CRIME
Civil Defence Official Allegedly Kills Scrap Collector In Abia Over N2000 Bribe (Photo, Video)
An official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) whose identity could not be immediately ascertained has shot dead a metal scrap collector in Ubakala, Umuahia South of Abia State. ABN TV gathered that Amadi Agwu Kelechi a native of Amasiri Afikpo North Ebonyi state was reportedly killed following an argument arising from the payment of N2000 bribe...
Dreaded Okija Shrine Chief Priest Sent To Prison For Swindling Client Of N5 Million Naira
Mmaduabuchukwu Muoghalu Obi, a 45-year old chief priest of the dreaded Okija Shrine located in Okija town, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been sent to prison for allegedly swindling his client, Jeffrey Okoro-Eze, of the sum of N5m. ABN TV reports that it was the order of the Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State,...
First Class Graduate Of UI Beaten To Death For Stealing Bread (Photo)
A first class graduate of University Of Ibadan (UI), Iopuofoni Freedom Ebimotimi has been killed. He was killed at the early hours of today at Honeyhill Tombia Bayelsa State for stealing bread, according to Peoples' 93.1FM. Opuofoni Freeborn Ebimotimi who is From Korokorosei community of Southern Ijaw Local Government area Studied Business Administration (B.Sc) UI. He was beaten to death by angry...
NSCDC Arrests 15 Suspected Oil Vandals In Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 15 suspected oil vandals in Akwa Ibom State. NSCDC in a statement said it had apprehended the suspects and impounded seven trucks loaded with 315,000 litres of substance suspected to be illegally acquired petroleum products. The Commandant of the NSCDC in Akwa Ibom, Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this in Uyo, the state...
Judge Orders DSS To Arraign Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele In One-Week
Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Department of State Services, DSS, to either charge the detained suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele to court or set him free. The Judge issued the order on Thursday while delivering ruling in a...
37-Yr-Old HIV-Positive Man Who Raped 4-Yr-Old Girl In Abia, Pleads Guilty In Court
A 37-year-old HIV-Positive man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Umuahia, Abia State Mr. Chiemela Victor Ekeke has pleaded guilty to rape allegation, ABN TV reports. He was arraigned on Wednesday before a magistrate court in Umuahia, Abia State capital where he pleaded guilty to three-count charges bordering on rape. Upon interrogation, the accused person said his doctor told him...
Suspected Attacker Of Apostle Suleman Arrested
The Police have arrested a 32-year-old man identified as Yusuf Isah in connection with the attack on the senior pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman. Recall that gunmen had in October 2022 attacked the convoy of the cleric along the Benin-Auchi Road in Edo State, and killed six persons including three policemen. Addressing journalists while parading the...
29-Year-Old Man Kills Friend, Sold Body Parts For N1.5M In Imo
The Imo state police command has paraded a 29-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend, harvesting and selling his vital organs to ritualists. The suspect Emeka Egbuaba an indigene of Ihitte – Owerre community in Orlu council area of Imo was paraded alongside other suspects on the State Police command. The State command‘s Spokesman, Henry Okoye (ASP) who briefed Journalists on...
Thunder Kills 3 Kidnappers In Kwara
Thunder strike has reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the agrarian Oro Ago community, in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state. ABN TV gathered that the incident, linked to the efforts of a local vigilance team in the Igbomina Kwara axis, aimed at checking security challenges in the area, happened three days ago. In a viral video of the...
24-Year-Old Keke Rider Kills Girlfriend, Arrested While Attempting To Dump Corpse In Abia Forest (Photo)
A 24-year-old Chigozie Nwokoro of Ajata Ibeku Village in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State on Wednesday was apprehended while attempting to dump the corpse of his girlfriend identified as Beauty, ABN TV reports. Luck ran out of him when the locals sighted him and attempted to lynch him, before the swift arrival of the police patrol team. Upon interrogation, the suspect...
