CRIME
Tinubu Visit Borno To Evaluate Flood Impacts
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to commiserate with the government and her people over the recent flood disaster. In the North West state, the president would evaluate the impact of the flood on residential houses, hospitals, markets, schools, and other public facilities. In a video seen by our correspondent on X, the president’s aircraft landed at the...
Drug Baron On Wanted List Who Shipped Illicit Items To Saudi Arabia, Qatar Arrested
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. Suleiman who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd came under the Agency’s watchlist over his alleged role in four foiled attempts to export...
FG To Upgrade Borno Dam To Checkmate Flooding
The Federal Government of the Federation has declared that the Alau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, will be upgraded immediately. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Funmi Imuetinyan on Thursday. The statement noted that the move is aimed at tackling the persistent challenges...
21-Year-Old 100 Level Kogi Student Who Killed Colleague After Collecting N400,000 Ransom Arrested
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 100-level Biology student of the Federal University Lokoja, Jeremiah Paul, over the death of a female colleague, Abigail Damilola. The suspect, from Kaduna State, confessed to abducting Damilola, demanding N400,000 ransom from her family, and subsequently killing her. According to reports, Jeremiah took Damilola to an uncompleted building, where he...
NANS Seeks Long-Term Solutions To Borno Flooding
The NANs' Senate President, Afeez Akinteye, sent his sincere condolences to the victims devastated by the recent floods in Maiduguri, Borno State. The group also called for long-term solutions to this crisis as it implored the federal government to create a comprehensive plan that will address the immediate needs of the displaced. In a statement on Wednesday, Akinteye conveyed heartfelt sympathy...
Man Butchers Visually Impaired Grandfather, Uncle For Ritual In Ibadan
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual. The incident happened at the back of a popular market in Apete, in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday evening. It was further learnt that the late grandfather was visually impaired...
Troops Arrest Suspected Kidnapper’s Informant, Recover AK-47 Rifle, Vehicle
Troops of 6 Brigade/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended a suspected kidnapper’s informant, recovered an AK-47 rifle, and a vehicle in two separate operations. The informant identified as Grace Markus was arrested for reportedly aiding kidnappers and criminal elements in the area. A press statement by the Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army public relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni,...
Community Leaders Connive With Bandits, One Collected N700,000, Allowed Criminals To Kill 30 Villagers — Katsina Governor
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says bandits cannot operate freely without the connivance of some persons in the society. Speaking at a town hall meeting which held in Daura at the weekend, Radda said his government is ready to support people to assist security agents in protecting communities against attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other criminals. The programme had as...
Suspect Who Abducted, Killed FUNAAB Student Attended Same Church With Her — Report
Ayomide Adeleye, the 200 Level Philosophy student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, who kidnapped and killed Christianah Idowu, a 300 Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), attended the same church with her. The deceased left her home in the Itaoluwo area of Ikorodu heading for the University of Lagos where she was observing...
Navy Nabs 6 Suspected Oil Thieves In Bayelsa, Recovers Stolen Crude
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have arrested six suspected oil thieves, recovered stolen crude and destroyed illegal refining sites in Bayelsa State. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Director of Naval Information (DINFO), Commodore Aiwiyor Adams-Aliu, said the arrests and recoveries were made during operations undertaken between August 29 and September 2 by naval operatives deployed for...
