CRIME
Abia Lawyer Mbanaso, Two Others Kidnapped
Undisclosed number of armed men have kidnapped an Abia-based lawyer, Victor Mbanaso along Uturu-Okigwe road, ABN TV reports He was said to have been kidnapped on Thursday while he drove on his red Highlander SUV near the Abia State University Uturu campus where he had gone to pick his wife, Mrs. Ebere at about 3:50pm. Source who pleaded anonymity said the...
Oyo Ex-convict, 54 Others Arrested Over Alleged Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Command, has re-arrested a cybercrime convict, Adeniran Tijesunimi, and 54 others for Internet fraud. Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, on February 15, 2022, sentenced Tijesunimi to seven months’ imprisonment without an option of fine for his involvement in cybercrime. He was again arrested alongside others in Oyo...
Six Young Men Gang-Rape 19-Year-Old Girl In Anambra, Seize Her Pant, Record The Act
Six boys aged between 16 and 27 have been arrested for gang-raping a 19-year-old girl in the Anam community of the Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. The boys took turns on the girl and recorded the act, which has also been circulating on social media. The girl who spoke to the Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social...
Anambra Woman Arrested For Flogging, Pouring Dirty Water On Her Aged Mother
The police in Anambra State have arrested a woman, Ukamaka Udeugbo, for maltreating her aged mother as captured in a viral video. The 50-year-old suspect was arrested on Saturday, July 15 in Umudunu village, Abagana in the Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. Ukamaka was seen flogging her naked aged mother, 75 repeatedly and throwing buckets of dirty water on...
Female Lawyer Nabbed Over Illicit Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a female lawyer, Ebikpolade Helen, who specialised in production and distribution of skuchies, a mixture of cannabis, opioids and black currant. A statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said the woman lives in Lekki area of Lagos. Babafemi said that the suspect...
Gunmen Kill Traditional Ruler In Imo
Gunmen on Monday killed the traditional ruler of a community called Nguru Nweke in Aboh Mbaise area council in Imo state, Eze Nnamdi Durujiaku (Mirioma). It was gathered that the gunmen launched the attack at about 3 pm at the palace of the royal father. An eyewitness narrated that the monarch was dragged out and killed after the gunmen were said...
Unknown Gunmen Kill Enugu Councilor (Graphic Photos)
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have shot dead Hon. Nelson Sylvester, the councillor representing Eha-Ulo ward, in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State. ABN TV gathered that the lawmaker was murdered on Sunday night at his residence in the Eha-Alumonah community. Although details of the incident are still sketchy, however, a source from the community disclosed that the assailants stormed the...
Troops Arrest Truck Loaded With Ammunition Heading To Anambra
Troops of 192 Battalion, Nigerian Army, operating in 81 Division Area of responsibility have busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate, while transporting a truck-load of ammunition to Anambra State on Saturday, July 15. The troops, who acted on actionable intelligence, conducted a stop-and-search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State and uncovered the illegal...
Lagos Boyfriend Kills 21-Year-Old Lover, Makes Shocking Confessesion From Hideout
A 21-year-old undergraduate of Lead University, Ibadan, Oyo State, identified as Augusta Osedion has been reportedly killed by her lover, Benjamin, in Oral Estate, Ikota, Ajah, Lagos. According to reports, the loverbirds had a misunderstanding, which degenerated into a fight and the victim, Augusta, was stabbed to death in the process. It was learned that on July 11, 2023, Augusta called...
UNICAL Undergraduate Bags Jail Term For Internet Fraud
An undergraduate from the University of Calabar, Peter Againpriye, has been sentenced to three years in prison for internet fraud by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The EFCC, in a statement by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, on Tuesday, listed the charges as impersonation, obtaining money by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents. The convict, who pleaded guilty...
