CRIME
Terrorists Talk Tough, Threaten To Kidnap Buhari, El-Rufai
Few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State, terrorists have threatened to abduct Nigeria’s number one citizen. The convoy of an advance team of the president was attacked on its way to Buhari’s hometown...
Alleged N1.4bn fraud: Court adjourns trial of NBA president
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned until Feb. 11, the continuation of the trial of the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, charged with N1.4billion fraud. Usoro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on 10 counts. Usoro was first arraigned before Justice Muslim Hassan in December 2018 but...
#EndSARS Protest: BRT Buses Burnt Down At Berger [VIDEO]
Suspected hoodlums have set BRT Buses on fire at rapid transport (BRT) terminal Berger, Lagos state. https://youtu.be/5gVEHm4KHe0
Nigerian Bags Prison Sentence In Scotland Over Rape
A Nigerian man, Jeffery Oviasogie resident in Aberdeen, Scotland who raped a woman has been sentenced to four years and eight months by a High Court in Glasgow. Oviasogie pleaded guilty to raping a 29-year-old woman in Bon Accord Terrace Gardens early on September 26, 2021. The 21-year-old attacked his victim and forced her down on his return home from a...
FBI To Investigate Death Of Black Man After Video Shows Officer Kneeling On Neck [VIDEOS]
The FBI and the Minneapolis Police Department are investigating the arrest of a black man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by an officer’s knee, in an episode filmed by a bystander and denounced by the mayor on Tuesday. The arrest took place on Monday evening, the police said in a statement after officers responded to...
Ondo Amotekun Deploys Personnel To Ekiti, Apprehends 31 Suspects
Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps said it has deployed its personnel to neighbouring Ekiti State to help secure release of the kidnapped pupils and arrest the kidnappers. It said some arrest has been made in pursuit of the abductors. Commander of the Ondo Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adeleye Adetunji, said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered deployment of the personnel to Ekiti State. Akogun Adeleye said...
Delta Teenager Who Faked Own Kidnap, Demanded N2m Ransom From Parents Arrested
A teenager, who faked his own kidnap with his friends and demanded the sum of N2m from his parents as ransom has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Friday. He said, “The suspect, Ade Segun, planned his own kidnapped alongside two of his...
No Place For Fraudsters In The Kingdom Of God – EFCC Boss Bawa
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has appealed to Nigerians to shun fraud and the likes. The senior police officer counselled youths in particular to avoid internet fraud and join the EFCC to combat monetary crimes. Bawa gave the advise in his speech on “Inherent risks on Cyber/Internet fraud” at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles...
Two Cybercriminals Jailed In Oyo [Photo]
Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, March 14, 2022, convicted and sentenced the duo of Ademuyiwa Basit Olamilekan and Opeyemi John Abiola on a separate one-count charge each of which bordered on cybercrime. Olamilekan was arraigned before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, while Abiola was docked before Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court. The...
Six Young Men Gang-Rape 19-Year-Old Girl In Anambra, Seize Her Pant, Record The Act
Six boys aged between 16 and 27 have been arrested for gang-raping a 19-year-old girl in the Anam community of the Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. The boys took turns on the girl and recorded the act, which has also been circulating on social media. The girl who spoke to the Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social...
