CRIME
Kidnappers Of Edo DPO Demand N50m Ransom
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Fugar Division in Etsako Central local government area identified as Ibrahim Ishaq has been reportedly kidnapped near Ise river along the Auchi – Ekperi-Agenebode road. It was gathered that the police officer was travelling with his orderly, Friday evening, when they were attacked by the kidnappers. A source close to the police said: “He was...
30-Year-Old Woman Nabbed For Supplying Arms, Ammunition To Bandits In Zamfara
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for supplying arms and ammunition to bandits in Zamfara State. Parading the woman in Gusau on Friday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba N. Elkana said the woman, Fatima Lawali was arrested on Thursday, October 25 at about 9.30 pm. The suspect, who hails from the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of the state,...
Suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ Murder Couple, Friend In Ondo, Dump Body In Toilet
Two lovers and their friend have been murdered in their house located at Aralusi quarters in Akure, the Ondo state capital, by suspected Yahoo Yahoo boys (internet fraudsters). The lovers, Ojo Akinro, Mary Igwe and their friend, Lamidi Sheriff, were allegedly murdered and their bodies locked up in the toilet to decompose. It was learned that the girlfriend, Mary, said to...
Appeal Court Upholds Forfeiture Of Diezani’s $40m Worth Of Jewellery
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the final forfeiture order on the $40 million worth of jewellery seized from the premises of the former Minister for Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Festus Obande, who read the judgment on Friday, held that there was no substance in Alison-Madueke’s bid to overturn the lower court’s order and subsequently dismissed the...
BREAKING! Court Proscribes Bandit Groups
A federal high court in Abuja has declared the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups as acts of terrorism. Taiwo Taiwo, the presiding judge, gave the order on an ex parte motion filed by the federal government. Mohammed Abubakar, director of public prosecution (DPP) at the federal ministry of justice, who filed the motion ex-parte, said President Muhammadu...
Kidnapping: Buhari Orders Increased Surveillance, Patrol on Abuja-Kaduna Road
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has ordered security agencies to intensify surveillance and patrol activities along the Abuja-Kaduna Road. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Thursday after the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Aregebesola also disclosed that the regime is impressed by the recently concluded governorship elections in Anambra State which saw...
Trafficker Nabbed With ₦2.7 Billion Worth Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport
A 32-year-old drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Maduabuchi was apprehended with 9.30 kilograms of cocaine worth over N2.7 billion in street value. The suspect, who hails from Obaha Okigwe village, Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state,...
Anti-EndSARS Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Kenechukwu Okeke Is Dead
A Popular activist and anti-#EndSARS lawyer, Kenechukwu Okeke is Dead. Okeke became popular for suing celebrities such as Falz, Sam Adeyemi, Davido, Flavour, and others to court for leading the EndSARS protests in the country. A staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Okeke was gruesomely killed in the presence of his wife and daughter in in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State....
Obiano Under EFCC’s Watchful Eye As Tenure Ends — Report
There are indications Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed the incumbent governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano on watchlist. This is contained in a letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) dated November 15, 2021. The EFCC requested the Service to place the outgoing governor on watchlist and inform it anytime he is travelling out...
Most Fraud In Banks Perpetrated By Employees — EFCC
The EFCC declared in Abuja on Wednesday that most frauds in the banking sector were perpetrated by insider Information, Communication Technology (ICT) employees. Mr Abbah Sambo, Head, Cybercrime Section of the EFCC, made the declaration at a national seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for judges. Sambo represented the EFCC chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the seminar. He said that most banking...
