CRIME
EFCC Arrests 21 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Umuahia
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty one ( 21) suspected internet fraudsters in an early morning sting operation in Umuahia, Abia State. The suspects are: Orji John Chika; Stanley Chukwkreka; Torti Nnana; Chukwuebuka Onwuegbu; Anyanwu Emmanuel Gideon; Obioma David; Inadinma Daniel; Ohakwe Joseph; Oburu Emmanuel, Justin Ashiesbu Chinedu...
Fake Lawyer Bags Five Years Imprisonment In Osun State
A 64-year-old fake lawyer, Folorunsho Olayanju, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo. Justice Peter Lifu convicted Olayanju who was charged with six counts of fraud, impersonation and stealing. The convict, according to the prosecutor, Muyiwa Ogunleye, defrauded one Hammed Bamidele, to the tune of N2,250,000. The prosecutor said that the convict defrauded...
EFCC Officials Invaded My Home At Midnight Like Robbers, Destroyed Property – Abia Journalist [PHOTOS]
An Abia-based journalist, Norah Okafor has narrated her gory experience after officials of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC fully masked invaded her home at about 2am, destroying property, saying she mistook them for arm robbers. In a Facebook post sighted by ABN TV, Okafor said the EFCC officials dressed in black, numbering about 25 had at about 1:36am arrived...
EFCC Grills 25 Suspected Oil Thieves In Port Harcourt
Twenty- five suspected oil thieves handed over to the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Bonny Island, Rivers State, are being quizzed for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering. The suspects were handed over to the EFCC, alongside two Vessels: MT Bright Hope and MV Johanna...
Man Who Impregnated 16-Year-Old Niece, Procured 2 Abortions For Her In Ogun Arrested
The police Ogun have arrested a 52-year-old man, Jimoh Mutaliu, for impregnating and procuring two abortions for his 16-year-old niece. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Wednesday in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi said that the suspect was arrested on Sept.21, following a report by the victim’s father at the Adatan Divisional Headquarters, that his...
Fears As Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Injure Three At Enugu Checkpoint
Two policemen were on Wednesday morning killed by gunmen at Nachi community in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. Three other cops also sustained severe gunshot injuries in an attack that happened at a police checkpoint in the area around 9am. ABN TV learnt that the policemen were on duty at the checkpoint when the gunmen took them unawares...
FENRAD Writes Buhari, Demands Publication Of NDDC Forensic Audit Report
A pro-democracy, human and environmental rights civil society group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, FENRAD has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting the publication of the forensic audit report on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC recently released by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and presented to the Attorney General of the federation by...
’I Can’t Remember How Many People I Have Killed’ – Notorious Armed Robber
A suspect, Sanusi Lauwali, aka ‘No Delay’ arrested by the Police in Bauchi State for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery, has disclosed that he at least killed five people during religious crises in Jos, Plateau State. The suspect, from Gudale village Ningi LGA Bauchi state, spoke while being paraded recently by the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, Sylvester Alabi,...
Biafra: Kanu Speaks On What ESN Will Do Again In South East
Kanunta Kanu, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says the Eastern Security Network (ESN) will continue to defend persons living in the South of Nigeria against criminals. ESN, the controversial security outfit of IPOB created by Nnamdi Kanu in December 2020 has always maintained that it is ‘wading off the bandits and...
Abia Traffic Management Agency Suspends Four Officers, Gives Reason
Traffic And Indiscipline Management Agency Of Abia State (TIMAAS) has announced the immediate suspension of four officers from the Aba zone. General Manager of the Agency, Comdr, Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu made this in a release on Tuesday. While names of the suspended officers were not revealed, the General Manager said they were suspended following various professional misconducts linked to them. "The suspended...
