CRIME
Internet Fraudster Jailed 6 Months In Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 4, 2021 secured the conviction of Muhammed Kabir before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a one count amended charge of cheating by impersonation. The defendant who was arrested in the Barnawa area for alleged internet related fraud activities, presented...
EFCC Releases Obi Cubana After Three Nights In Their Custody
Three days after he was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged money laundering, popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been released The Anambra-born club owner, who was arrested on Monday, breathed the air of freedom on Thursday evening. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent that Cubana had been released. During his...
I Never Killed Iniubong Umoren, Suspect Uduak Akpan Makes U-turn After Pleading Guilty
The first accused person in the murder of Iniubong Umoren, one Uduak Akpan, a 20-year-old undergraduate on Thursday made a U-turn, pleading not guilty to the two-count charge of murder and rape preferred against him by Akwa Ibom State. Uduak Akpan is standing trial in court over the gruesome murder of Iniubong Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo,...
Man Who Beat 2-Month Old Daughter To Death In Osun For Persistently Crying Arrested
The Osun State Government on Sunday said it arrested a resident identified simply as Sanjo, in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegedly beating his child to death. The state Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Olubukola Olaboopo, in a statement, said the 43-year-old suspect, who lived around the Alekuwodo area, had been handed over to the police. Olaboopo, who claimed...
Terrorists Kidnap 20 Women In Kaduna
Terrorists have reportedly kidnapped 20 women in Kaduna state on Monday. According to Former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, the women were kidnapped by the terrorists between Zaria and Giwa town. The afro-haired senator announced this via his social media page. He also criticized the Telecoms ban put in place in areas of the north to checkmate the activities of Bandits and...
NDA Denies Arrest Of Air Force Officer, Torsabo Solomon Over Attack On Its Facility
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna has denied arresting a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel, Sergeant Torsabo Solomon, in connection with the attack of the facility in August. Sergeant Solomon, according to multiple reports was seized on Monday and flown to Kaduna for further investigations. However, the NDA in a statement on Monday night by Major Bashir Jajira said he was...
Gunmen Assassinate Senior Military Officer In Kaduna [PHOTO]
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Monday night shot dead AVM Mohammed Maisaka, the Proprietor and Managing Director of MSK Hospital, at his residence in Makarfi, Rigasa ward in Kaduna State. ABN TV learnt that Maisaka was murdered around 10pm on Monday after the assailants stormed his home. Per sources, the Senior Military Officer was killed alongside his driver. Meanwhile, the Minister of Defence,...
Plateau Fractional Speaker Shocked As Hoodlums Vandalise Assembly Complex
Hoodlums on Thursday night vandalised the complex of the Plateau State House Of Assembly. The vandalisation shocked Speaker Yakubu Sanda-led faction during a visit to assess the level of damage on Friday morning. The faction, after the visit, proceeded to hold an emergency plenary to, in their words, consider “matters of State importance.” Twelve Assembly members led by Sanda held the emergency...
Gas Explosion Leaves Many Dead In Lagos (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A gas explosion occurred on Tuesday morning in Ladipo area of Mushin in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. ABN TV gathered that the explosion happened around 8am at Ojekunle Street. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), as well as other first responders, have been deployed to the site of the explosion. It is understood that at least three...
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...
