CRIME
Indian National Appears In Court Over Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an Indian Chandra Prakash Singh before the Federal High Court in Lagos for laundering $200,000. EFCC, in a statement on Thursday, stated that Singh appeared before Justice Nicholas Oweibo on a seven-count charge of attempted theft of more than $200,000 (₦92,088,000). According to the anti-graft agency, Singh allegedly transferred funds worth $90,000...
Enugu Siblings Who Killed Uncle’s Security Guard, Son To Sell Property Arrested
The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested two brothers for allegedly killing a security guard and his 12-year-old son in an attempt to steal and sell their uncle’s car. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Ndukwe said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, ordered that the siblings be...
Buhari Seeks Immediate Arrest Of Perpetrators Of Kaduna Killings
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday termed as shocking, the return of terrorist attacks and murder of several innocent souls in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and demanded a swift arrest and punishment for the culprits. “There is a concerted attack on innocent citizens in the state and the security and law enforcement agencies must take serious action to...
How I Killed Over 15 In Banditry Attacks, Says 28-Year-Old Suspect
28-year-old Suleiman Iliyasu of Walawa Asaurara, Sabuwar Ungwa, Jibiia LGA, Katsina State has confessed to killing over 15 persons in different banditry attacks across Katsina State. Iliyasu, popularly referred to as Yar’bushiya made the confession at the Katsina Police Command Headquarters where he was paraded before pressmen on Tuesday. The spokesperson of the Command, SP Gambo Isah, who paraded the suspect...
Women Whose Genitals Were Cut Off By Domestic Assistant In Anambra Dies
A septuagenarian, Mrs Charity Okoli, whose genitals were cut by her domestic worker, Onyebuchi Ezeh, alongside two other fleeing suspects, has died. The deceased, last week, had her breasts, finger, tongue and private part cut off by the three suspects allegedly for ritual purposes after they had allegedly raped her at her home, in Umunze, in the Orumba South Local...
Police Place N1m Bounty On Bauchi Lawmaker Over Murder
The Force Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared the current member of the House of Representatives representing Bauchi Federal Constituency, Hon Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, wanted. Abdullahi was declared wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, disturbance of public peace and culpable homicide. The police further announced N1 million reward for anyone with useful information that could lead...
36-Year-Old Car Snatcher Nabbed In Lagos, Two Vehicles Recovered
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a car snatcher in the Ojodu-Berger area of the state and recovered two vehicles in his possession. The 36-year-old suspect, Dayo Jimoh, was said to have hijacked two vehicles at gunpoint last Saturday along with two others who are currently at large. The police made this known in a statement, on Tuesday, signed by...
Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Father Over Landed Property
Akwa Ibom State High court sitting in Etinan Local Government Area of the State has sentenced one Moses Abdon Edo, aged 37, to death by hanging for killing his father, Abdon Peter Edo. The Court presided over by Justice Ezekiel Enang held that the convict, an indigene of Ikot Ukobo in Nsit Ubium LGA had confessed in his statement that...
Tenant Who Grabbed Landlord’s Manhood, Squeezed Him To Death Arrested As She Reveals Reason
Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested a 33-year old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her 50-year old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor disagreement. Our correspondent reports that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Sango Ota divisional headquarters by one Olaleye Taiwo. Taiwo had reported to the Police that his brother, Oladele, had a...
Gunmen Kidnap Accord Rivers Assembly Candidate
Gunmen have kidnapped the Accord Party candidate for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Constituency 2 in the Rivers State House of Assembly for the March 18 election, Chukwudi Ogbonna. Mr. Ogbonna was reportedly kidnaped while driving in his car at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt on Monday night when the gunmen forced him to stop and whisked him away with his...
