CRIME
Boko Haram Attacks Acting IGP’s Home Town
Boko Haram on Friday attacked Geidam, Yobe State, the home town of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. ABN TV gathered that the attackers invaded the town on Friday evening and laid siege on some parts of the town. According to a source, the terrorists attacked the heart of the town, burning shops and shooting indiscriminately in a gun...
Why We Beheaded Igbo Businessman, Dismembered His Body – Suspected Kidnapper
A businessman and owner of a sachet water factory abducted from his home in Lafia, Nasarawa State has been killed by his abductors. Mr. Osondu Nwachukwu was said to have been stabbed to death by his abductors following the inability of his wife to raise the N5 million demanded as ransom. A source who spoke with our correspondent, however, said...
Fears As Gunmen Shoot Imo Commissioner, Others
Fresh facts emerged on Monday on how gunmen shot the Imo State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship and Skill Acquisition, Iyke Ume. The PUNCH had reported that there was panic in Owerri, the state capital, as gunmen shot no fewer than four motorists in a Sunday night robbery attack. The incident happened at Orji, on Owerri- Okigwe Road very close to the Orji Divisional...
Police Sack Two Sergeants, One Inspector Over Forceful Extortion In Ogun
Three policemen in the Ogun State Command have been dismissed from service for extorting money forcefully from a traveller en route to Lagos from Abeokuta. The culprits, Inspector Sunday John, Sgt Jimoh Asimiya, and Sgt Solomon Adedapo were said to have forcefully extorted one hundred and fifty-three thousand Naira (₦153,000) from the victim while he was traveling from Abeokuta to...
Man Who Denied Access To Money For Treatment, Slumps, Dies In Bank (Video)
Nigerians on social media have expressed outrage after a video of an unidentified man slumped and died in front of a bank in Rivers state went viral. According to an eyewitness, Uwaifo Obiano who share the video on Facebook, the man died due to the unfriendly attitude of the new generation bank staff. ABN TV gathered that the deceased was allegedly...
Kidnappers Allegedly Holding Abia Victim’s Car After Payment Of N2.4m Ransom In Imo (Photos)
Suspected kidnappers are allegedly holding a Toyota Corolla car with registration number LSD554DD, Engine number IZZ8222064 and chassis number 2TIBR32E95C901096 belonging to their victim Kenneth Umuezurike. The Ikwuano, Abia State born victim who lives in Ilorin Kwara state was abducted on Wednesday 14th of April on his way from Ilorin to Umuahia Abia State and was kindnapped along Orlu/Anara road...
Fake Wine Factory Uncovered In Delta, Owner Arrested
The Delta State Police Command has uncovered an illegal factory where fake wine is being produced and arrested the owner, one Kenneth Ajie, at Ovwia in the Udu Local Government Area of the state. The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, stated this on Thursday in Asaba. He said, “The Commander of the Delta State Police...
Gunmen Abduct AAU Professor On His Way To Farm In Ekpoma
A former Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Prof. Osadolor Odia, has been abducted by gunmen. He was said to be on his way to his farm at Egoro, Ekpoma, on Thursday, he was accosted by the gunmen, who whisked him away. A source at the university, who pleaded anonymity, stated when the news of Odia’s...
Baba Ijesha To Face Five-Charge Trial Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Nollywood actor James Olanrewaju aka Baba Ijesha will be tried for five offences. A statement by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo, said the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued legal advice on Tuesday that a prima facie case has been disclosed against Olarenwaju. It was recommended he should be charged under the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The statement reads:...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing His Mother In-Law In Ogun
A 28-year-old man, Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu, has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly killing his mother-in-law, Abosede Oyewole. A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, states that the suspect was arrested following a report made at Atan Ota divisional headquarters by one Odunayo Mathew, who reported that the suspect,...
