CRIME
Lawmaker Alex Ikwechegh’s Assault Trial Adjourned To Nov 8
Lawmaker Alex Mascot Ikwechegh's assault case against Bolt driver Stephen Abuwatseya has been adjourned to November 8, 2024, by Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai'id of the Kuje Magistrate Court Ikwechegh, representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of office, assault, and threat to life. The incident went viral after a video showed...
Three Female Officers Detained For Extortion In Rivers
Three female officers were detained by Rivers State Police for alleged extortion of drivers in the state's Obio/Akpor LGA's Rumuokoro axis. This came after the social media was awash with complaints of the actions of the female operatives in the area. The police said they were arrested on Tuesday following a coordinated monitoring patrol by men of the Commissioner of Police...
Rep Member Alex Ikwechegh Docked, Gets N500, 000 Bail Over Alleged Assault
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, was on Wednesday, docked before an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Kuje for allegedly assaulting a bolt driver at his Abuja residence. The lawmaker, who is representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, pleaded not guilty to a First Information Report that the Nigerian Police...
Police To Arraign Lawmaker Alex Ikwechegh For Assaulting Bolt Driver In Abuja
Barring a last-minute change of plan, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will this Wednesday arraign the lawmaker representing Abia North/South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, for assaulting an e-hailing cab driver, Mr Steven Abuwatseya. Abuwatseya was verbally and physically assaulted by the lawmaker a few days ago as captured in a viral video on social...
Notorious Thug Arrested For Violent Acts In Kano
In a major stride against thugs, the Kano State Police Command arrested Inuwa Zakari, popularly known as "Gundura," along with 14 other thugs. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest via a press statement released to The Punch in Kano. Gundura, 24, who was wanted for terrorising the metropolis, was also identified as the assailant who attacked a Vigilance...
‘I Felt She Needed Me For The Night’ – Motorcyclist Who Raped Female Passenger
A commercial motorcyclist, Kazeem (other name withheld), who allegedly had unlawful carnal knowledge of his female passenger (name withheld), has said that she acted as if she needed him for the night when she asked for a place to stay. Kazeem was among the suspects paraded by the Oyo State Police Command last Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale...
Undergraduate Arrested By Police For Faking Own Death
Imo State University student Jesse Chidebere, 17, has been arrested by the Imo Police Command for pretending to be kidnapped and killed. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. Okoye noted that the hoax caused significant distress to...
Abductors Of Edo Catholic Priest Demand N200 Million Ransom
Abductors of Rev. Oyode, the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Edo State, are asking a ransom of N200m to free Oyode. The Director of Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, confirmed the ransom demand in a terse text message to journalists in Benin City, saying, “It is true.” A source who asked not...
Insecurity: 19 Northern Governors Meet With CDS, Traditional Rulers In Kaduna
The Governors of the 19 Northern States on Monday met with traditional rulers from the region in Kaduna State to discuss critical issues affecting the region. The meeting was part of the Northern States Governors’ Forum’s efforts to engage with key stakeholders and address pressing concerns, especially the lingering insecurity, poverty, out-of-school children and other socio-economic challenges ravaging the region. The...
Ogun Teacher Kills Pupil After Pounding Him 162 Strokes Of Cane
A student of the Obada Idi-Emi High School in the Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, identified simply as Ariyo, has died after a teacher allegedly beat him with 162 strokes of the cane for breaking a dustbin. An activist identified as Adetoun shared the incident on Instagram on Friday. According to Adetoun, the teacher had reportedly brought a...