CRIME
Woman Accuses Doctor Of Removing Her Womb Without Consent
A Lagos doctor and Managing Director of Holyfill Hospital, Ayelaje Joseph, has been accused of allegedly removing a woman’s womb, without her consent, in his hospital, located in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. The victim, Mrs. Okeafor Suzan, claimed she visited the hospital for fibroid removal but realized later that her womb was removed without her knowledge or permission. However, in...
14 Suspected Oil Thieves Nabbed In Abia
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Wednesday, said that 14 persons were arrested for allegedly stealing crude oil in Abia. A statement by the NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, in Abuja, stated that the suspects operated an illegal refinery in a forest at Umelehi, Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state. Afolabi said that after the arrest of...
Amotekun Nabs 48 Crime Suspects In Ondo
Forty-eight suspected criminals have been nabbed by men of the Ondo State Security Network agency, the Amotekun corps, for committing various crimes in different parts of the state in the last week. The suspects, two of whom are females, were apprehended for crimes ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, attempted murder, burglary and housebreaking, fraud with fake POS bank alert, cultism,...
Court Rejects Abba Kyari’s Fresh Bail Request
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a fresh bail application the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, filed to be released on bail, pending the conclusion of his trial. Kyari is facing an eight-count charge bordering on drug trafficking brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NLDEA). At today’s sitting, Justice...
Rivers Crisis: Two Security Officials Feared Dead
Following the Local Government (LG) crisis rocking Rivers State in the oil-rich South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, two security operatives have lost their lives in the line of duty. Though the details are a bit unclear, it was gathered however that the sad deaths which occurred in Omuma Local Government Area on Tuesday, might not be unconnected with the invasion...
VIDEO: Two Brothers Killed By Rival Cult Group, Not Vigilantes Operatives, Abia Community Speaks Out
The people of Uzuakoli in Bende local government area of Abia State have said the community vigilante contrary to "mischievous" online publications is not responsible for the death of two brothers, Oluomachukwu Ugochukwu, (Chairmoo) Ikechukwu Ugochukwu (Pepper), insisting that they were killed by rival cult group. Addressing newsmen in Umuahia, Abia State capital, the Secretary General of Uzuakoli Development Association...
Soldier Takes Own Life In Front Of Army Camp In Abia After He Was Declared Wanted (Photo)
A soldier serving under the 14 Brigade Headquarters, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Barrack, Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State, attached to the 144 Battalion’s Forward Operation Base (FOB) located at Ngwa High School, Abayi, Osisioma local government area has committed suicide. ABN TV gathered that the incident happened on Saturday. The soldier, a senior non-commissioned soldier Command Sergeant...
Police Rescue Three Abducted Fouani Brothers
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Fouani brothers and two others have been rescued. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a text message to our correspondent on Tuesday. According to him, the brothers identified as Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani, and Amtal Fouani, who were abducted on June 14 around 6pm in Lagos...
Abia: Uzuakoli Development Association Dismisses Allegations Of Involvement In Death Of 2 Brothers (Video)
The leadership of Uzuakoli Development Association has categorically denied any involvement in the death of two brothers, Oluomachukwu Ugochukwu and Ikechukwu Ugochukwu, on May 23, 2024, at Amankwo, Uzuakoli, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. https://youtu.be/uUp5QCbs-Tc Speaking at a press conference in Umuahia, the President General-elect, Barr. Prince Chigoziem Okechukwu, described the social media reports linking the association to the...
NDLEA Arrests Siblings In Aba Over Drug Worh N4.1bn
Officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken down a cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old elder sister, Ms Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, which housed cocaine and methamphetamine consignments worth over N4.1billion in street value from their hideout in Aba, Abia state. According to a statement...