CRIME
Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kano
Many persons have been feared dead in an explosion on Aba road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano. Several others, including school children, were also injured. Details of the blast and its cause are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report but...
Deborah Samuel: Police Declare Fleeing Suspects In Viral Video Wanted
Police in Sokoto has declared fleeing suspects captured in viral video of the killing and subsequent setting on fire of Deborah Samuel wanted for culpable homicide. The declaration was contained in a press release signed by the command’s public rel...
Court Slams Life Imprisonment On Lagos School Bus Driver Over Sexual Assault
A Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a school bus driver, Tony Akpan, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old pupil. Justice Abiola Soladoye in her judgement, held that the prosecution had prese...
EFCC Arrests Accountant General Of The Federation Over ‘N80bn Fraud’
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion. According to the...
Police Kill 2 Gunmen Enforcing Sit-At-Home In Anambra
The Anambra State Police officials, on Monday, killed two gunmen said to be enforcing sit-at-home in the state. The incident happened along the Umunze Road, Orumba South Local Government Area, with the operational vehicle of the hoodlums recovered. C...
Kidnappers Gun Down Six Kano Residents, Abduct Village Head
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed six persons in a village in Takai Local Government Area of Kano state. Takai LGA in Kano south is about 80 kilometres from Kano metropolis, and it shares a border with several towns of Jigawa state. The g...
Alleged Blasphemy: Arrested Suspects Remanded In Prison Over Deborah’s Murder
The Police have arraigned two suspects in connection with the murder of the 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, who was accused of blasphemy. The suspects – Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi – who are...
Alleged Blasphemy: We’re Pained, Saddened By Deborah’s Death, Parents Weep
The parents of the late Deborah Samuel of Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Sokoto State have described the death of their daughter as sad and painful, saying they have left her killers to God. Recall that the remains of Deborah were laid to rest ...
Hoodlums Set EEDC Office Ablaze In Anambra (PHOTOS)
The Ogidi District office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) was set ablaze by unidentified criminal elements in the early hours of Monday. ABN TV learnt that the development left about 32 utility and operational vehicles burnt,...
Gunmen Kill 2 Soldiers In Anambra
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday night allegedly killed two military men in a shootout at 3-3 estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha, Anambra State, ABN TV learnt. A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, the gunmen shot dead two...
