CRIME
Ike Ekweremadu, Wife Arrested For Bringing Child To UK For Organ Harvesting
Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, and his wife, Beatrice, have been arrested and charged for bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. Confirming the arrests in a statement, the metropolitan police said the pair were charged to ...
Bandits Kill 11 Farmers In Sokoto Community
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Saturday, in Sokoto, reportedly killed 11 farmers in the Ghandi district of Rabah Local Government Area of the state. A source, who disclosed this, said the attackers stormed the community around 12 noon, shooting s...
Police Rescue Man Kidnapped In Peter Obi’s Community
Kidnappers operating in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday abducted an unidentified man. The man was said to have been kidnapped at Nwanchi village in Agulu, the community of the presidential candidate of the Labour Par...
‘Criminal Court 2’ In Edo Gave Order For Comedian Broda Mike’s Remand Till July 7 — Lawyer
The comedian and vlogger, Chukwu Emeka, popularly known on social media as Broda Mike, who was arrested by the Department of State Services on June 14, in Benin City, Edo State, is to be detained till July 7, 2022. The lawyer to the comedian identi...
Court Sentences Two Persons To Prison In Abuja Over Internet Fraud
Justice S.B Belgore of the High Court of the FCT sitting in Bwari, Abuja on Monday June 27, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Augustine Ogar and Eze Samuel to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. They were prosecuted on a one count charge each b...
Court Jails 10 Fraudsters In Uyo
Justices Toyin Bolaji Adegoke and Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State have convicted and sentenced ten(10) fraudsters to different jail terms for different offences. They were convicted on Friday, June 24, 2022 afte...
Alleged Vote Buying: No Pregnant Woman In Our Custody — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its attention has been drawn to some reports in a section of the media, alleging that the Commission is detaining “a pregnant woman, nursing mother, others, over vote - buying" in the recentl...
Man, 60 Collapses, Dies After Unauthorised Withdrawal Of 700k From His Account
The family of a 60-year-old man, Isak Wahab, has been thrown into mourning after he reportedly died from shock after an unauthorised withdrawal of N700,000 from his bank account. His wife, Monsurat, accused his friend, identified only as Ola, of maki...
Singer R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison Over Sexual Abuse
R&B singer, R Kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment after being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering involving women, girls, and boys. The jail sentence was handed down to Kelly in the trial that has lasted for several years....
Sharia Court Sentences Three Men To Death By Stoning In Bauchi
Three men were sentenced to death by stoning by a Sharia Court sitting in Ningi, the headquarters of Ningi LGA in Bauchi State. They were found guilty of homosexuality, which is prohibited in Islam. The convicted persons are Abdullahi Abubakar Bet...
