CRIME
Gunmen Attack Adamawa Police Headquarters
Gunmen attacked the Adamawa State Police Headquarters in the wee hours of Wednesday, sending residents of Yola into panic. The Police headquarters is located at the heart of Jimeta community in Yola North local government area. Sounds of gunshots rend the air for at least 30 minutes, according to a resident who preferred anonymity. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje,...
Mutilated Body Of Missing 12-Year-Old Discovered In Ogun Community
The corpse of missing 12-year-old, John Soyinka, was reportedly found at Kotogbo community inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta Ogun, on Monday with some of his body parts missing. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that Soyinka was declared missing about a week ago, and the incident was reported at the Obantoko Police Station, Abeokuta. A resident of the area, who spoke on condition...
Former Police Officer Who Killed Black American, George Floyd Stabbed In Prison
Derek Chauvin, the US police officer whose murder of black American George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, was stabbed in prison on Friday, the New York Times reported citing unnamed sources. Chauvin knelt on the 46-year-old Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes on a Minneapolis street despite the dying man’s pleas. Floyd’s cries of “I can’t...
Anambra Catholic Priest Who Allegedly Raped, Impregnated Teenager Remanded In Prison
Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, a Catholic Priest in Anambra state, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court , Anambra State remanded the priest in prison till December 6, 2023. The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office...
Abia Community Arrests 3 Men For Allegedly Stealing Battery From Communication Mast (Photos+Video)
Three persons have been arrested by youths of Inyilla Ibere Community, Ikwuano Local Government Council of Abia state. They were arrested in connection with alleged stealing of seven batteries from an Airtel communications mast located in the community. A source who spoke with ABN TV on Sunday said they received information about the activities of the vandals in the location. https://twitter.com/abnonlinetv/status/1728903494348980653?t=r42v3upgwBnNJuuvAlEdpg&s=19 The youths...
Court Jails 33 Internet Fraudsters In Ogun, Oyo
The Ibadan zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 33 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts were jailed by Justices Ladiran Akintola, Adebukola Olajide, and M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan; Justice B.B. Adebowale of the Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta and Justice...
Court Sentenced Nigerian Man To Death By Hanging For Killing Bricklayer
A middle-aged man, Joseph Abayomi, was on Monday sentenced to death for hacking his neighbour, Thomas Oluwole, to death in Ondo State. AbnTV reports that Abayomi was sentenced by an Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure after he was found guilty of killing Oluwole in 2021 at the Ijoka area of Akure, the state capital. The convict was said to have...
Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele To Spend Christmas In Prison
Godwin Emefiele, the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will spend both the Christmas and New Year's Day celebrations behind bars. This is as he failed to meet his bail conditions on Tuesday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) charged Emefiele with six counts bordering on alleged breach of procurement procedure in the award of the...
Gunmen Kill Director Of Finance In Ogun Governor’s Office, Part With Huge Sums Of Money
Gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers on Wednesday afternoon reportedly shot dead Director of Finance and Accounts, attached to the Ogun State Governor’s office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi. Our Correspondent reliably gathered that Mr. Oyekanmi was gunned down on top of the NNPC Bridge, along Oke-Mosan road, while returning from the bank where he had gone to make...
Keke Rider Absconds With 4 Children Of Same Parents In Abia Community
A yet-to-be-identified Keke NAPEP rider has absconded with four children of same parents in Umuahia Abia State to an unknown destination. The police command in the state in a statement through its spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka gave the name of the children as Chinweotiti Chimaobi (7 yrs old, female), Nmesomachi Chimaobi (7 yrs old, female), Testimony Chimaobi (4 yrs old,...
