CRIME
Fears As Gunmen Kidnap Top Monarch In Rivers Community
Gunmen riding on a speedboat have kidnapped the Chairman of the Abissa Council of Chiefs in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, High Chief Matthew Opoto. Opoto was reportedly seized and taken away while on his way to his community in the Abissa waterway. The marauders were said to have intercepted the boat conveying Opoto alongside some members of his...
NSCDC Seizes About 16,000 Litres Of Stolen Petroleum Products
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Cross River, has impounded 16,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the state. The state NSCDC Commandant, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, said the stolen products which are mainly Automotive Gas Oil also known as diesel, were stored in drums and gallons and hidden at trailer parks across the state. Speaking with journalists on Monday...
I Stoned My Two Sons To Death Because They’re Not Obedient, Says 25-Year-Old Father
A 25-year-old father in Adamawa State, Elisha Tari, has explained why he stoned his two sons to death last week. He said he stoned the boys, who are three and five years, because they disobeyed him. "I asked them to say 'God' but they said 'fire' instead," he told newsmen at the Police headquarters in Yola where he is being held...
Kidnapped 4 Catholic Church Reverend Sisters Regain Freedom
The four Catholic church Reverend sisters who were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen last Sunday at Okigwe-Umulolo axis in Okigwe local government area of Imo state have been freed on Tuesday. The Secretary-General of Sisters Of Jesus The Saviour (Generalate), Zita Ihedoro disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. The freed Reverend sisters were kidnapped on their way to a thanks-given mass of...
Investigation Commences After FCCPC Director Died During A Fight With Female Colleague
The Governing Board of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has instituted an investigative panel to probe the death of its North-West Zonal Director, Julius Haruna. The secretary of the board in Abuja, Tam Tamunokonbia, in a statement on Tuesday, said Haruna died in the commission’s office on Wednesday in Katsina State. Tamunokonbia said available information showed that Haruna was...
UNICAL Prof’s Son, 2 Others Stole And Sold N2 Million Engine For N30,000
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) internal security team has arrested a Professor’s son whose name was given only as Jerry for allegedly stealing a Hilux engine, estimated to worth two million naira. The incident is said to have happened inside the UNICAL Staff quarters on Saturday but the ‘Belgium’ engine was stolen from the mechanic workshop inside the staff quarters....
NDLEA Nabs Sokoto Traditional Ruler On Wanted List Over 436kg Cannabis Sativa, Others
National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Sokoto Command, has arrested a Traditional Ruler in the state for dealing in drugs The suspect Umar Mohammed, is a village head of Rugga in Kajiji Ward of Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Parading the suspect, the commander of the NDLEA in the state Mr Adamu Iro,said the suspect was arrested following intelligent...
Lady Who Sold 3-Week Baby For 600k Arrested In Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old lady, Mary Olatayo, for allegedly selling her three weeks old baby for N600,000. The suspect was arrested following a complaint by the baby’s father who reported at Mowe Divisional Police Headquarters in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun. The Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement made available to...
Man Who Killed Stepmother With Pestle, Broke Father’s Leg In Katsina Arrested
A 25-year-old resident of Ambassador Quarters in Katsina State identified as Najib Shehu has killed his stepmother and broke his father’s leg. The incident according to the police occurred on August 18, 2022, at about 1600hrs after the culprit had a misunderstanding with the stepmother Asiya Mohammed ‘F’, aged 60yrs of the same address. The police spokesman SP Gambo Isah in...
Workers Trapped As Building Collapses In Abuja
An unspecified number of persons have been trapped as a building collapsed in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. ABN TV gathered that the incident occurred on Friday morning near Freedom Christ Mission Church, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council. A resident, who confirmed the development to ABN TV, said the “building was a new hotel yet to function.” According to her, the level...
