CRIME
Gunmen Storm Abuja Community, Abduct Four
Armed men in the early hours of Saturday invaded the Mashafa area of Mpape in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The gunmen, reportedly abducted no fewer than four residents during the operation that lasted about an hour. A resident who simply identified himself as Zack said the armed men came for specific residents. He added that the gunmen separately broke into the...
Man Who Claimed To Have Stolen Only 18 Phones From Different People Arrested In Osun
A driver based in Ibadan, Oyo State, Saheed Abioye, also known as Anini, has been arrested by the Anti-Cultism Squad of the Osun State Police Command. The suspect was reported to be returning home after a failed attempt to steal mobile phones at a church in Osogbo in Osun state when he was caught. The father of one told City Round...
Two New Female Tenants Kidnap Neighbours’ 4 Children In Imo Community A Day After Moving In
In what will come across as a shocking development, as many as four children have been abducted in Amako community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. The children identified as Jemine Divine, 4, Jemine Isaiah, 2, Ugwuegbu Victor, 2, and Ugwuegbu Success, 4, were abducted by two new female tenants on Saturday, 27 May, 2023. A source in the...
Man, 33 Held In Bauchi For Allegedly Raping 10-Year-Old Minor
A 33-year-old man has been arrested for raping a girl, 10, in Nasaru Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He was arrested by detectives attached to the Ningi Divisional Headquarters. The suspect was said to have lured the minor with a lemon drink which is believed to have been mixed with an intoxicant. She was said to have been...
Robbers Attack Hausa Bizman In Ogun, Cart Away $11m
A four-man robbery gang stole $11 million from a trader in the Oke-Sokori district of Abeokuta, in the Abeokuta North Local Government district of Ogun State, in a three-minute operation on Friday. The perpetrators fled the scene with the $11 million in two 'Ghana-Must-Go' bags after demobilizing the automobile of their victim, a Hausa trader who arrived in a Toyota...
Man Defiles 7-Year-Old Girl In Bauchi
One Ibrahim Abdullahi, 27, has been apprehended for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl (name withheld) in Itas Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi state, the police in the North East state has said. The victim, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in charge of the state police command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, was deceitfully lured into a toilet at Central...
National Assembly Quizzes Malami Over Alleged $2.4bn Illegal Sale Of Crude
The House of Representatives is currently grilling the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in China valued at over $2.4bn. Malami, in company with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice/Solicitor-General of the Federation, Beatrice Jedy-Agba, is appearing before the House’ Ad Hoc Committee...
Seven Abducted NYSC Members Freed In Port Harcourt After Payment Of Ransom
Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were earlier kidnapped by assailants have been released in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The corps members numbering seven in total were reportedly kidnapped on their way back to the state after orientation camp in Ondo State about a week ago. Confirming the release to Channels TV correspondent, the Public...
Benue Killings: I’ve Forgiven Buhari — Ortom
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said he has forgiven President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom disclosed this while responding to questions on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’ Ortom had criticised the presidency for blaming his administration for the killings in the state. He described the attempts by the president to blame his government for the situation as “futile attempts to...
Two Fleeing Inmates Of Kuje Prison Arrested In Adamawa
Two inmates who escaped from the Kuje correctional centre in 2022 have been arrested by the Adamawa police command. Spokesperson of the Adamawa Police Command Suleiman Nguroje said the names of the two escapees are Atiku Ibrahim and Adamu Ibrahim. He said they were arrested by the police crack squad on May 19. In July 2022, gunmen attacked the Kuje correctional centre,...
