CRIME
Youths Foil Robbery Attempt In Lagos
Plans by a six-man robbery gang to carry out an operation in Igbolerin area of Lagos state have been frustrated by youths in the area. The robbers said to have been armed, stormed the area at about 11.30 pm, Monday. They were said to have parked their operational motorbikes close to the building they intended to attack its occupants when...
Court Sends EFCC Chairman, Bawa To Prison For Contempt
Kogi State High Court presided by Justice R.O Ayoola has committed to prison the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa for disobeying a Court order. Also, the court directed the Inspector-General of Police to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje prison for the next 14 days until he purges himself of the contempt. In...
BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills 10 Soldiers In Fresh Ambush – Report
Jihadists have killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad region, two security sources said Wednesday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province carrying machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Tuesday opened fire on a military convoy on a “logistics supply mission”, they said. “The terrorists killed 10 soldiers, including two...
I Was Not Invited – Gumi Counters DSS
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed Gumi, has denied being invited by the Department of State Service (DSS). Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, had said the scholar was invited by the agency. “Sheikh Gumi was invited by the Service. It’s not out of place for the Service to invite any person of interest,” he had told Daily Trust. But in an exclusive chat...
Police Arrest Another Kuje Prison Fleeing Inmates After Stealing Motorcycle In Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested 24-year-old Salisu Buhari who escaped from Kuje prison during a jail break last year and 27-year-old Zubairu Ali for the alleged theft of a motorcycle in Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State. In a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ramhan Nansel in Lafia,...
Police Intercept Truck Carrying 147 Passengers From Zamfara Heading To Ogun [PHOTOS]
A truck from Kaura Namuda, Zamfara State, carrying 147 persons was stopped by the police in Oyo State. Adewale Osifeso, the state's police public relations officer, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, stating that the truck was stopped along Iya...
Navy Breaks Silence On Arrest Of Comedian Cute Abiola, Says He Violated Social Media Policy
The Nigerian Navy has confirmed that popular Instagram skit maker, Ahmed Gafar, well known as Cute Abiola, is in detention for violating its social media policy. The popular skit maker was earlier on Tuesday declared missing by his relatives. “The young man was found to have breached the social media policy while he was on leave. So he was recalled, asked...
17-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Raping 5 & 7 Year-Old Sisters
A 17-year-old boy identified as Daniel James has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly defiling 7 and 5-year-old sisters. The police spokesperson, DSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, who made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday, September 19, said that the suspect was arrested after the victims' parents reported at the 'D' Division Bauchi. The statement reads: Read Also:...
Alleged N4.6bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Fani-Kayode Others’ Trial Till January
Justice Daniel Osaigor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, adjourned till January 24, 2022 further hearing in the alleged N4.6bn fraud involving a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and others, ABN TV reports. Fani-Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, a former Chairman of...
Fears As Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Injure Three At Enugu Checkpoint
Two policemen were on Wednesday morning killed by gunmen at Nachi community in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. Three other cops also sustained severe gunshot injuries in an attack that happened at a police checkpoint in the area around 9am. ABN TV learnt that the policemen were on duty at the checkpoint when the gunmen took them unawares...
