CRIME
Refrain From Illicit Activities — Lakurawa Cautions Bello Turji
The leader of the recently formed terrorist organization Lakurawa, Ameer Habib Tajje, has directly warned Bello Turji, the notorious bandit leader. Tajje charged Turji to renounce his criminal activities. A statement by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama said Tajje is preparing to send a powerful delegation to Turji. READ ALSO: Arewa Urges FG To Crush New Terror Group Now According to Makama, “In a...
FG Stops Pilots From Operating Multiple Airlines
The Federal Government has restricted licensed flight crew members from operating multiple airlines. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) issued the restriction, saying its findings shows that pilots and other crew members render services to different airlines. In a circular NCAA/DGCA/AOL dated November 6th 2024 and signed by the Ag. Director-General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, declared the act as illegal. According...
Six Anglican Delegates From Abia Kidnapped In Kogi While En Route To Conference In Abuja
Tragedy struck yesterday when six delegates from the Isiala Ngwa Diocese of the Anglican Communion Abia State were kidnapped in Kogi State while traveling to Abuja for the Divine Commonwealth Conference Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) annual conference. This unfortunate incident has marred the conference, which was scheduled to take place from November 10 to 15, 2024, at the National...
Car Theft Rocks Abia As Thieves Steal Woman’s Jeep From Church Parking Lot
A shocking case of car theft has been reported in Umuahia, Abia State, leaving Barr Mary Ahudiya Megwara, Director of the Mediation Department at the Ministry of Justice, distraught. ABN TV gathered that her Jeep Toyota RAV4 2000 model, green in color, with plate number Lagos JJJ-458BS, engine number 35-6970970, and chassis number JT3 HP 10 V6 x 7129804, was...
47-Year-Old Man Remanded For Allegedly Killing House Boy In Enugu
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Enugu East has remanded Anthony Onyeukwu, 47, over the death of his 11-year-old houseboy, Goodluck John. The Commissioner of Gender, Ngozi Enih, revealed in a statement on Sunday that this move “is a part of Enugu State’s ongoing efforts to combat child abuse.” Enih noted that Onyeukwu’s arrest followed a tip-off from the ministry’s whistleblower channels,...
Court Imprisons Scammer For Possession Of Forged Documents
Babatunde Sodiq was given a 1-year prison sentence by Ikeja Special Offenses Court Judge Rahman Oshodi on Friday for having forged documents. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Sodiq on an amended one count of possession of fraudulent documents. According to the EFCC, the offence occurred on May 14, 2024, in Lagos State. READ ALSO: Enugu Court Remands Man For Allegedly...
Ebonyi Land Dispute: Two Dead, Three Reportedly Missing
In the Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State, in the community of Ogwor, which belongs to the Ishiagu clan, at least two people have been killed. PUNCH Metro gathered that three others were said to have remained missing as of the time of filing this report on Sunday. An elderly woman from the area and a laborer who was helping to cultivate her...
Arewa Urges FG To Crush New Terror Group Now
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for urgent action by the Nigerian military to subjugate and decapitate the Lakurawa terror group that is terrorising residents of Sokoto and Kebbi states in the North West Zone with all the human and material arsenals at their disposal, without hesitation. ACF considered the emergence of the new terrorist group as very dangerous...
Enugu Court Remands Man For Allegedly Killing 11-Year Old Houseboy
For the alleged death of Goodluck John, an 11-year-old houseboy, Mr. Anthony Onyeukwu has been placed under remand by the Enugu East Chief Magistrate's Court. This, the Enugu State Government said, was in line with its sustained war against all forms of child abuse. According to the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Enugu Mrs. Ngozi Enih, Mr. Onyeukwu,...
Governor Otti Vows To Track Down K!llers Of Three Persons In Umuahia Attack (Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed that his administration will track down those who killed three persons during a recent attack in Umuahia. The governor directed the Police and other security agencies to fish out the killers and bring them to book. https://youtu.be/fC25YaN6b7I Otti gave the directive at Government House, Umuahia, during a media chat with journalists. He lamented that one...
