CRIME
Herbalist Who Allegedly Broke Into Osun Cemetery To Steal Human Skulls Arrested
Men of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service in Ede, Osun State, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old herbalist, Ismail Adewuyi, for allegedly stealing a female corpse’s head and intestines at the Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, in the Ede area of the state. According to PUNCH reports, Adewuyi, who was armed with assorted charms, stormed the cemetery...
All Criminals Invading Anambra Are Igbo — Soludo
The Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, has identified the unknown gunmen unleashing terror on the state as Igbo people, saying that the perpetrators are not invaders. Soludo said suspects arrested so far “are 100 per cent Igbo,” but noted that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had distanced itself from the crime. The former Central Bank of Nigeria governor...
Indian Hemp Dealer Arrested In Katsina
Police authorities in Katsina State on Friday paraded a 58-year-old suspected Indian Hemp dealer with 180 carefully sealed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa. The suspect simply identified as Abdurrazaq Ajibade of Kofa community in Kwara State but residing behind Magama Restaurant in Katsina metropolis, was arrested while attempting to smuggle the prohibited items to the Niger...
Police Arrest Notorious Bandit Umar Namaro, Six Informants In Zamfara
Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a notorious bandit, Umar Namaro, during a surveillance patrol along Gusau–Kotor Koshi–Mada axis of the state. Also arrested, is a notorious six-man syndicate of informants, who collaborate with bandits to terrorise the people of Gusau, Kaura-Namoda, Tsafe and Bungudu local governments and environs. Spokesperson of the Command, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed these while...
ICPC Discovers Duplicated Projects Worth N400bn, N50bn Ghost Workers’ Salaries In Budgets
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Thursday said the 2021 and 2022 budgets were padded with duplicated projects worth N400bn by ministries, departments and agencies. الربح الحقيقى من الانترنت It also said N49.9bn was earmarked as salaries for ghost workers in the first half of 2022. ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, stated this during an interactive...
Father Who Violated 18-Year-Old Daughter For 12 Years In Lagos Bags 21 Years Imprisonment
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old- man, Akin Isaac, to 21 years for raping his 18-year–old daughter for 12 years in Lagos State. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced the convict to 21 years imprisonment following his plea of guilty to the one count preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. During the arraignment, the state’s prosecution counsel,...
El-Rufai Hails Security Forces Of Offensives Against Bandits, Terrorists
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has applauded security agencies for mounting a sustained offensive against terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals in the state. The governor made the commendation on Wednesday in Kaduna while declaring open the 4th edition of the Kaduna Book and Art Festival. “In the last six weeks there has been improved offensive operation against criminals and we...
Police Officers Kill 3 Alleged Kidnappers In Edo, Rescues Child
The police command in Edo on Wednesday said it rescued a one-year-old baby and killed three alleged kidnappers on the Benin-Auchi Road. This is contained in a statement by ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the command. “Distress call was raised by distraught residents of Achigbor Community along Benin- Auchi Road in Uhunmwonde LGA of Edo State at...
Ekiti High Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping Nine-Year-Old Girl
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 31-year-old Okada rider, Idowu Adebayo, to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old girl. The defendant was first arraigned on one charge bordering on rape before Justice Olalekan Olatawura in March, 2022. The charge read, “That the defendant on October 8, 2021 at Ilogbo Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of...
Woman Robs Bank With Toy Gun To Pay For Sister’s Cancer Treatment
A woman held up a Beirut bank Wednesday with a toy gun and walked out with thousands of dollars to pay for treatment for her ill sister, in a desperate heist cheered by many in crisis-hit Lebanon. It was the latest in a series of heists in Lebanon, where the savings of depositors have been devalued and trapped in banks...
