CRIME
Man Who Lures Victims From Social Media, Drug, Rape Them Arrested In Rivers
The police in Rivers State have arrested a father of four, Favour Ibama, for allegedly raping and stealing from some women in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A spokesperson for the state police command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, disclosed this while parading the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Omoni claimed that the suspect lured his victims with promises...
6 Members Of Same Family Shot Dead As Gunmen Invade Village In Osun
No fewer than six persons were reportedly killed by yet to be identified gunmen at Wasinmi, an adjourning village to Ikire of Irewole local government area of Osun State. Investigations revealed that the gunmen invaded the home of a family in the village and shot them to death while asleep on the midnight of Sunday. As at the time of filing...
Court Jails Fake American Officer 2 Years For Internet Fraud In Rivers
Justice E.A Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Chibueze Okenwa (a.k.a Rodriguz), a fake United States of American military officer, to two years imprisonment for impersonation contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) ( i & ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. He was initially arraigned on March...
Ogun Herbalist, Bricklayer Nabbed For Killing Housewife, Son For Ritual
A 29 years old herbalist Baoku Gbuyi and a 27 years old Bricklayer Olamide Odulaja have been arrested by detectives of Ogun State Police command, for allegedly killing a housewife, Modupeola Folorunsho and her 4 years old son, Peter Folorunsho for money ritual. The arrest of the suspects, according to a statement by the command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, followed a...
Police Recover Corpse Of One-Day-Old Baby, Arrest Robbery Suspects
Police operatives attached to Ikeja division of the Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend, recovered a lifeless body of a day-old baby that was lying beside Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, by Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, Ikeja. The operatives responded to a distress call from the security department of the LASUTH Ikeja. The police, having discovered the body of the baby,...
Youths Nab Man Who Ran To Ohafia After Snatching Keke From Umuahia (Photos)
The youths of Amaekpu in Ohafia LGA area of Abia state have apprehended a man whose identity could not be ascertained for allegedly snatching a tricycle popularly known as Keke NAPEP in Umuahia and ran to the community for a cover, ABN TV reports. The youths led by one Stormy Stainless on Monday apprehended the suspect following a tip-off by...
Myanmar Forces Kill 19 On Armed Forces Day
At least 19 people across Myanmar were shot dead by security forces Saturday, according to emergency workers and witnesses, as the junta celebrates Armed Forces Day with a military parade in the capital Naypyidaw. AFP has independently confirmed that nine died in the central Mandalay region, three in northern Shan state, one in the ancient city of Bagan, and six...
#AbaDecides: Gunmen Abduct Mascot Kalu’s Campaign Officer
The Campaign Officer of Mascot Uzor Kalu, the APC candidate for the Saturday’s Aba North and South Federal Constituency bye-election, Engr. Mike Ozoemena has been abducted by unknown gunmen, ABN TV reports. Engr. Ozoemena also doubles as APC collation officer was abducted while the election progressed on Saturday. A press statement by the Abia State APC publicity, Comrade Benedict Godson, who...
I killed My Mother Because My Pastor Told Me She’s A Witch — Suspect
A 30-year-old woman, Blessing Jimoh, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing her mother, Ijeoma Odo. Blessing said she killed her mother with a cutlass after a Pastor said her mother was a witch. She was paraded alongside other criminals. The Pastor is said to be on the run, ABN TV learnt. Blessing said...
Twins Of Retired Soldier Who Use Military Uniform To Rob Arrested
Twins who are sons of a late retired soldier and two of their accomplices whose fathers are also ex-army personnel have been arrested by the police for allegedly carrying out robberies in different parts of Lagos State. The suspects, Taiwo and Kehinde Ojomo, Emmanuel Bamidele and Peter Samuel, reportedly specialised in carjacking and robbing unsuspecting passengers. City Round learnt that the...
