CRIME
NAFDAC Arraigns Businessman For Alleged Importation Of 100g Fake Tramadol
A 43-year-old businessman, Afamefuna Udensi, on Wednesday, appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, on alleged importation of fake Tramadol drug. The defendant is being prosecuted by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on charges bordering on alleged importation of fake Tramadol drug. He was arraigned on three counts of importation as well as sale...
Cultists Invade MTN Office, Kill Customer
Hundreds of armed cult members on Monday invaded the commercial office of the telecom giant, MTN, along the DSP Alamieyeseigha Way in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, killing a customer who was alleged to be a rival cult member. The murdered customer, who was identified as Victor Abasii, was a native of Ogu town in the Yenagoa Local Government Area...
Insecurity: Isuikwuato Traditional Rulers Worried But Can’t Speak For Fear Of Being Sacked — Abia Lawmaker
Hon. Barr. Emeka Okoroafor, member representing Isuikwuato state constituency in Abia State House of Assembly has said traditional rulers are worried over the spate of insecurity on his constituency in particular and Abia in general. He also said they can't speak up for fear of being sacked from the throne, maintaining that that is how much the traditional institution has...
Ondo Amotekun Nabs 67 Kidnappings, Robbery Suspects
The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps has arrested no fewer than 67 men for allegedly involving in kidnapping and some other crimes in the state. The suspects were said to have been arrested by the men of the Amotekun Corps in collaboration with the police, army, the DSS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...
42 Shiite Protesters Arrested In Abuja
Police in the FCT have arrested 42 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) over violent protests in the territory on Tuesday. DSP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the police, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the protesters came from Niger, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, and Kaduna states to cause mayhem in the FCT. She said the suspects, carrying...
Enugu Police Declare Man Wanted For Attempted Kidnapping, Assassination
The Enugu State Police Command has declares one Eze Okwuchukwu wanted for his alleged involvement in an attempted kidnapping and assassination. According to the police, Okwuchukwu is wanted in connection with a case of conspiracy related to attempted kidnapping and assassination. The suspect, a 42-year-old native of Ukpo in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, according to the police notice,...
Notorious Thug Arrested For Violent Acts In Kano
In a major stride against thugs, the Kano State Police Command arrested Inuwa Zakari, popularly known as "Gundura," along with 14 other thugs. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest via a press statement released to The Punch in Kano. Gundura, 24, who was wanted for terrorising the metropolis, was also identified as the assailant who attacked a Vigilance...
Buhari Vows To End Insecurity Before 2022 Runs Out
Insecurity will be brought to an end before the end of the year, President Muhammadu Buhari assured in Ile-Ife, Osun, on Saturday. The country is currently battling insecurity on many fronts, ranging from the activities of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in the North to separatists group in the East, oil thieves in...
Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Shot During Election Campaign (PHOTOS)
Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fire. Prime ...
‘I Started Sleeping With My Daughters 7 Years Ago When I Lost My Wife’ – Father Confesses
A 50-year-old father, Peter Ayemoba, has been arrested by the police for having carnal knowledge of his two daughters. Ayemoba told the police during interrogation that he had been sleeping with his daughters since his wife died about seven years ago. “I suspect that somebody placed a curse on me because what I have done in the past seven years is...
