CRIME
NDLEA Nabs 22-Year-Old NYSC Member Over Importation Of Drugged Candies
A 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru, has been arrested in Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for importing four kilogrammes of drugged candies from the United Kingdom. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi disclosed this yesterday in a statement in Abuja. He said, Maniru, who was serving with a government agency in Abuja,...
Police Kill 3 Suspected IPOB Members In Imo, Recover 16 IEDs, Others
Tactical teams of Imo State Police Command have killed 3 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and recovered 16 Improvised Explosive Devices and other weapons. This follows an operation on a hideout at Essential Home popularly known as " NGBUKA" in Amaifeke Orlu LGA of Imo State where members of the proscribed group were said to...
NDLEA Intercepts N6bn Drugs Belonging To Insurgents In Lagos Port
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Wednesday 8th September, 2021 gave details of how loads of Captagon, a brand of Amphetamine meant for insurgents camps in Nigeria were intercepted by operatives of the Agency at the Apapa port in Lagos. Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media & Advocacy of...
Man Who Slept With Biological Mother, Had 3 Kids With Her In Kwara Finally Arrested
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State have arrested an immigrant from Benin Republic, Adamu Sime, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his biological mother. The mother, who was also arrested, had reportedly had three children for her son. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Kwara State Command, Babawale Afolabi, confirmed the incident in a...
Unknown Gunmen Kill Anglican Priest, Set Car Ablaze In Imo [PHOTOS]
Unknown gunmen have terminated the life of an Anglican Priest, Rev Emeka Merenu, and set his car ablaze in Iheteukwa, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The priest who hails from Nkwerre was gruesomely murdered on Tuesday morning reportedly over a rumour that he brought in Soldiers to protect the church as a School under his supervision. “The late Merenu...
Emir Of Bungudu Kidnapped
The Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, was on Tuesday kidnapped along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. ABN TV learned that the gunmen opened fire on the convoy of the emir and successfully demobilised some of the vehicles, including that of the traditional ruler before he was whisked away. Reliable sources revealed that the incident occurred around Olam Factory, a...
EFCC Presents 3 Witnesses In Alleged N93.8m Contract Fraud Trial
The trial of an alleged N93, 800, 000.00 (Ninety Three Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) fraud case involving one Muhammad Suleiman Gumsuri commenced before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented three witnesses. The Maiduguri Zonal Command arraigned the defendant on August 10,...
Tension As Unknown Gunmen Kill Lawyer In Imo
A yet-to-be identified gunmen have killed a lawyer, Darlington Odume Imo State, causing panic in the State. According to Punch, Odume, popularly known as Omekagu, was shot at a supermarket at Amaifeke in Orlu, in the Orlu Local Government Area of the state. The killing came just 24 hours after hoodlums murdered the priest-in-charge of St Andrew’s Anglican Church Ihitte-Ukwa in...
Woman Lands In Hospital After She Escaped Being Used For Ritual By Son
A woman, Oke Ere-Eganoma, has narrowly escaped being killed by her son, Emma Ere-Eganoma, who allegedly wanted to use her for ritual purposes. The incident happened in in Okuokoko community, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State last Tuesday. The suspect who is now in police custody reportedly invited his mother, who sells foodstuff in Okuokoko Market, to his apartment within...
25-Year-Old Man Arrested For Having Sex With Goat In Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested a 25-year-old man, Nasiru Muhammad for allegedly having sex with goat in Gwaram Local Government of the State. Police Spokesman, ASP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed this in Dutse, the State capital. He said the suspect was arrested by policemen while on patrol at Kunnadi quarters in Gwaram town. According to him “On 09/09/2021 at about 0100hrs,...
