CRIME
EFCC arrest: I Was Not Running Away From Nigeria After Handing Over To Soludo – Willie Obiano
Willie Obiano, the immediate past governor of Anambra State, has given an insight into why he tried to leave Nigeria immediately after handing over to his successor, Chukwuma Soludo. Obiano disclosed that he was rushing to meet up with a doctor’s appointment in the United States. The former governor said he was rushing to the US to treat a “semi fatal...
Court Sends Abba Kyari, 6 Others To Kuje Prison
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the transfer of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, and six others that are facing drug trafficking charges with him, to the Kuje Correctional Center. Trial Justice Emeka Nwike ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to transfer the Defendants to prison custody, shortly after he...
Gunmen Attack Imo Police Station, Injure 2 Officers
Two officers were injured when gunmen on Monday morning attacked the Otoko Divisional Police Headquarters in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. The police Divisional headquarters is situated on the Owerri – Umuahia Express Road. Community sources told our correspondent that the attack started at about 3am and lasted for many hours. A source said the sounds of the weapons...
Alleged Drug Deal: Court Refuses Abba Kyari, ACP Ubua Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the application for bail filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sunday J. Ubua. They are charged with five others in relation to offences of unlawful drug dealings. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Monday morning, held that the prosecution has placed sufficient materials...
Four Suspects Who Allegedly Kidnapped, Killed Driver In Rivers Arrested
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four suspects involved in the kidnapping and eventual murder of a driver in Emohua, a Local Government Area along the Bayelsa axis of the East/West Road. The police in a statement by the Command’s Acting Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the suspects pretended to be regular passengers along the Federal...
Passengers Shot As Gunmen Enforce IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order In Enugu
Gunmen believed to be enforcing the Monday sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) reportedly shot at passengers in the New Market area of Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday. The bus conveying the passengers, who left their homes early to attend to their businesses, was said to have been riddled with bullets. A source...
20-Year-Old Man Nabbed With 16 Bags Of Indian Hemp In Imo (Photos)
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Sunday arrested one Bright Mbamara, 20-year-old with 16 bags and loose quantity of dried weeds substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa, known as Indian Hemp weighing 219.650kg. He was found in his family compound of Umueli Amaraku, Ikeduru LGA, Imo State at about 2pm. Principal Staff Officer, Media and Advocacy of Imo...
Bandits Prevent Lagos Bound Aircraft From Taking Off At Kaduna Airport
Reports from the Kaduna International Airport indicated that terrorists had invaded the runway and killed a security man attached to NAMA staff. The terrorists also allegedly, prevented a Lagos bound commercial aircraft from taking off on Saturday. A combined unit of the military and other security agents were, however, deployed to the airport so as to chase away the terrorists. A source,...
Explosion Rocks Kaduna Community
Residents of Danmani community of Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State panicked following an explosion on Friday night. The incident happened close to a P.O.S operator shop near Abubakar Sadiq Mosque, according to residents. ABN TV gathered that an object believed to be explosive was found close to a motorcycle belonging to a POS operator in the community. A...
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Diezani-linked N325m Lekki Property
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of “a vacant plot of land” in the Lekki area of Lagos said to be linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Akintayo Aluko ordered the property permanently forfeited to the Federal Government following an application to that effect by the Economic and...
