CRIME
Man Who Killed Stepmother With Pestle, Broke Father’s Leg In Katsina Arrested
A 25-year-old resident of Ambassador Quarters in Katsina State identified as Najib Shehu has killed his stepmother and broke his father’s leg. The incident according to the police occurred on August 18, 2022, at about 1600hrs after the culprit had a misunderstanding with the stepmother Asiya Mohammed ‘F’, aged 60yrs of the same address. The police spokesman SP Gambo Isah in...
Address Worsening Security Situation In Abia LGAs, Reps Tell IGP
The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved that the Inspector General of Police should urgently address the worsening security in Isuikwuato and Umunneochi Local Government Areas of Abia State and arrest the criminals terrorizing the areas. The Committee on Police Affairs was mandated to ensure compliance. The House resolution followed a motion of urgent importance by Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha on addressing...
Olowonihi Takes Over at EFCC Academy
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mohammed Umar Abba has appointed Detective Commander Ayo Peter Olowonihi as Commandant, EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja. Olowonihi takes over from Itam Nnaghe Obono, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The appointment which is with immediate effect was consummated with a hand-over ceremony today, Monday, January 18, 2021, attended by both Olowonihi...
SAD!! Catholic Seminarian, Nnadi Michael Kidnapped Found Dead
The last of the four seminarians recently kidnapped from Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna, has been found dead. He is identified as Brother Nnadi Michael. Recall that the other three were released on Friday. The four Seminarians were kidnapped from the Seminary premises in Kakau, along Kaduna-Abuja express way on the 8th January, 2020 by gun bearing kidnappers. The Seminary Registrar, Rev. Fr....
Bandits Are Going Nowhere, Shiekh Gumi Declares
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has declared that bandits currently troubling the northern part of Nigeria “are going nowhere”. According to Gumi in a post on his known Facebook page on Monday morning titled’ ‘Zamfara: The Flaring Of Crisis’, military action against criminal herdsmen and bandits will not solve the security challenge, but “will only worsen the situation”. The controversial...
Police Begin Manhunt For Lovers Over Alleged Killing Of Chinese National
The Ogun State Police Command announced that it has begun a manhunt for Jonah and his unidentified girlfriend, who are suspected of fatally stabbing Chen Wang, a Chinese national. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Odutola said that Wang, a 33-year-old expatriate and manager of Fujiada Electronics Technology Company Ltd., was...
Bandits Bomb Kuje Prison, Abuja
Kuje Medium Prison on Tuesday night came under heavy bombardments by unknown terrorists, throwing the entire area Council into confusion. The first explosion, a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm. It was followed by second and third blast an...
Two Fleeing Inmates Of Kuje Prison Arrested In Adamawa
Two inmates who escaped from the Kuje correctional centre in 2022 have been arrested by the Adamawa police command. Spokesperson of the Adamawa Police Command Suleiman Nguroje said the names of the two escapees are Atiku Ibrahim and Adamu Ibrahim. He said they were arrested by the police crack squad on May 19. In July 2022, gunmen attacked the Kuje correctional centre,...
Man In Court For Stealing Neighbour’s Goat In Lagos, Gets N100,000 Bail
A 41-year-old man, Abdulfatai Olagunju, has been arraigned before an Isolo magistrates’ court, Lagos, for stealing his neighbour’s goat. The police said the accused, hiding under the cover of darkness, went to his neighbour’s backyard and stole...
Saudi Arabian Ambassador To Nigeria Dies In His Sleep
The Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Adnan Bostaji is dead. The demise of the Ambassador was announced in Abuja through a statement. The cause of his death was however not disclosed in the two paragraph statement announcing his death. The terse statement reads: “With the deepest sense of sadness and complete submission to the will of Allah, the Royal Embassy announces...
