CRIME
DSS Arraign Corps Member For Impersonation
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arraigned a 26-year-old corps member, Oluwatosin Medaiyese before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for alleged impersonation. The charge presented by the prosecution counsel read, “That you Oluwatosin Medaiyese “M” on or before 30th January 2020 at Osogbo did falsely represent yourself as Hon. Justice Aliyu Jimoh to Emmanuel Attah Southwest...
Two Arrested By NSCDC For Tricycle Theft In Anambra
Two suspected members of a tricycle snatching syndicate that is well-known for depriving operators and passengers of their possessions have been taken into custody by Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps. The state NSCDC commandant, Olatunde Maku, confirmed the arrest at the command’s headquarters in Awka on Wednesday, stating that the suspects were apprehended on...
Troops Kill 3 Terrorists, Recover Machine Gun, Others
Operatives of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with a hybrid force and Civilian Joint Task Force invaded terrorists’ hideouts in Timbuktu triangle in the Lake Chad Region, killing three. The operation also led to the recovery of a machine gun, a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle, a gun truck mounted with an anti-aircraft gun, and a cache of arms and ammunition. According to...
Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Rivers
Gunmen have killed two policemen on a stop-and-search duty at Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A Commander of a local vigilante group in the area, Phalga Security Watch, Victor Ohaji, said the deceased policemen, who were attached to the Mile One Police Division, were gunned down on Okija Street. Ohaji said the hoodlums drove their vehicle to the checkpoint,...
Third-Party Insurance: Officers Who Engage in Extortion Will Face Disciplinary Action – Abia CP
The Abia State Police Command has commenced the enforcement of Third-Party Motor Insurance compliance across the state, following the directive of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), ABN TV reports. The exercise, aimed at ensuring road safety and legal compliance, was launched under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Danladi Isa. Ahead of the enforcement, CP Isa addressed...
Ten Killed As Rival Cults Clash In Cross River State
Ten persons have lost their lives following a clash between rival cult groups in the Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas of Cross River State. It was gathered that three suspected cults, Skylo, Mafia and Black Scorpion, were the dominant groups in the areas. The cultists were said to have been attacking one another since Monday, leaving scores dead. The Chairman of the Bakassi...
Two Nigerians Arrested In Kuwait Over Alleged $14,918 Robbery
Two unidentified Nigerians were detained by the Kuwaiti General Department of Criminal Investigation (GDCI) in the Ahmadi Province on suspicion of robbing an exchange office and taking $14,918, and the crime has been charged against them. In a statement on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, as reported by Arab Times Online, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended within 24...
JTF Nabs Vessel With 300,000 Litres Of Illegally Refined Diesel In Rivers
The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has arrested an MV Mother Mary, vessel with 300,000 litres of illegally refined AGO(Diesel) as well as two of its crew members in Rivers state. OPDS seized the vessel at the Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne, Eleme Council Area of Rivers on the Bonny River. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, the...
Police Arrest Officer, Nwachukwu Chinedu For Allegedly Raping AbiaPoly Student (VIDEO)
Abia State Police Command under the indefatigable and crime-busting leadership of CP, Janet Agbede, a mother and sister has finally arrested the irritant police officer CPL Nwachukwu Chinedu, who allegedly raped a student of Abia State Polytechnic Aba. ABN TV reports that the incident had on Thursday caused heavy protest in the student community who demanded justice for their violated...
26Year Old Man Remanded Over Alleged Anal Sex With 16-Year-Old Boy
A 26-year-old Muslim cleric, Ovie Ejebor who allegedly had anal sex with a 16-year-old boy, was on Tuesday remanded in the Correctional centre on the orders of a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya ordered the defendant to be remanded in Badagry Correctional Centre after the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. Ejebor, whose residence is...
