CRIME
85-Year-Old Man Found Dead Beside River In Ogun
An 85-year-old man, Jimoh Oladiran has been reportedly killed by some persons said to be his relatives, a father and his son in Ogun State. Oladiran, a resident of Somorin Alagbonmeta in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, was lured by his relatives, identified as Alfa Mufatiu and his son, Ibrahim Mufatiu, to Asipa village for an unknown event...
I Was Not Invited – Gumi Counters DSS
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed Gumi, has denied being invited by the Department of State Service (DSS). Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, had said the scholar was invited by the agency. “Sheikh Gumi was invited by the Service. It’s not out of place for the Service to invite any person of interest,” he had told Daily Trust. But in an exclusive chat...
Former NDDC MD, Nsima Ekere Arrested By EFCC
Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere. ABN TV learned that Ekere is being investigated over diversion of over N47 Billion in...
We Escaped Because Our Abductors Were Heavily Drunk — Katsina Teenagers
Two Katsina female teenagers, Mubaraka Naziru and Amina Rabiu, who escaped from their abductors recently, have narrated their ordeal while in captivity. Katsina is one of the north west states badly hit by banditry. The situation has led to tens of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina states. The two teenagers were abducted when bandits in their large...
Lagos Panel Hands Over Lekki Toll Gate To LCC
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters has returned control of the Lekki Toll Gate plaza to its owners, the Lekki Concession Company (LCC). Details later…
UK Govt, Stakeholders Move Against Organised Crime In Nigeria
In a stakeholder's meeting hosted by the UK, in Abuja, decisive steps were taken to deter young people from Organised Crime Groups in Nigeria. The meeting included representatives from the Federal Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Police Affairs, the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, National...
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...
EFCC Arrests Man For Allegedly Defrauding Chinese National Of N82.8m
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Abraham Adeniji for allegedly obtaining goods under false pretence and diversion of funds to the tune of N82, 803,550.00. He was arrested following a petition received by the Commission from one Gao Shu Quin, a Chinese national. The petitioner alleged that she met the suspect sometime...
Bandits Kidnaps Worshippers From Zamfara Mosque
Bandits have abducted scores of worshippers in one of the mosques in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area simply identified as Garba told our correspondent that the bandits invaded the mosque around 5 a.m. on Thursday when the people were about to start the morning prayer. Garba said, ”We were...
American Journalist Shot Dead In Ukraine, Another Wounded
Award-winning American journalist, Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine, according to Kyiv region police in social media posts yesterday. Kyiv police said another American journalist was wounded by Russian troops. In a tweet, Kyiv region police named the 50-year-old American journalist, who was killed as Brent Renaud. Police posted a photo of his body and his...
