CRIME
India-Based Nigerian Arrested For Defrauding Company $13,361
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, India, has arrested a Nigerian national, Patrick Ngomere, for allegedly hacking the email account of the Family Care Pvt. Limited, a pharmaceutical company, and fraudulently syphoning off Rs 11.73 lakh. The suspect, also accused of residing in India without a valid visa, is believed to be part of a larger syndicate engaged in various...
Gunmen Abduct Ohanaeze Youth President, Comrade Igboayaka In Owerri
Armed gunmen have abducted Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, a prominent Igbo youth leader and President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC). The abduction took place last Saturday evening at a hotel in the Works Layout area of Owerri, shortly after an election of the youth council. Eyewitnesses described the attack as a dramatic and well-coordinated operation. One witness recounted, “The...
Popular Anambra Celebrity Native Doctor’, Akwa Okuko Arrested
Popular celebrity Native Doctor, Akwa Okukotiwaraki has been picked up by men of the Anambra State vigilante operatives, Agunaechemba. Akwa Okuko was picked up on Saturday according to a post on Soludo TV Facebook page. He was arrested following allegations that he prepares juju for kidnappers who masquerade as yahoo boys, terrorising the state. According to a post on the platform, “Akwa...
Pastor Adeboye Calls For Release Of Arrested TikToker, SeaKing
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called for the immediate release of popular TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as ‘SeaKing,’ who was re-arrested on Thursday, February 6, over allegations of cyberbullying the cleric. Speaking during a church program on Friday, February 7, Pastor Adeboye distanced himself from the arrest, stating that...
10-Year-Old Detained By Police For Defiling 3-Year-old Girl In Akwa Ibom
A 10-year-old boy named Bright James was taken into custody after it was alleged that he had defiled a 3-year-old girl, according to the Akwa Ibom State police command. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, explained this in a statement on Saturday in Uyo following reports that Bright James was illegally detained. She disclosed that the suspect voluntarily admitted...
Ex-Militants Petition EFCC Over Misuse Of Amnesty Fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has received a petition from some former militants from the Niger Delta regarding alleged financial misappropriation at the Presidential Amnesty Program. In a petition sent to the EFCC on Friday, the ex-militants, under the banner of the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum, demanded a probe into the activities of the program led by...
Medical Doctor Faces 7-Year Jail Term Over N127m Fraud In Calabar
Judge Rosemary Oghogho-rie of the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has found Dr. Geraldine Orok Ita guilty of fraud and has sentenced her to prison. Ita was prosecuted by the Uyo Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12-count charge, bordering on forgery and diversion of funds to the tune of N127,686,594,l.87. One of...
Abia CP Cracks Down On Corrupt Officers, Dismisses Three For Abduction, Extortion (Photos)
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, has dismissed three officers from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for their involvement in conspiracy, abduction, and extortion of innocent civilians. The officers, identified as Sergeant Jonas Nnamdi, Corporal James Daniel, and Corporal Ifeanyi Emeka, have also been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for prosecution alongside...
Security Operatives Nab Serial Transformer Vandal In Aba (Photo)
Security operatives from a neighborhood watch stationed along Ngwa Road by the Old Court in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, have apprehended a man attempting to vandalize power infrastructure belonging to Aba Power. The suspect, identified as Uchenna Iroha, was caught in the act while trying to steal components from a 500kVA distribution transformer in the area. Unbeknownst...
13 Missing After Pirates Hijack Passenger Boat In Rivers
On Thursday, suspected pirates hijacked a passenger boat with 20 travelers aboard along the Bonny-Okrika waterways in Rivers State. This came as the Bonny Local Government Council said it had rescued nine of the passengers, while a frantic search is on to rescue the others. The Bonny LG Chairman, Anengi Claude-Wilcox, said the rescue was in collaboration with security agencies. Claude-Wilcox, in...
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