CRIME
Benue Catechist On The Run As Pregnant Teenager In His Catechism Class Dies During Abortion
A Catechist at St. Martins Parish Mbape, Shangev-Ya Adikpo Deanery in Kwande local government area of Benue State, is now at large following the death of a teenage girl he allegedly impregnated. According to reports, Catechist Oliver Vershima, who impregnated the girl attempted to perform an illegal abortion on her to conceal his act but unfortunately the girl died in...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Ebonyi Seminary School
The Ebonyi State Police Command has apprehended a 31-year-old man, Benjamin Ufoh, on allegations of defrauding St. Augustine Seminary College in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, of the sum of N425,000. Ufoh was taken into custody by the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit following a petition submitted by the college’s solicitor, Sampson Ekigbo, to the state...
Godwin Emefiele Arrested
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by DSS, ABN TV reports. Emefiele was earlier suspended on Friday by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu also appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in replacement for Emefiele. Details shortly.....
30-Year-Old Jigawa Man Commits Suicide Four Months After Marriage
A 30-year-old man, Usman Sani Goga, has committed suicide in the Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The deceased, a photographer who was said to have got married four months ago, hung himself in his bedroom on Wednesday at Akula Quarters of the local government. Confirming the incident, CSC. Adamu Shehu, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps spokesman in the...
Father-In-Law Places Bounty As Edo Man Kills Pregnant Wife
A bereaved father, Samuel Adun, has offered to pay N100,000 to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of his son-in-law, identified simply as Inuaghata. Inuaghata was alleged to have killed his pregnant wife, Osaretin. Adun told journalists in Benin on Friday that his daughter had three children for the suspect. He noted that he was called that his daughter...
DSS Arrests Suspended EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa
The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), ABN TV reports. It was learnt that Bawa arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02pm. A source said he’s currently being grilled by the operatives of the secret police. READ ALSO: President Tinubu Suspends EFCC Boss, Bawa The...
Man Arrested For Faking Own Kidnap In Kano
The Police in Kano State have arrested 19-year-old Nafi’u Sulaiman for allegedly aiding his kidnap to collect ransom from his uncle. The State Commissioner of Police, CP. Mohammed Usaini Gumel stated this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the progress made by the command on the crime fight. He said part of the command’s achievements include the arrest of suspected armed...
EFCC Confirms Abdulkarim Chukkol As Acting Chairman
Following Tuesday, June 14, 2023, suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Until this new role, he was the Director of Operations of the Commission. A pioneer staff of the Commission and an illustrious member of the...
Mass Communication Student Hacked To Death, Eyes Plucked Out
Tragedy struck on Thursday at Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa where the lifeless body of a National Diploma (ND) 2 Mass Communication student was found dead in her room with matchet cuts and her eyes plucked out. The student, simply identified as Dasola was among those writing the ongoing first-semester examination in the school. As of the time of filing this report,...
Oyo Landlord Detained For Inviting Robbers To Kill, Rape Tenants
Adebayo Salami, a landlord in Oyo State, is currently in police net for allegedly inviting robbers who killed one of his tenants and raped the deceased daughters. According to Adewale Osifeso, Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo, the suspect was nabbed in the early hours of Friday. Osifeso said during interrogation, Salami confessed to have invited the group for the robbery...
