police Arraigned Suspected Cultist With Pistol, Cartridges
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a suspected cult leader, whose gang attempted to forcefully take over a tricycle (Keke Maruwa) park in Fadeyi area. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday by operatives attached to Onipanu...
FHA Director Abducted In Abuja
Suspected bandits have kidnapped a director at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Aondo Ver. According to a source, the incident happened at Pambara New Extension, Bwari Central Area of FCT around 12:30 am on Thursday. Pambara New Extension is about 200 metres away from the military camp and checkpoint in Bwari. kidnappers were said to have gained access through...
Tension Grips Abuja Residents As Kidnappers Strike Near Military Facility
Bandits, on Thursday, abducted a director in Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory, identified as Aondo Ver, from his home, during an attack about 200 metres close to a military base in Pambara in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja. The bandits who struck around 12.30am on Thursday, shot indiscriminately, causing panic in the area, before escaping through the bushes...
Bandits Demand Rice, Cough Syrup, N290m For Release Of 7 Hostages
Bandits who abducted seven residents of Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT on December 28 have demanded N290 million ransom, drugs and foodstuffs to release the hostages. The victims, including a pregnant woman, three children and four adults, have now spent one month and four days in captivity. A leader in the community (names withheld)...
Explosion Rocks Imo, Several Persons Feared Dead
An explosion from an illegal oil bunkering has rocked the serene oil bearing Obitti Community in the Ohaji/Egbema Council Area of Imo State. The explosion, which claimed several lives, properties and farmland estimated at several millions of naira reportedly arose from the activities of some hoodlums who dug a deep hole in a nearby bush, fixed a long pipe in...
Ibadan Blast: Declare All Explosives Within 72 Hours, Makinde Tells Companies
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, signed into law Executive Order 001, 2024 on the handling and storage of harmful substances in the state. In a section of the order, the governor gave 72 hours ultimatum to anyone in the state in possession of any kind of explosives to declare them. The new law came about two weeks after an...
EFCC Links Laundered N7bn To Religious Organisation’s Account
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency traced the sum of N7 billion suspected to be proceeds of money laundering, to a religious organisation. Speaking during a public engagement on youth, religion, and the fight against corruption, as well as the launch of the fraud risk assessment project for...
Ondo Amotekun Deploys 100 Personnel To Facilitate Release Of Ekiti Pupils, Teachers
The Ondo security outfit codenamed, Amotekun, has deployed 100 of it’s personnel to the neighboring Ekiti state to aid the release of the five pupils of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and four staff members abducted on Monday. Amotekun commander in the state, Chief Adetunji Adeleye,said in Akure, that the security outfit was acting on the order of...
22-Year-Old Arrested For Buying Car With Fake Bank Alert In Ondo
One Bakare Ayobami has been arrested for allegedly purchasing a car with a bogus bank transaction, the police in Ondo State have said. The 22-year-old committed the crime in Owo local government area of the state last October. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital. He said the cybercrime case was...
