CRIME
Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Defiling Six-Year-Old Sister In-law
The Jigawa High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area has on Monday sentenced Idris Munkaila (Dan Asabe) to life imprisonment for defiling his sister in-law and infecting her with HIV/AIDs in Gwaram Local Government Area. The defendant was arraigned before the court on 26th of June 2017 for allegedly luring a six-year-old girl and having sexual intercourse with...
#EndSARS Protester, Kamsiyochukwu Escapes Death After Brutal Attack In Lagos
An #EndSARS protester who testified before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters (Lagos EndSARS Panel) is battling for life after being attacked by unknown assailants with machetes. Kamsiyochukwu Ibe was gruesomely attacked on Sunday night. According to judicial panel member, Ebun Adegboruwa, who made the development public via a...
COAS Farouk Yahaya Declares War Against Bandits
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has declared that henceforth, the Nigerian Army will engage bandits and criminals in a war. Yahaya, who stated during a familiarization visit to 31 Artillery Brigade and Tradoc Minna, Niger State, said the army will be more resolute and decisive in dealing with them. “I commend them on the job they are...
Bandits Kill 2023 Zamfara Governorship Aspirant
A 2023 governorship aspirant in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, has been shot dead by armed bandits. The incident occurred on Sunday when the assailants opened fire on travellers along the ever-busy Kaduna-Abuja Highway. According to Daily Trust, he was killed alongside other travellers. The Kaduna State Police Command could not be reached for reaction as at press time. The command’s Public...
Zamfara Ex-Governorship Aspirant, Sagir Hamidu Killed By Bandits
Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, an former governorship aspirant in Zamfara State, has been shot dead by bandits. He was killed when bandits blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Highway and opened fire on travellers, on Sunday. ABN TV gathered that the incident occurred around 3:30pm close to Rijana along the busy highway. Eyewitnesses confirmed that Rijana, a former FCT Director of Protocol who was also a...
Army Will Engage In Serious War Against Bandits, Watch Out!!! – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has declared that henceforth, the Nigerian Army will engage bandits and criminals in a war. Yahaya, who stated during a familiarization visit to 31 Artillery Brigade and Tradoc Minna, Niger State, said the army will be more resolute and decisive in dealing with them. “I commend them on the job they are...
Kogi Govt Lied, We Recovered Hidden N19.3bn From Its Salary Bail-Out Account — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has faulted claims by Kogi State government that no fund was recovered from its bail out account, describing it as campaign of misinformation and unconscionable denials. The anti-graft agency in a press release made available to ABN TV titled, "Hidden N19.3bn Kogi Salary Bail-Out Funds Returned to CBN" and signed by its Head,...
Soldiers Foil Boko Haram Attack On ‘Repentant Terrorists’ Rehabilitation Camp
The troops of 25 Task Force Brigade on Friday repelled a terrorist attack on Damboa town in Borno State. The troops were said to have overpowered militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in a gun battle, forcing them to flee. The insurgents had reportedly stormed the town around 6:35 am, shooting...
Court Sentences 25-Year-Old Chioma Okocha To 15 Years Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking
A 25-year-old lady, Chioma Okocha, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by Justice AC Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Benin, the Edo State capital. Ms Okocha was convicted for trafficking 200grams of crack cocaine, following her arrest in the Edo State capital on 24 September, 2021, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The...
Police Not In Rivalry With Military, Lagos CP Odumosu Says
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has said that the military, the Police and other security agencies in the country are not rivals. According to a statement issued by the Lagos Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, CP Odumosu said the police and the military are members of the same big family pursuing the same goal in...
