CRIME
AGF Okays Stella Oduah’s Arraignment For Alleged N7.9bn Fraud
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF has finally issued a directive for the arraignment of Senator Stella Oduah, in the N7.9 billion money laundering charges brought against her by the Federal Government. The directive issued in a letter to the Federal High Court has therefore brought to an end the adjournments suffered by the arraignment for six...
67-Year-Old Man Locked Up In Room For 20 Years In Kaduna Rescued
The Police Command Kaduna State, said it had invited five persons to assist them in their investigation over the locking up of a 67 year-old man for 20 years in Kaduna. The Command Public Relations Officers, DSP Mohammed Jalige, stated this at the scene of the alleged offence on Wednesday. The rescued man, Mr Ibrahim Ado, was allegedly locked up in...
Gunmen Kill Resident, Abduct One, Hijack Car In Abuja
At least, one person was shot dead by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers at about 8:45pm, on Wednesday, at Gana Street in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, while another was abducted. Some residents, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said the victim was killed while trying to rescue a man that...
Ogun Man, 51 Held For Beating Wife To Death
Police in Ogun State have arrested a 51-year-old man, Oluranti Badejo, for allegedly beating his 40-year-old wife, Folasade Badejo, to death. Our correspondent gathered that incident occurred at Orimerunmu, Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government area of the state. The Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Thursday, told newsmen that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Mowe police divisional...
Police Arrest, Detain Two Journalists In Kwara
Police in Kwara state have arrested and detained two journalists, Dare Akogun and Abdulrasheed Akogun. The arrest of the siblings was allegedly sequel to a petition by Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq accusing the duo of defamation. The Head of News and Current Affairs, Sobi FM, Ilorin, Adebayo Abubakar disclosed that the petition came after...
Two Suspected Oil Thieves Arrests By NSCDC In Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the anti-vandal squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Akwa Ibom State have busted an illegal fuel dump site in the Eket Local Government Area of the state, arresting two suspected oil thieves. They also seized 130 drums loaded with illegally refined/acquired diesel, five pumping machines, three generator sets, a brown Ford Ecoline van with...
Man, 25 Kills Father In Delta Community
A 25-year-old indigene of Issele-Uku community, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, identified simply as Kido, has murdered his father. The victim, Mr Ikechukwu Onyegai, died after a scuffle with his son who he accused of harvesting crops on his farm without his permission. It was learnt that the deceased confronted his son on his farm on Friday and...
Pregnant Woman, Female Undergraduate, 26 Others Nabbed For Drug Offences
A pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level university student were among 28 persons arrested with 9,437.6 kilograms of cannabis and 138,053 tablets of pharmaceutical opioids among others by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Authorities say the arrest was made during interdiction operations across 12 states: Yobe, Ondo, Edo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi,...
Woman Loses N7.5m To Fraudsters In Search Of Spiritual Help
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected fraudsters for swindling a yet-to-be-identified woman out of N7.5m in the Ikorodu area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a tweet on Sunday, said the suspects perpetrated the crime under the guise of providing spiritual help for the woman. He explained that...
Gunmen Attacked Church, Kill Two And Several Others Injured In Kogi
Two persons have been killed, while three others were injured as unknown gunmen attacked a Celestial Church located in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State. Reports gathered that the incident happened late Sunday evening behind NNPC Mega station in Felele. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the gunmen stormed the church and started shooting sporadically. It was further learnt that two people died instantly,...
