CRIME
Delta DPO, Others Killed During Kidnap Rescue Mission
A DPO and others were killed in an ambush, while another DPO is fighting for his life in a hospital following a rescue mission in Delta State. This tragic incident was reported by Delta Human Rights Activist, Comrade Israel Joe, in a Facebook post. He wrote: “A devastating blow to the Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. The new DPO...
26-Year-Old Man Sets Grandmother Ablaze In Jigawa
A 26-year-old man, identified as Nura Mas’ud, has set on fire his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki Ward, Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Mas’ud was said to have confessed to the crime, claiming that the late grandmother upset him by expressing concern about his physical appearance and health, which did not go down well...
NDLEA Arrests Man With Over N3bn Heroin At Lagos Airport
NDLEA has arrested a Thailand returnee, Simon Peter for importing 13.30 kg of heroin worth over N3 billion at Murtala Muhammed Int. Airport Lagos The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives intercepted large consignments of Opioids with the combined monetary value of more than N22.7 billion at three seaports in Lagos. READ...
Two Arrested For Alleged Murder In Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police says it has arrested two suspects in Obi LGA of the state over an alleged case of abduction and culpable homicide. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital, on Sunday. According to him, the suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim and Isah Ayuba, are being investigated...
Multi-Million Dollar Fraud: US Govt Files Lawsuit Against Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema
The United States government has charged the founder and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, Allen Onyema with obstruction of justice in a new indictment. Onyema was accused of submitting false documents to halt an investigation into earlier bank fraud and money laundering charges. The airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, has also been charged...
Popular Tiktoker Robbed, Shot In Lagos
Ojesanmi Afeez, better known online as Salo, is a TikToker who was allegedly shot and robbed in Lagos State's Lekki neighborhood. This was made known in the late hours of Thursday by another TikToker, Tunde Perry, who often joins him in his live streams on the app. According to Perry, the content creator is currently fighting for his life at Perez...
Nigerian Customs Set To Improve Border Security With Advanced Technology
ACG of Customs for the Southwest Zone Saidu Yusuf says the NCS is planning to use technology to fight smuggling and improve border security. Yusuf made the announcement during an appraisal visit to the Ogun Area II Command in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday. He stated the NCS’s commitment to deploying technology to improve border control and patrol operations, noting that...
Gunmen Abduct Journalists On Transit For Super Eagles Match
A few sports journalists were abducted while traveling through Anambra State to cover a football game in Akwa, Ibom State, on their way to Uyo. The Super Eagles will take on Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday. A source told DAILY POST that the journalists, who were about 11 in number, were travelling...
Clerics Accepting Tithes From Criminal Sources Guilty Of Crimes — Presbyterian Pastor
The Minister in charge of Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN), Solid Rock Parish Umuahia, Abia State, Rt. Rev. Peter Nwoke has cautioned his colleagues in the pulpit against accepting tithes and offerings obtained through crookery and fraudulent means, saying receiving such is tantamount to committing a crime, ABN TV reports. He spoke on the sidelines of Sunday worship where he...
Nigerian Navy Shuts Down Unauthorized Refineries In Rivers
An unauthorized refining site has been found and shut down in Rivers State, according to the Nigerian Navy's Operation Delta Sanity troops. Operation Delta Sanity has discovered one cooking tank, one storage tank, and one dug-out pit laden with an unspecified amount of stolen crude oil in Bolo general area, Rivers State. In a statement on its social media page, the...
