CRIME
Gov. Ortom’s Commissioner Kidnapped In Benue
Chief Dennis Ekpe Ogbu, one of the Commissioners of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has been kidnapped. ABN TV gathered that the victim who currently serves as Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development was abducted along Ado-Otukpo road in the state. Ogbu was reportedly traveling to his Ado, home local government when the captors forced his Hilux vehicle to a...
Gunmen Attack Abuja Kill 1, Others Missing
Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked a residence close to the hill in the Wuse Zone five area of Abuja, shot two, and killed one, with several others missing as the gunmen escaped through the hills. An eyewitness who reached out to our correspondent through a distress call noted that the gunmen shot sporadically at Amilomania Street and later moved to...
Gunmen Attack Sokoto Village, Kill 3 Policemen, 3 Others
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, yesterday afternoon, stormed Yarbulutu village market in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto state, killing 3 policemen as well as 3 other traders. The attack happened around 2:30pm when President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of defence Salihi Magashi were in Sokoto attending the 2022 COAS annual conference. According to eyewitnesses, gunmen who came on bikes...
How 49-Year-Old Lagos Man Stabbed Wife To Death During Quarrel
A 49-year-old man, Lawrence Itape, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife, Rebecca, to death during an argument over water to take his bath, in their apartment at Seaside Estate, Badore, Ajah area of Lagos. The father of two, as gathered, returned home from work Monday night to discover there was no water for him to take his bath. He...
22-Year-Old Man Arrested In Enugu For Allegedly Killing, Stealing Sugar Mummy’s Car
Police have arrested and prosecuted 22-year-old suspect, Chidubem Osuagwu, for allegedly murdering and stealing the car of his “sugar mummy” (older lover), one Amarachi Chukwu (32), in Enugu. The Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu State, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Friday. Ndukwe said that police...
Man, 75 In Custody For Allegedly Defiling 4-Year-Old Niece In Nasarawa
Operatives of the Nigeria Police attached to Obi Division, Nasarawa state have arrested a 75 years old man, Isa Nana Okpoku at Daddare Development Area, Obi LGA for raping his 4yrs old niece. Okpoku was said to have been arrested following a report lodged at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Obi on Saturday, December 10th at about 0800hrs. Preliminary investigation according...
Two To Die By Hanging For Raping, Killing University Of Ilorin Student
Two persons, AbdulAzeez Ismail and Ajala Moses Oluwatimileyin aka Jacklord, were yesterday, sentenced to death by hanging for culpable homicide by a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital. The convicts were arraigned with six others in June last year before the court for the alleged rape and murder of a student of the University of Ilorin,...
Hoodlums Remove 12-Year-Old Boy’s Eye In Bauchi
Two yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in Kafin Madaki, headquarters of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, have removed one of the eyes of a 12-year-old student. The victim, Najib Hussaini, an indigene of Kano State, came to Kafin Madaki to acquire Quranic education. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said the...
Gunmen Invade Ebonyi State Community, Shoot 1
Gunmen, on Wednesday, invaded the Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo community, in the Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state and attacked the popular Nwakpu Market in the area, shot a motorcyclist in the head, and set a vehicle ablaze. A community source, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen stormed the market when traders had already opened...
Kano Cleric Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Blasphemy
A Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu, Kano State, on Thursday, sentenced to death by hanging an Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, who was charged with blasphemy. The judge, Ibrahim Yola, delivered the judgement in a court session that lasted over two hours. The court also banned radio and television stations from broadcasting works produced by the cleric. READ ALSO:...
