CRIME
Soldiers Avenging Colleague’s Killing By Policeman Burn Down Station
Soldiers avenging the killing of their colleague by a policeman on Tuesday stormed the Ogijo area of Ogun State to avenge his death and in the process, threw residents and business owners in the area into confusion The policemen stabbed the soldier to death and during a reprisal, property including vehicles, and a police station, among others, were burnt. A resident...
Cultists Kill Nine On Valentine’s Day In Rivers
On Valentine's Day, at least nine people were killed in a clash between rival cult groups in Ikata, Upata kingdom, Ahoada East Local Government Area, Rivers State. It was gathered that the members of the two cult groups had a disagreement that degenerated, and thereafter, they engaged themselves in an exchange of gunfire that caused panic in the community. A source...
Akwa Ibom Teenager Reveals Why She Buried Her Newborn Baby Alive
A teenage girl identified simply as Bright, buried her newborn baby alive in a shallow grave she dug in a garden inside a compound a few minutes after delivery in Ifa Ikot Okpon community, Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state. The 18-year-old girl, who did not want the baby after giving birth, was said to have committed the...
Nigerian Man Dupes American Citizen Of $200,000 After Marrying Her
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Chidozie Nwachi for swindling an American citizen, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, of $200,000. The EFCC also disclosed Nwachi had deceived Sayers with marriage. According to Sayers, she disclosed being suicidal after being defrauded. She said, “I was accustomed to transferring money to him and further felt I had no choice since I had just...
Pro-Biafra Militants Attack Oil Vessel, Kill 2 Near Cameroon
Suspected militants loyal to the Biafra Nations League, or BNL, have reportedly killed two escorts on an oil vessel near Cameroonian waters. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred around 4 a.m. in the Idabato subdivision of the Bakassi Peninsula, which is controlled by Cameroon. According to witnesses, the militants also attacked a vessel that was not moving and whose origin was...
How Suspected Cultists Killed 3 ASEPA Officials In Aba — Abia CP
The Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala of Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three employees of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) in Aba, the commercial hub of the state, on Friday. The CP through the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said the deceased persons were on duty in...
Two Cousins Who Robbed, Killed Keke Driver Arrested
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo, 34, and Akinbayo Abiodun, 31, for robbery and murder. The suspects were arrested after carrying out eight operations and killing a Keke NAPEP rider Amos Chuckwuka. The suspects reportedly dumped his corpse at the Agoro riverbank in Ijebu-Ode and went away with his tricycle. The Police Public Relations Officer...
Six Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Anambra (Photos)
Six persons, including a police officer, died on Sunday morning, February 19, during an attack at a police station in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi LGA of Anambra State. The command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said: "The combined security team, made up of the Police and the military, today 19/2/2023 by 5:58 am, neutralized a gang of five armed men, recovers two Ak47...
Lagos Transport Worker Stabs, Kills Colleague
A transport worker, Ibrahim Yahaya, has allegedly stabbed his colleague, Kabiru Abdullahi, to death during an argument at the Kanuri Motor Park, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. Yahaya and Kabiru were at the park when an argument ensued between them. The argument was said to have degenerated into a fight and in the process, Kabiru brought out a...
Naira Notes Scarcity: Amotekun Arrests Man With Fake N250,000 New Notes
Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with counterfeited new N1,000 notes amounting to about N250,000. Celestine, who claimed he was an Anambra State born Lagos-based businessman, said he was heading from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kolanut and bitter kola when he was arrested with the fake new...
