CRIME
Gunmen Attack Night Club In Oba Anambra, Kill Seven
Seven people including members of a local vigilante group were feared killed in an attack by gunmen on Porsche nightclub at Oba, in the Idemili Local Government of Anambra State on Sunday. Confirming the incident in a phone call, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the police recovered some bodies from the scene. He...
EFCC Arraigns Couple Over N410m Fraud In Kano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Aisha Salihu Malkohi, and her husband, Abubakar Mahmoud, who is now at large, before Justice Aisha Mahmud of the Kano State High Court for allegedly defrauding one Farida Ibrahim to the tune of N410,518,000. The Financial Crimes agency disclosed this in a post made on its X (formerly Twitter) account...
Amotekun Nabs Notorious Kidnappers Who Razed Buildings In Ondo
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have arrested a notorious kidnapper, Usman Garuba, whose gang razed down a village. Garuba, aged 54, was arrested during a raid of his hideout at Ala Dada/Ago Oyinbo axis of Akure, the state capital. He had been convicted twice and served jailed terms. Read also: CD To Ondo EXCO Members : We’ll Drag...
Gunmen Abduct Cross River Traditional Ruler
The traditional ruler of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, Etiyin Maurice Edet, was on Sunday night abducted by gunmen at his residence in the council area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an aide to the traditional ruler was shot dead in the process of the kidnapping. The spokesperson of the state Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed...
Suspect Who Killed Mother, Sister Arrested In Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a young man who allegedly killed his mother, Mrs Charity Orji, and his sister, Miss Ukamaka Orji, and buried them in a shallow grave in their backyard in the state. The suspect, identified as Somadina Orji from Igboariam in Anambra State, was said to have committed the offence on Monday,...
Kaduna Zone Of EFCC Secures Secures 200 Convictions In 12 Months
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured over 200 convictions between January to December 2023. Speaking on Saturday at the walk against corruption to mark the United Nations Anti- Corruption Day, the head of the command, Aisha Abubakar, said the EFCC’s investigation activities have led to the recovery of assets worth...
17-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Alleged Intimacy With Cock In Adamawa
Operatives of the Adamawa state police command have arrested a 17-year-old boy for alleged intimacy with a cock. The command, describing the act as an ‘unnatural offence’, said in a press statement on Friday, December 8, that the arrest of the boy resulted from a complaint made to the police by one Esther Dimas. In a statement passed to newsmen by the state...
Court Gives Stringent Bail Cconditions For UTME Impersonators
A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has granted stringent bail conditions to three persons who were arrested for UTME registration impersonation examination malpractice. Timilehin Akinwale, Olayinka Mustapha and Peter Okereke, were arrested on February 15th, 2023 at Aina Awaw International College, Ilu Abo, which was a CBT centre for Jamb registration and examination. They were arraigned and remanded to...
Kaduna Bombing Was Intentional — Sheikh Gumi
Kaduna State-based renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, said that the Sunday’s bombing by the Nigerian Army using drone in Tudun Biri of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which claimed over 120 lives was intentional. Innocent citizens, including women and children, were struck dead on Sunday night as they were celebrating Maulud while over 60 others were left...
Kaduna Drone Attack: We Remain Focused Aagainst Terrorists – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says despite the recent mishap in Kaduna, the military remains focused on its mission of creating a safe and secure country. It said the ongoing military operations across the country are based on national security interests and “integral to the plan of focussing military pressure on the terrorists, insurgents, and extremists to dismantle and destroy them...
