CRIME
Court Orders EFCC To Arrest, Detain Imo Deputy Speaker
Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted an order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to arrest and detain the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amarachi Iwuanyawu, over an alleged N785m fraud. The Deputy Speaker was also said to be the Chairman of an Abuja-based Sun Gold Estate Limited, the firm he allegedly...
Police Arrest Two In Possession Of 468 PVCs
The Police have arrested two persons in possession of 468 Permanent Voter Cards. This was made known in a statement signed by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Sunday. According to the statement, the offenders; Nasiru Idris, was found with 101 PVCs in Sokoto State, and another (name not mentioned)...
Native Doctor, 23 Kills Client While Testing Charm Against Gunshot In Enugu
A 23-year-old native doctor, identified as Emmanuel Odo, has allegedly killed his client, Benedict Onunze, while testing a gunshot-protection charm, popularly known as odeshi he prepared for him at Umuaram, Ikem, in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Enugu State Police Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, said the native doctor, who killed his client, has confessed to the crime...
NDLEA Arrests One Of Two Abia Brothers Who Deal On Drugs After 9 Years On Their Trail
One of the two brothers, who served as major sources of illicit drug supplies in South East and South-South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Nwagwugwu, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, after nine years of being on his trail. The elder brother, Eze Stephen, who is also wanted, narrowly escaped during the overnight...
Woman, 20 Kills Co-Wife In Bauchi With Pestle
The Police have detained a 20-year-old woman named Maryam Ibrahim in Bauchi State, for murdering her co-wife, Hafsat Ibrahim, with a pestle. This was according to a press release issued on Monday evening by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Mohammad Wakil of Bauchi State Command, Maryam Ibrahim on November 22, in Gar village, Pali ward, and Alkaleri LGA. The...
Police Say Gunmen Kill Katsina DPO’s Mother, Brother
Gunmen last night attacked the family house of a Divisional Police Officer in Katsina State, killing his mother and younger brother. Police spokesman Gambo Isah confirmed the incident. He said, “The incident is true but we don’t have details yet. Our officers have gone there but I cannot say more than this for now.” The two victims were said to have been...
Delta Father Flogs Daughter To Death For Allegedly Entering Neighbour’s House
25-year-old man, Godsgift Uweghwerhen, has been arrested for allegedly flogging his three-year-old daughter to death in Aladja community, in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Uweghwerhen was at home with his family members and neighbours when he saw his daughter coming out of the room of one of his neighbours. Uweghwerhen, who became annoyed by...
NCS Intercepts Container Load Of Tramadol Worth N1.5bn From India
The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Command apprehended a 40-foot container from India containing twenty cartons of tapentadol drugs, a new variant of tramadol worth N1,560,000,000. Yusuf Malanta, the controller in charge of the Command Comptroller, revealed this information during a press briefing on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Classic Terminal Festival Town in Lagos. According to him, the cargo arrived at...
Grand Mother, Pregnant Woman Paraded For Dealing On Hard Drugs
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 60-year-old grandmother and a pregnant woman among those busted during interdiction operations. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi said, “During theoperstions 5,527.15 kilograms of methamphetamine and cannabis sativa, as well as 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2,000 bottles of codeine were seized by the NDLEA across five states...
Lady, Boyfriend Who Buried Their Baby Alive In Jigawa Arrested
A woman, Balaraba Shehu, and her boyfriend, Amadu Sale, have been arrested by operatives of Police in Jigawa State for burying their newborn baby alive. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the development, said Balaraba after delivering the baby out of wedlock conspired with Amadu to commit the crime. Shiisu said the baby’s body was exhumed from a grave...
