CRIME
Ondo Labourer Confesses Beheading Farmer, Gives Reason
A 24-year-old labourer, Sunday Clement, has told an Akure Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, why he beheaded a farmer, Taye Alatoye. Clement was arrested by men of Ondo State Police Command after he allegedly killed the victim on his way to the farm at Baba Odun Camp, Ofosu in Odigbo Local Government Area of the...
Gov. Otti Saddened Over Killing Of LP Chieftain In Abia, Orders Investigation
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has condemned the killing of a Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Mr Zakari Maduka, in the state and urged security agents to fish out his killers. He said this in a statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, and made available to ABN TV on Friday. ABN TV reports that Maduka...
Gunmen Behead Rep. Amobi Ogah’s Campaign Coordinator In Abia, Flee With Head (Graphic Photos+Video)
Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday night beheaded a campaign coordinator of the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency, Hon. Amobi Ogah of the Labour Party, and departed with his head, ABN TV reports. Maduka Zakari, popularly known as Power Zack was beheaded at his home in Uturu at about 8pm on Wednesday in the presence of his family members. The ugly incident was...
Fake CP Arrested While Attempting To Release Suspect, Says He Was Drunk
It was the end of the road for Mr Nwagu Emmanuel, who has been parading himself as a Commissioner of Police , following his arrest at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja Lagos, where he had gone to effect the release of a detained suspect. The suspect who was reportedly found with a Walkie Talkie, was paraded alongside 12 others...
Man Appears In Court For Allegedly Stealing N251m Belonging To Company
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arraigned Obakin Ajibola before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on a four-count bordering on alleged theft of N251,685,000 belonging to a firm, Lee Fakino Nigeria Limited where the accused had also been a director. According to a statement issued by...
15 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Jailed In Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of 15 internet fraudsters in Abuja. Justice O. I. Adelaja of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kubwa, convicted and sentenced the internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are: Emmanuel Ndubuisi Junior, Obinna Favour, Azuh Chidubem, Christopher Enaho, Abdullahi Sani, Atoyebi Damilare James, Chinonso Peter...
We Will Eliminate All Adversaries, Chief Of Defence Staff Warns
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa says the military will continue to go after all adversaries until they surrender or are totally eliminated. Musa gave the assurance on Monday in Jaji, Kaduna State while addressing participants of Senior Course 46 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC). The CDS presented a paper titled: “Nigeria’s security and...
Bandits Kills 10 villagers In Plateau Attack.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Kulben community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed 10 persons. The attack was confirmed by Moses Fwan, a resident of Kulben village, on Monday to ABN TV in Jos. Fwan said the incident which happened on Sunday night also left several houses belonging to villagers destroyed by the bandits before...
North East Records $9bn Damages From Activities Of Insurgency, Says VP Shettima
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri lamented that Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damages in the North-East, to the tune of $9billion. The Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima stated this while inaugurating the distribution of palliatives in the North-East. He also performed the official groundbreaking for the construction...
Some Of Us Are Planning To Return To The Bush, Come And Assist Us, Repentant Terrorists Tell Govt
Repentant Boko Haram terrorists have called on the government to provide them with a means of livelihood as they resettle back into communities having undergone series of rehabilitation. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television at the Bulumkutu Rehabilitation Centre, Maiduguri where the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, distributed food items to them and some rescued Chibok girls,...
