CRIME
Gov. Fubara Donates 100 Operational Vehicles To Police
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised police officers in the state against abandoning their professional responsibilities to take advantage of the political crisis in the state to pursue vested political interests The governor urged them to know that the enmity they fuel and eventually create will hurt them in the long run. He gave the advise at the inauguration and...
Matawalle In Sokoto, Directs Troops To Crush Bandits
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, briefs troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji at 8 Division Headquarters Sokoto State on September 3, 2024. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday directed troops of the Nigerian Army to flush bandits out of the North-West region. Matawalle gave the charge in Sokoto State where he led security chiefs,...
Several Exotic Cars Recovered As EFCC Arrests 48 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Abia (Photo)
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday, August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them include 12 exotic cars, 15 different brands of...
Suspect Who Allegedly Raped 7-Month Pregnant Woman In Umuahia Arrested (Photo)
A middle age suspected serial rapist Mr Chukwunyere Adimoha has been arrested in Old Umuahia, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State, ABN TV reports. According to reports, the suspect, a drug addict, has been terrorizing the community, raping old women and minors, including a 7-month pregnant woman. An eyewitness, Arc. Onyebuchi Ndukwe confirmed the arrest to ABN TV, stating that the suspect...
Frenchman With Dozen Others Charged For Raping Drugged Wife
A French pensioner goes on trial on Monday for allegedly drugging his wife and then allowing numerous strangers to rape her. Frenchman accused of letting dozen men rape drugged wife Fifty men, whom he recruited online, are also being tried in the southern city of Avignon alongside the main suspect, a 71-year-old former employee of France’s power utility company, EDF. Police counted...
Military Destroys 115 Illegal Refineries, Apprehend 22 In Rivers, Bayelsa
According to the Nigerian Army's 6 Division, 22 suspects were detained in Rivers and Bayelsa, roughly 115 illegal refinery and 66 boats destroyed. The Army also said a total of 27 stolen pipes, four pumping machines were recovered, while five illegal connections used in siphoning crude oil by the suspects were clamped with over 170,000 stolen products confiscated in addition...
After Viral Video, Zamfara Residents Say Bandits Did Not Seize Military Vehicles
Some residents of Zurmi town in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state have dispelled rumors about seizure of two Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicles from soldiers by a Bandit Kingpin, Bello Truji. Speaking in an interview, a resident of Zurmi town, Abdullahi Dogo (not real name) said the bandits never seized the vehicles from the soldiers, rather they found...
Abia First Lady In Pain As Man Removes Wife’s Eye For Spiritual Purposes
The First Lady of Abia State, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has said she is deeply saddened by the case of a man who, early Sunday morning, in Umuahia, gouged out his wife’s eyes allegedly for ritual purposes. The man, Lawrence Uzor, an aluminium worker from Umuchieze in Bende Local Government Area but living at Adiele Estate in Umueze Ibeku in Umuahia...
After Burning Of Military Vehicles By Terror Leader Turji, FG Directs Minister Of State For Defence To Relocate To Sokoto
The Federal Government has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and other military chiefs to move to Sokoto State to rid the North-West of the menace of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. The directive, the government said, is...
Two Arrested For Allegedly Robbing Lagos Sex Workers
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a gang of robbers for allegedly targeting and robbing three commercial sex workers on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Bode Thomas, Surulere Local Government Area of the state. The state command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Friday that the two suspects, whose identities were not disclosed, were taken into custody on August 28, 2024, for...
