CRIME
Gunmen Kidnap Taraba Monarch’s 2 Wives, Son
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the two wives of the traditional ruler of Sarkin Kudu, Dansalama Adamu, in Ibi local government council of the state. Kidnapped alongside with the wives, is a son of the monarch. Their whereabouts were still unknown as the time this report was written. Confirming the report on Saturday in Jalingo, the state...
INTERPOL Arrests NYSC Corp Member Who Runs Famous Gistlover Blog
A 26-year-old National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force on February 20, 2023 for impersonation of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and defamation of character, Emeh Nnamdi has been arrested. Nnamdi was arrested in a joint operation by INTERPOL operatives in Benin Republic and Nigeria on Friday, March 3, 2023 in connection...
How Anambra Domestic Worker, Others Sliced Off Woman’s Genitals
A domestic worker, Onyebuchi Ezeh, alongside two other fleeing suspects, has allegedly used a sharp object to cut some vital organs including the genitals of a 72-year-old woman in Umunze, in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The septuagenarian was at her residence when Ezeh led the two other suspects into the premises on Thursday. While on the...
Nigeria Soldier Guns Down Army Commander, Kills Self
The Nigerian Army on Monday confirmed the case of a soldier who shot his colleagues and himself dead at Forward Operations Base, Rabbah, Sokoto State on Sunday. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Abuja that investigations had begun into the incident. Mwachukwu stated that circumstances leading to the incident could not be immediately ascertained since the soldier who...
Man Found Unconscious After Being Robbed By Suspected One Chance Operators
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State have discovered an unconscious man suspected to have been dumped by one chance operators by the roadside in Kiyawa LGA. In a statement, the command’s spokesman in the state, Adamu Shehu, said, “Today being Monday, 6th day of March, 2023, at around 0600hrs the command received a...
Ex-Imo Deputy Governor Remanded In Prison
A Magistrates’ court in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, remanded the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Gerald Irona, in prison custody. The presiding magistrate, C. N Ezerioha, after hearing the prosecution counsel and defence counsel, ordered that Irona be remanded in Owerri correctional centre. She further said that the court does not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter. READ...
Kaduna Boils As Terrorists Kill Pastor’s Son, Kidnap Wife, Others
Terrorists said to be in large numbers have attacked Karimbu-Kahugu community in Lere local government area of Kaduna State. The attack, which happened on Friday, led to the death of the Baptist resident pastor’s son, the abduction of the pastor’s wife, and three others. Confirming the attack, vice chairman, Kahugu National Development Associations, Peter Mukaddas, disclosed that the terrorists invaded the...
Owner Of Dane Gun A Boy Used In Killing 3-Year-Old Playmate Arrested In Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old man, Semiu Adegesin, over the death of a three-year-old girl, Esther Samuel. Adegesin was arrested for what was described as contributory negligence, which led to the child’s death. The suspect, who owned a dane gun, was said to have left it loaded in an open space in the backyard of...
Police Arrest Two Men In Nasarawa For Gang Raping Deaf Teenager
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected rapists who allegedly forced themselves on a 15-year-old girl and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects took advantage of the victim because she was deaf. Nansel said, “On March 2, 2023, around 06.30pm, a complaint...
Civil Defence Operatives Nab Suspected Oil Thieves With 150 Drums Of Petrol
The Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has said it apprehended two suspected smugglers and seized 150 drums of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol. The commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Mr Yusuf Imam, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested on Thursday...
