CRIME
NDLEA Intercepts 18 Guns, 2,300 Cartridges In Kogi
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on patrol along Okene-Abuja expressway, on Saturday, September 17, intercepted a J5 vehicle coming from Onitsha en-route Kaduna-Zaria with 18 pieces of pump action rifles and 1,300 cartridges. While the two suspects conveying the arms and ammunition, Chukwudi Aronu, 51, and Shuaibu Gambo, 23, were arrested, another suspect, Anthony Agada, 37, conveying...
Dolapo Badmos Warn Domestic Abusers, Says “If You Are Man Enough To Beat Your Spouse, Be Man Enough To Face Arrest”
Chief Superintendent officer, Dolapo Badmos has issued a stern warning to domestic abusers following the growing reports of domestic violence being reported amid the lockdown. ABN TV reports that the Dolapo Badmos took to her page to share the photo of a wounded woman’s leg with blood coming out of her wounds and wrote, I cant understand how some people hit and beat...
Bauchi Police Nab 3 Suspects For Alleged Theft
The Police Command in Bauchi State, says it has arrested two suspects over the alleged theft of nine cell phones in Bauchi metropolis. The command also arrested one other suspect for allegedly snatching a motorcycle in Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the...
Court Convicts Fraudster in Abuja
Justice Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya Abuja on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 convicted and sentenced one internet fraudster, Farouk Olamilekan to three months in prison. The defendant who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was convicted after he pleaded guilty to one count of computer-related fraud and cheating. His trouble began when...
Army Storms Takum Forest, Destroys Major Bandits’ Hideout
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Lafiya Nakowa, have destroyed a major bandits’ camp located at TY Farm along the Takum–Wukari road in Taraba State. The operation also led to the recovery of a dane gun. According to a statement by Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, the troops acted on...
Fake CP Arrested While Attempting To Release Suspect, Says He Was Drunk
It was the end of the road for Mr Nwagu Emmanuel, who has been parading himself as a Commissioner of Police , following his arrest at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja Lagos, where he had gone to effect the release of a detained suspect. The suspect who was reportedly found with a Walkie Talkie, was paraded alongside 12 others...
Terrorists Release Pictures Of Captives From Kaduna Train Attack
Suspected Terrorists have allegedly released pictures of some kidnap victims who were abducted during the kaduna train attack incident last month. In the first photograph, which seems to have been taken with an Infinix Ai Camera, atleast 17 men could...
Simon Ekpa Sent To Prison
A Finnish court has sent separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, to prison for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media A district court of Päijät-Häme remanded him after the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested him alongside four other men over alleged terrorist offences. The self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was said to have committed the crime in 2021...
Police Vow To Get Rid Of Unrepentant Criminals In Enugu
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmed Ammani, on Sunday vowed to rid the state of unrepentant criminals disturbing its peace. Ammani said this after he embarked on a visibility patrol of some major highways and locations in the state, which included: Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka and Enugu-Onitsha Highways, as well as Oji-River and Inyi communities in Oji River Local Government...
Jigawa Government Imposes 24-Hour Curfew
Governor Umar Namadi, on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew following the escalation of violence on the first day of the nationwide protest. The governor, who announced the curfew in a state broadcast, described the development in the state as unfortunate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, however, approved that the curfew be relaxed on Friday for two...
