CRIME
Nigerian Police Confirm Kidnap Of Ex-permanent Secretary In Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State police command has confirmed the kidnap of a former permanent secretary under Godswill Akpabio’s administration, Sir Ignatius Brown. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon who made the confirmation through a telephone call said the command has arrested one suspect in connection with the crime adding that the suspect is availing the police with useful information...
10 Suspected Gunrunners Arrested By Police In Delta
Operatives of Delta State Police Command have arrested ten suspected gunrunners in Emuhu Community, Ika North-East Local Government Area of the State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the arrest followed credible intelligence about the syndicate that specializes in manufacturing locally made guns and other arms. It was gathered that on this premise, the Commissioner of Police for the State Command, CP Ari...
EFCC Raids Kano’s Forex Market, Arrests Bureau De Change Operators
At least eight Bureau de Change (BDC) operators have been arrested following the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raid on Wapa forex market in Kano. ABN TV gathered that operatives of the Kano command of the anti-graft agency stormed the forex market Tuesday evening with about eight vehicles and heavily armed personnel, a situation which threw the market into...
39 Children Kidnapped By Gunmen On Katsina Farm
Gunmen have kidnapped nearly 40 children working on a farm in northwest Nigeria and demanded ransom for their release, police and a local official said on Wednesday. Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles stormed a farm outside Mairuwa village in Faskari district of Katsina State on Sunday and rounded up 39 children who were harvesting crops for a fee, the police...
3 Gunmen Killed By Security Operatives In Anambra
Security operatives in Anambra State have killed three fierce-looking gunmen during a duel. The incident took place on Wednesday at Umunze, Orumba South local government area. The gunmen had different charms on their bodies, including legs, necks, waists, and hands. ABN TV gathered the gunmen were part of the group killing innocent citizens around the Orumba area. READ ALSO: Resolution Of South East Governors To...
Two Arraigned On Alleged Defamation Post On Gov Ganduje
Two persons, Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Bala were on Wednesday arraigned before Kano Magistrate Court 58 Noman’s land Kano, for alleged defamation of character against the Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. According to First Information Report, the duo in a video, posted on Facebook that the governor did not see land without selling it and that he slept...
NDLEA Destroys 3.7 Hectares Of Cannabis Farmland In Ekiti
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ekiti State Command, has destroyed no fewer than 3.7 hectares of Hemp farmland at Ire-Ekiti Forest in Oye Local Government Area of the state. Also, the agency had arrested eight suspects, including a woman alleged to be involved in cultivating the illegal crop, and seized 1,465kg of substances suspected to be hemp from...
Man Who Threatened To Kill Father With Cutlass Appear In Ondo Court
A commercial motorcycle operator, Tope Oladiji, who allegedly threatened to kill his father Kolawole Oladiji with a cutlass, has been arraigned before an Ondo Magistrate Court. Tope, aged 39, was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on threat to life. He was said to have committed the offence on October 28, 2022, at Holy Trinity Italuowo, Ondo town. The offence is punishable...
Blind Man From Niger Republic, Two Pakistanis Nabbed For Drug Trafficking
A blind citizen of the Niger Republic and Two nationals of Pakistan have been arrested for cocaine trafficking in Nigeria. While the Pakistanis were apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, the Nigerien was nabbed in Katsina, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi identified the Pakistanis as Asif...
Soldier Stabs 34-Year-Old Man To Death In Abia (Graphic Photo)
A 34-year-old man identified as Offor Uchenna has been stabbed to death by a soldier attached to a Chinese construction company in Umuahia, Abia state, ABN TV reports. ABN TV gathered that an altercation ensued between the duo at about 10am on Saturday around Umuahia railway station. The private soldier, Saeed Sabo of the 82 division of Nigerian Army Enugu was...
