CRIME
Appeal Court Orders Yahaya Bello To Appear For Arraignment
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to present himself for arraignment. The court gave the verdict on Tuesday while also restraining the embattled governor from taking further action until he is arraigned. Additionally, the court has set aside the judgment previously delivered by the Kogi State High Court. Details later…
Police Summon Labour Leader, Joe Ajaero, Over Alleged Criminal Conspiracy, Cybercrime
The Nigeria Police Force has invited the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero for questioning in connection with criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. The invitation was contained in a letter by the Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Department of Force Intelligence. The letter also warned that failure...
Deputy Commander Of Boko Haram, Others Surrender To Military
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says that a high ranking Boko Haram Deputy Commander known as, Awana Alhaji Mele Keremi and nine others have surrendered in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. This was contained in a statement issued by Chief Military Information Officer MNJTF, N’djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, to newsmen in Maiduguri on Monday. The statement...
Abductors Of Jos Medical Students Insist On N50m Ransom
Abductors of students of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Jos in Plateau State have established contact with the families of the kidnapped students. The kidnapped have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to secure the release of their hostages. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) at the varsity, in a statement by its spokesman Adeniran Adebanjo, said contact...
Woman Who Concealed AK-47 In Bag Containing Garri Said She Received N130,000
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Adejobi added that Yusuf confessed...
Police Deny Involvement In Shooting Death Of Truck Driver In Aba
The Nigerian Police Force, Abia State Command has denied any involvement in the killing of a civilian, an unidentified truck driver in Aba, Wednesday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Maureen Chinaka in a statement Thursday afternoon explained, “Regarding the Shooting Incident and Death of a Civilian Around Flyover at Alaoji Area in Aba, the Command Has...
Nigeria Customs Seizes N1.8 Billion Worth Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, Illicit Drugs
In one fell swoop, the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), announced the interception of 12 40ft containers laden with expired pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, expired supplements, and machetes worth N1.8 billion. Speaking at a press briefing in Apapa Port, Lagos, on Thursday, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, said if the drugs were allowed to...
Army Airlifts Troops Serving In North East For Annual Leave
The Nigerian Army has airlifted troops serving in the North-East under Operation Hadin Kai for their annual leave. A post on the Nigerian Army showed the troops being airlifted from the Maiduguri Airport in Borno State. “Troops serving in North East Nigeria under Operation HADIN KAI proceeding on annual leave from the front lines, being airlifted on Nigerian Army’s chartered ValueJet...
Nigeria Needs 200 Million Rounds Of Ammunition Annually — Matawalle
As part of efforts to secure the nation and protect her territorial integrity, the Minister Of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria requires two hundred million rounds of ammunition annually for its operations. He said the volume will cost the Federal Government at least two dollars per ammunition. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday...
Police Move 76 Suspects Who Flied Russian Flags To Abuja
The Kano State Police Command said on Monday it had transferred the 76 suspects arrested for flying Russian flags, including a foreigner to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for discreet investigation on charges of sedition. The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Salman Garba, disclosed this on Monday while giving an update on the suspects arrested during the nationwide hunger protest...
