CRIME
El-Rufai Condemns killing Of Two Herdsmen In Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has condemned the killing of two herdsmen by mob in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the mob forcefully seized two herders allegedly linked to banditry and killed them. “The mob then lynched and burnt the herders, even though they...
NDLEA Uncovers Lagos Mansion Loaded With 13 million Tramadol Pills
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday, said the pills recovered from the mansion were no less than 13,451,466 and worth N8.8bn in street value. He said the mansion belonged to a billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia,...
Usifo Ataga: Court Hears Audio Conversation Between Chidinma Ojukwu, Security Guard
On Tuesday, the Lagos High Court resumed the trial of undergraduate Chidinma Ojukwu for the alleged murder of former Super TV CEO Usifo Ataga. An audio recording of a phone call between Ms. Ojukwu and Abubakar Mohammed, a security guard at the apartment where Mr. Ataga is alleged to have been murdered, was played in court. Along with Adedapo Quadri and...
32-Year-Old Nigerian Man Stabbed To Death In Malaysia
A 32-year-old man identified as Toheeb Salau aka Gentee was stabbed to death at a club by suspected cultist in Malaysia. According to HGS Media Plus, the incident happened on Sunday, October 2 in Jalan Razak area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was gathered that the deceased confronted one Goru Emerald Edirin, a suspected cultist and leader of Aiye confraternity in...
Man Goes Mental After Consuming Mkpuru Mmiri In Abuja
A man, Ikechukwu Paul, got knocked out after consuming methamphetamine, locally called mkpuru mmiri, in in Kubwa, a town in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mkpuru mmiri, coined from the Igbo language, is loosely translated as “seed of water”. City & Crime gathered that the incident happened on Saturday on Arab Road in Kubwa. A witness, Tijjani Mustapha,...
Lady, 20 Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Killing Stepdaughter In Katsina
A 20-year-old housewife, Lamratu Nasiru, has been remanded in the Katsina Custodial Centre over the death of her stepdaughter at Unguwar Shalele village, Katsina State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Lamratu and the victim’s mother, Zabbau, were married to one Mallam Nasiru of Unguwar Shalele village, in the Matazu Local Government Area of the state. The housewives were said to be fighting...
Two Vigilantes Arrested Over Attempted Rape In Anambra
Two vigilante personnel in Anambra State have been arrested for an attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl. It was gathered that the incident happened at Nkutaku area of Okpoko in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, whose identities were not disclosed, are currently at the Okpoko Police Division, within the same local government. It was gathered that the...
Woman, 37 Arrested In Anambra For Allegedly Torturing Granddaughter To Death
Anambra State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a 37-year-old woman, Udeogu Chinelo, for allegedly flogging her three-year-old granddaughter to death. NAPTIP’s Public Relations Officer, Okafor Anthony, in a statement, yesterday, said the suspect hails from Enugwu-Ukwu but married in Nibo, Awka South Local Council of the state. He said Chinelo was...
Trader Blinded By Ogun Traditional Ruler After He Allegedly Danced With Queen Demands Justice
A trader, Wasiu Oduwole, has demanded justice after a traditional ruler, Nureni Oduwaye, allegedly kicked his eye at the Moore Blessing Hotel, Ikenne, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim claimed he could no longer see with the eye. Oduwaye perpetrated the act after allegedly accusing Wasiu of dancing with his queen during a birthday celebration at...
Boy, 18 Years Old Kills Mother For Calling Him Bastard On Ondo
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, weekend, ordered the remand of 18-year-old Tope Momoh, for allegedly strangling his 52-year-old mother, Stella Momoh to death. Police Prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, said that the defendant was arraigned for murder. According to Akintimehin, the defendant committed the offence at midnight on September 6, 2022, at Ikakumi Akoko, in Ondo state. He informed the court that Tope strangled...
