CRIME
NAF Aircraft Crashes in Kaduna, Many Feared Dead
A military aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Airforce, NAF, has crashed in Kaduna state with many officers on board reportedly killed. Recall that last year a military aircraft conveying the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other...
Buhari Yet To Deploy Tucano Jet To Fight Bandits Because He Doesn’t Want To Commit War Crimes — Presidency
The presidency says before the Tucano jets acquired from the United States can be deployed in the banditry-ravaged North West, the terms of agreement for the purchase of the aircraft need to be adhered to so that Nigeria will not be in the “black b...
Soldiers Kill IPOB Commander In Imo
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to 34 Artillery Brigade have killed a gunman identified as the Commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Imo. The troops said they encountered members of the separatist group, who were firi...
Police Begin Investigation On Alleged Viral Chrisland School Rape Video
The Police Command in Lagos State said on Monday that it had begun an investigation into the alleged viral rape video purportedly depicting students of Chrisland School, Lagos. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundey, said in a statement th...
NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Hidden In Footwears, Toothpaste Tubes, Arrest Suspects
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted large consignments of Cocaine smuggled into the country through three major international airports in Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Di...
How 40-Year-Old Man Raped Brother’s Daughter In Lagos, Gagged Mouth With Pillow
A 40-year-old man, Nuwel Ajagu, has allegedly defiled the teenage daughter of his brother in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. It was learnt that Ajagu lured the 13-year-old girl from her home at Bayeku Last Bus Stop to his apartment on Etubure Street also ...
Two Feared Dead, Several Others Injured As Terrorists Launch Fresh Attack In Kaduna
In another fresh attack, bandits, yesterday, stormed Agban Kagoro Community, Kaura Local Council, killing two persons and injuring several other residents. A resident, Jonathan Musa, told journalists that the terrorists came in large numbers, shootin...
Police Nab 32 Suspected Kidnappers, Killers, Recover 30 Live Ammunition In Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 32 suspects for kidnapping, killing, armed robbery, defilement and cultism. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters yesterday, the police said 30 live arms and ammunition were also ...
How 22-Year-Old Man Raped Drunk Woman After Birthday Party, Policeman Tells Lagos Court
A police officer, Sgt. Odunayo Ologe, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how a man, Joshua Torile, allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman while she was drunk. The News...
After Threat To Embark On Strike, IGP Promotes 21,039 Junior Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the promotion of 21,039 junior police officers who were last promoted on or before 2017. This is coming a few weeks after some offi...
