CRIME
EFCC Grills Actress Over Spraying, Stepping On New Naira Notes (Photo)
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, for allegedly tampering with the redesigned Naira notes, an offcence contrary to Section 21 (5) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Act, 2007. Omoseyin was arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other...
Customs Intercepts $6m Fake Notes, Worth N2.763bn
The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCoS) have intercepted over $6 million in fake American dollar notes in the Gbaji area of Lagos State. The notes, equivalent to N2.763 billion at an exchange rate of N460.52, were intercepted from four suspects. The area controller of the Command Dera Nnadi explained that the seizure was made by officers at...
Gunmen Attack Ebonyi APGA Guber Candidate, Kill Driver
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State Prof. Bernard Odo escaped death on Thursday night when his convoy was attacked by gunmen suspected to be assassins. His Media Aide, Charles Otu confirmed the incident to The Nation (not ABN TV). He said the candidate was returning from a campaign rally when they ran into the...
Gunmen Snatch Guns From Policemen In Abia
Gunmen reportedly stole two guns from police officers conducting a stop-and-search operation in Aba, Abia State's commercial nerve center. The incident occurred on Wednesday night along Faulks road near Osusu junction in Aba North local government area, according to reports. According to The Nation, while some reports claim the gunmen arrived in a Hilux SUV, others claim they arrived in a...
How Gunmen Killed Imo Judge During Court Sitting
Gunmen on Thursday murdered Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. He was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles while presiding a court session. The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court staff and litigants fled. The killing of the jurist who our correspondent gathered hailed...
VIDEO: We Have Bought Weapons With New Notes – Terrorist Leader Boasts
A terrorist leader, Kachalla Balleri, has said that his gang has purchased weapons with new notes. Balleri is one of the most wanted terrorist leaders terrorizing some areas of Zamfara, Katsina, and Kaduna states; and some parts of Niger Republic. The bandit leader was shown in a video flaunting the newly redesigned naira notes. https://twitter.com/abnonlinetv/status/1621200274856493056?s=20&t=uKC3oRKnLXxvxfOWIK2xKg READ ALSO: Pay New Notes Over The Counter,...
Police Begin Manhunt For Man Wielding Pump-Rifle In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has declared one Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, alias Oba Ogboni Abalaiye Ajamajebi, wanted for threatening public peace and illegal possession of firearms. Bakare, who also addressed himself as the first President of the Supreme Body of Ogboni Association Worldwide, was seen in a viral video on social media earlier in the week wielding a pump action...
Pastor In Court For Publishing Own Obituary To Avoid N3m Debt Repayment
A cleric, Paul Oyewole, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ondo town, Ondo State, for allegedly publishing and posting his obituary on social media, in order to evade repayment of N3 million owed his church member. The 43-year-old pastor was dragged to court for fraudulently obtaining N3 million from one Boyede Emmanuel, under the pretence to pay...
Zimbabwean Woman Crushes Her Children With Rock After Misinterpreting Bible Verse
Mary Rukobo, a Zimbabwean woman, was arrested by police in Muzokomba for crushing the heads of her two-month-old and two-year-old children against rocks after misinterpreting a bible verse. According to reports, the tragic incident occurred on January 19, 2023 in Mashangana Village, Buhera. According to eyewitnesses, the 24-year-old woman misinterpreted Psalms 137 verse 9 after reading it in isolation rather than...
Gunmen Bomb INEC Office, Police Station In Anambra
Hoodlums have attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Ojoto and a police station in Nnobi, both in Anambra State's Idemili South Local Government Area. The hoodlums were said to have stormed the facilities around 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday in four unmarked Sienna vehicles, armed with IEDs, petrol bombs, and other explosives. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga of the State Police,...
