CRIME
We’re Not Shielding Officer Who Stabbed Motorist To Death In Abia — FRSC
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Abia State, Mr. Paul Ugwu, has denied shielding an officer who allegedly killed a driver at a checkpoint at Umuikaa junction along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway, in Isiala Ngwa South council area. A yet-to-be-identified official of the FRSC had on August 16, 2022, allegedly stabbed a bus driver...
Insecurity: “I Won’t Beg You To Surrender” – Zamfara New CP To Bandits
The newly posted commissioner of police in Zamfara State, Mr. Kolo Yusuf has sent a red signal to the bandits operating in the State, warning that it will no longer be business as usual. This was contained in a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Mohammed...
Two University Students Found Dead In Kwara Hotel
Two students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Tobiloba Daniel and his suspected lover, Arewa Abayomi, have been found dead in Daniel’s hostel room outside the campus. The deceased were both 200-level students and were writing the ongoing examinations when the incident happened. A student of KWASU told City & Crime that, “We suspect they were lovers and became concerned...
Okata Erote Land Belongs To Police, Not Under Dispute — Abia Command
The Abia State command of the Nigeria Police has urged the public to ignore the radio announcement made by one Barr. Jasper Ejimofor to the effect of ownership of a property, formerly known Okata Erote in Umuahia North LGA of the State. The command says the property situated in-between Cedar Estate and Cocoa Research Institute along Umuahia/Bende road in Umuahia...
EFCC Arrests Ogun Speaker Oluomo At Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo at the Muritala Muhammad Airport, Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that Oluomo was arrested over allegations bordering on financial crimes. A staff member at the assembly who pleaded anonymity said the speaker was picked up this morning at the Murtala Mohammed Airport,...
I Masterminded My Husband’s Abduction Because He Denied Me $ex, Money, Akwa Ibom Woman Confesses
A 40-year-old woman, Mrs Joy Sunday, who was arrested by the Akwa Ibom Police Command for conspiracy over the kidnap of her husband, on Friday, opened up on why she masterminded her partner’s abduction. She said she involved herself in the act because her husband had starved her of sex and money for too long. It was gathered that the kidnappers...
19-Year-Old Serial Rapist Arrested In Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a serial rapist, who is notorious for molesting and robbing victims, in Abakaliki, the state capital. The suspect, a 19-year-old, whose name was given as Miracle Onwe, is a native of Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chris Anyanwu, stated this during a briefing...
Killing My Parents An Act Of Jihad, No Regret At All — Jigawa Islamic Teacher
Munkaila Ahmadu, the man who killed his parents in Jigawa state, has told the police that he committed the crime as a form of Jihad. Ahmadu, a resident of Zarada-Sabuwa village of Gagarawa LGA in Jigawa state, reportedly used a wooden pestle to attack his father, Ahmad Muhammad, 70, who was the village head of Zarada-Sabuwa village and his mother,...
Police Nab Suspected Serial Killers, Cultists In Ogun
The Police in Ogun State have arrested three of suspected cultists and serial killers terrorising Ijebu Ode and its environs. The suspects, Odukoya Odushina, Subomi Popoola and Itunuoluwa Taiwo, were linked to several cult killings in the area. The Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Saturday identified them as the leading members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity who have...
Gunmen Kill Civil Defence Officer, Abduct Others In Ekiti
Gunmen on Saturday evening killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC along Oke Ako – Ajowa Road in the Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State. Sources in the community said the officer, who was travelling from Ado Ekiti to his home town, was attacked in his vehicle, shot dead while the gunmen kidnapped...
