CRIME
N2bn Fraud: I Have No Case To Answer, Maina Tells court
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), told the federal high court, Abuja, that he has no case to answer on the allegations levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Maina told Okon Abang, the presiding judge, shortly after the EFCC, through its counsel, Farouk Abdullah, closed its case on Wednesday. He said...
We’ll No Longer Tolerate Attacks On Northerners – Northern Elders
THE Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday declared that it would no longer tolerate further attacks on members of the northern community in the southern part of the country. The Chairman, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, made the declaration in Port Harcourt on Tuesday during a town hall meeting with members of the northern community in Rivers State. While noting that the forum...
Buhari Meets Governors Over Insecurity, Says More Equipment Are Being Procured
The Nigerian government is procuring more equipment in its bid to overcome the security challenges in various parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. President Buhari disclosed this to members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at a security meeting held on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. His special adviser on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina,...
Gunmen Kidnap Taraba Lawmaker Bashir Mohammed
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped Barr. Bashir Mohammed, the member representing Nguroje Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly. A family source who preferred anonymity said the Chairman House Committee on Information was picked up from his residence behind Dr Jalo Eid prayer ground in Jalingo at about 1:45 am. The source also disclosed that during the operation which lasted...
Senate Slams N10m Fine On Police For Killing UNIPORT Undergraduate
The Senate has indicted the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly killing a final year student of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Chinedu Obi, and mandated the police authorities to pay to his family N10m as compensation. Obi, who was arrested on July 19, 2019 after a disagreement with a female phone seller for alleged assault, died in controversial...
Two Teachers Kidnapped By Gunmen In Military Uniform In Delta school
There was pandemonium in Ohorhe community, Uvwie council area of Delta state, Tuesday, as two teachers were reportedly kidnapped by armed men dressed in a military uniform from Ohorhe Secondary School. The suspected kidnappers were reported to have gained entrance into the school’s premises in a gold-colored Highlander SUV. It was gathered that they hovered in the school compound for over...
Abia Police Command Parades 5 Over Child Trafficking (Photos, Video)
No fewer than 5 suspected child traffickers were on Tuesday paraded by the Commissioner of Police Abia State, CP Janet Agbede. The suspects include Chinonso Sylvanus, 17, Ekene Duru, 31, Rose Okoro, 45, Ngozi Ukpabi, and Mr. Chidi Okoro. ABN TV reports that the suspects were arrested at various locations in connection with stealing babies in Abia. Parading...
How Abia Suspected Baby Thieves Lure Victims With Biscuits And Eggs (VIDEO)
Suspects who specialise in stealing babies have confessed how they lure their unsuspecting victims with biscuits and eggs. Ekene Duru from Mbano in Imo state and Chinonso Sylvanus, a native of Obingwa in Abia State said they steal babies from Umuochiala around Ariaria junction in Aba, Abia state and transport them to Port Harcourt where an already waiting female buyer...
Boko Haram, Military Killing Aged People Indiscriminately – Amnesty
Amnesty International has said that the Boko Haram insurgents have killed many aged citizens at disproportionate levels due to their inability to flee attacks. It noted that many villages in areas under Boko Haram control are populated by older people who are unable to flee or who choose to stay and continue working their land. In a 67-page report titled, ‘My...
Boko Haram, ISWAP Responsible For Kidnapping In South West – Fayemi
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, Kayode Fayemi, has said Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists fleeing from the North, have relocated to the South West. Fayemi, who is the Governor of Ekiti State, said these terrorists have taken up vices like kidnapping in the South East. Speaking on Channels television, Fayemi said: “Some of the insurgents that escaped from...
