CRIME
Court Awards N200,000 Cost Against FG In Favour Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Co-Defendants (Photos, Video)
Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday awarded N50,000 cost in favour of the four co-defendants of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, amounting to N200,000. The Presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako held that this cost of time-wasting and unnecessary stress. According to Binta Nyanko, the case has been on hearing since 2015 and has lacked justification...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Co-Defendants Arraigned As DSS Takes Over Court Premises
The Federal Government on Wednesday morning arraigned four co-defendants of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Already, heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have taken position in and around the court premises to ward off possible threat to peace by their followers. At the time...
I Killed About 20 Persons Before I Repented, Says 21-Year-Old Terrorist Under Turji’s Tutelage
The 21-year-old suspected terrorist, Naziru Sani, working under the camp of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist, on the police wanted list for acts of terrorism has confessed to killing over 20 persons in several attacks across Nigeria’s northwest. The young terrorist made the disclosure when SP Gambo Isah, the Police PRO in Katsina tate paraded him at the Command’s headquarter...
SWAT, RRS Commanders, Deputy PPRO, 60 Others Promoted In Abia Police Command (Photos, Video)
No fewer than 63 officers of Abia State Police command benefitted from the recently concluded promotion exercise by the Nigeria Police Force, ABN TV reports. Among those promoted include the state commander of SWAT, Eleazar Chijioke who before now was a Chief Superintendent of Police promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rapid Response Squad, RRS commander, Johnbull Obiogoru who before...
Spiritualists Who Support Bandits With Juju, Prayers Arrested In Katsina
Spiritualists Who Support Bandits With Juju, Prayers Arrested In Katsina The Katsina State Police Command has succeeded in arresting one Abdullahi Bello 50, a spiritualist for offering prayers and providing charms, known as juju to terrorists in Katsina metropolis to enable them carry out their nefarious activities against people in the state. Police say it recovered two motorcycles, eight mobile phones,...
My Boss Promised Me N30m To Bring Him Body Parts In Lagos, Says Man Arrested By Amotekun
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested 150 persons for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities in the state. One of the suspects, Timothy Odeniyi, was allegedly arrested with human parts. The 35-year-old was reportedly arrested on Sunday in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspect in Akure, the...
After N2bn Unpaid Gratuities, Ekiti Pensioners Take Case To Court
Pensioners in Ekiti have resorted to seeking spiritual intervention over their N2 billion unpaid gratuities by the state government among other challenges. The pensioners attended an interdenominational prayer session at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oke-Bareke in Ado-Ekiti. Some of the pensioners who were moved to tears, prayed God to touch the heart of the state governor,...
Gunmen Attack Repentant Bandits, Kill 12 Katsina
Over 12 persons were killed after a group of gunmen attacked repentant bandits in Illela village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents who fled the village to the neighboring communities including Dutsin-ma and Ƙankara told Channels Television on Monday that the gunmen attacked them in the early hours of Friday. According to the residents, the gunmen came on a...
Bandits Strike Again In Katsina, Abduct Over 50
Over 50 residents of Ruwan Godiya village of Faskari local government area of Katsina state have been abducted in a fresh attack, according to sources. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, said the bandits came on over 60 motorcycles and started shooting sporadically. He said they operated unchallenged for over two hours. The resident alleged that there were over 20 military personnel in...
Police Nab 3 In Ogun For Vandalising Telecommunication Equipment
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three men for allegedly vandalising and stealing from the mast of a telecommunications company in Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Kabiru Olusola, 27; Taye Daniel, 43; and Afeez Balogun, 47, were arrested following a distress call received by policemen attached to the Atan Ota police divisional...
