CRIME
Man Scams APC Of N70 Million [PHOTO]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, arraigned one Tope Jimi Fagun before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a-two count charge of impersonation and obtaining N70, 000,000.00 (Seventy Million Naira) by false pretence. The defendant allegedly presented himself as Pastor Ize Iyamu to one Alhaji Bukar...
Gunmen Kill 3, Injure Others In Imo Community Market
Three persons were shot dead when gunmen attacked Anara market in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident, which occurred around 10pm on Tuesday, left many people wounded following gunshot injuries they sustained from the attack. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen in a white Sienna vehicle stormed the market and opened fire, killing three people. Among the deceased were...
NAFDAC Arraigns Businessman For Alleged Importation Of 100g Fake Tramadol
A 43-year-old businessman, Afamefuna Udensi, on Wednesday, appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, on alleged importation of fake Tramadol drug. The defendant is being prosecuted by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on charges bordering on alleged importation of fake Tramadol drug. He was arraigned on three counts of importation as well as sale...
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,...
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...
1,000 Policemen To Enforce Curfew In Anambra Supplementary Election — CP
Over 1,000 police officials will be deployed for the supplementary election in Anambra State scheduled to hold in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, the State Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, has said. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election after elections did not hold in Ihiala on Saturday. Speaking...
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...
Brouhaha Between EFCC And Prison Officials Over Custody Of Maina
There was an altercation at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday after the sentencing of Abdulrasheed Maina, erstwhile chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT). ABN TV had earlier reported that Maina was sentenced to sixty-one years in prison after being found guilty of money laundering. After the verdict was delivered, operatives of the Economic and Financial...
Airforce Officer Arrested Over Attack On NDA [Photos]
An officer with the Nigerian Airforce has been arrested over an alleged role in the attack on the Nigerian Defense Academy in Kaduna last August. The officer, Sergeant Torsobo Solomon, who is currently attached to the Air Force Comprehensive School, Yola, was arrested on Monday in Yola, the Adamawa state capital. “On 08 Nov 21, at about 0600hr, NAF07/ 23922, SGT...
Court Sentences Abdulrasheed Maina To 8-Year Imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has found the ex-chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, guilty of money laundering and other forms of corruption. Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment on Monday, analysed evidence led by not the prosecution and defence in the case and found that the prosecution established it’s case against Maina. Justice Abang...
