CRIME
Ohafia Youths Nab 9 Electricity Vandals In Bold Crackdown (Photos, Video)
A major breakthrough in the fight against electricity vandalism as nine suspects were apprehended by local youths this morning for their alleged involvement in the ongoing vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Ohafia LGA of Abia State which has kept the community without power for over five years. The suspects, identified as vandals, collaborators, conspirators, and buyers of stolen electrical equipment,...
Man, 60 Collapses, Dies After Unauthorised Withdrawal Of 700k From His Account
The family of a 60-year-old man, Isak Wahab, has been thrown into mourning after he reportedly died from shock after an unauthorised withdrawal of N700,000 from his bank account. His wife, Monsurat, accused his friend, identified only as Ola, of maki...
Police Vow To Apprehend Killers Of Four Officers At Agwa Division In Imo
The Imo State Police Command has begun a manhunt for the killers of four police officers attached to the Agwa Divisional Police Headquarters in the Oguta Local Government Area of the state. Gunmen had on Friday night attacked the police station, kill...
Police Kill Suspected IPOB Member In Imo, Arrest One [PHOTO]
Imo state police command says it has killed a suspected member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB while another, Uchenna Chukwu, 34, a native of Umunakanu in Ehime Mbano LGA of the State was arrested. CSP Michael Abattam, PPRO of the command in a statement on Friday made available to ABN TV said the arrest of Chukwu, who has...
Police Arrest 3 Rail Track Vandals In Abia
Operatives of the Railway Command of the Nigerian Police Force is currently investigating three members of a syndicate that specialised in vandalising railway tracks in different parts of the country....
Why I Dumped My New-Born Baby – Nigerian Mother Of Five
Dupe Alabi, a single mum of five, who was recently apprehended after she dumped her newborn baby just after delivery in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, has opened up on why she took the drastic decision to dump her own child. In a chat with BBC Yoruba, Dupe said many years ago she got "married' to her first husband, a carpenter, with whom she had...
Insecurity: Gov. Bala Mohammed Says Informants Worse Than Bandits
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has said informants of gunmen terrorising communities in the state are worse than the bandits perpetrating the act. The governor said this when he visited his native Gajin-Duguri community, Alkaleri local government area after a combined security team rescued 33 kidnap victims. “They (bandits) have fertile ground with the people that are around. I want to...
Imo Police Nab Fleeing Inmates Who Engaged In Robbery, Kidnapping [PHOTO]
Imo state police say they have re-arrested four suspects in connection with kidnapping and robbery in the state, stating that two of the suspects are fleeing inmates of Nigeria Correctional Centre, Imo state who escaped in the jailbreak that occurred earlier in the year in Owerri, Imo state, ABN TV reports. The arrest of one of the fleeing inmates, Eze...
Hisbah Leader Renowned For Arresting Prostitutes Sacked Over Adultery
The Kano State Hisbah Board has dismissed its top officer Sani Rimo for allegedly committing adultery. It was gathered he was caught with a married woman in a hotel room in Sabon Gari area of the state early in the year. Spokesman for Hisbah, Lawal Fagge, confirmed the sacking of the top official to newsmen, saying the decision was part of...
FG Directs Vice Chancellors’ To Tighten Security On Campuses
The federal government has directed Vice Chancellors of varsities to tighten security in their various campuses ahead of planned nationwide protest. Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Executive National Universities Commission (NUC), in a letter to the Vice Chancellors on behalf of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, asked the Vice Chancellors to take other proactive measures to protect the school...
