CRIME
Welder Jailed 10Months For Stealing Neighbour’s Kaftan, Phones
A Grade I Area Court in Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 24-year-old welder, Idris Musa, to 10 months imprisonment for stealing his neighbor’s Kaftan, worth N18,000, and cell phones. The police charged Musa, who resides in Gwagwa, Abuja, with cr...
Human Trafficker Nabbed While Trying To Secure Passport For Victim
The Anambra Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) detained one suspected trafficker in person on Wednesday. The Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs. Judith-Chukwu Ibadin, announced this in a statement made availab...
Grave Robbers Who Use Body Parts For Rituals Arrested In Edo
A criminal gang that specializes in robbing graveyards and using body parts for rituals has been arrested while six kidnappers were killed in a gun duel by the police in Edo State. The State Police Spokesman, SP Bello Kontongs, who disclosed this in ...
National Assembly Begs China To Assist In Securing Release Of Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Land Transportation yesterday begged the Chinese government to help Nigeria in rescuing the 62 abducted victims of the March 28, Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transportation...
After 8 Weeks, Catholic Priest Dies In Hand Of Abductors In Kaduna
A Catholic Priest, Rev Fr. Joseph Aketeh Bako, has died in the hands of his abductors eight weeks after he was abducted. The Chancellor, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Rev Fr. Christian Okewu Emanuel, disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna. It would ...
Inmates Allegedly Escape From Agbor Correctional Centre
On Monday evening, scores of convicts reportedly escaped from the Correctional Centre in Agbor, Ika South Local Council of Delta State, after the prison wall collapsed. According to sources, the wall fell after the wind ripped off part of the roof ow...
Terrorists Ambush Soldiers In Taraba, Kill 6, Commanding Officer Missing
No fewer than six soldiers of the 93 battalion, Takun were on Tuesday killed when suspected terrorists/bandits ambushed a convoy carrying the Commanding Officer of the Battalion while on his way to Jalingo. The ambush attack was said to have occurred...
My Life At Risk In Kuje Prison, Abba Kyari Cries Out
A former head of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the police, Abba Kyari has alleged a threat to his life in the Kuje correctional facility. Kyari lamented that he is not safe sharing the same correctional facility with criminals. The suspende...
Ikpeazu Imposes Restriction On Keke Operations In Umuahia To Fight Crime
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has announced restrictions on the operation of tricycles, popularly known as Keke in Umuahia, the state capital, ABN TV reports. This he said follows an increase in crime perpetrated by Keke operators in and around ...
We’re Not Pampering Boko Haram Terrorists, Says Army
Contrary to speculations , the Nigerian Army has denied ever pampering repentant terrorists, insisting that those who surrendered during the Boko Haram war were only treated humanely in line with the provisions of the law. While speaking on Channels ...
