CRIME
Bandits Told Us To Come For A ‘Message’ But We Found Nabeeha’s Corpse – Uncle
Sherifdeen Al-Kadriyar, one of the uncles of the murdered victim of last week’s kidnap in Abuja, has narrated how the family was informed of Nabeeha’s death. ABNTV had reported that bandits, who kidnapped Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his six children, have killed one of the abducted persons, Nabeeha. Al-Kadriyar, who spoke with Daily Trust revealed how the bandits were infuriated when they...
Abuja Kidnappers Kill 3 Of Ten Victims, Raise Ransom To N700m
Kidnappers who abducted 10 persons from an estate, Sagwari Layout, Dutse, Abuja, on January 7 reportedly killed three of their victims to send a strong warning to their relatives negotiating ransom payment. The development came even as it was gathered that the bandits have now increased their demand from the initial N60 million per person to N100 million, now totaling...
EFCC Arrests Former Minister For Alleged N3.6b Loan Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud of about N3.6 billion. According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale, the ex-minister was arrested with Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on January 11, 2024, at No.2, Musa...
Police Arrest 5 Suspects For Allegedly Inciting Violence In Kano
The police command in Kano has arrested five persons for allegedly prompting violence and constituting nuisance while celebrating the Supreme Court judgement on the state governorship election. The state Commissioner of Police, Malam Hussaini Gumel, said this in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Wednesday Gumel said some supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party...
Police Begin Manhunt For Rivers CDC Chairman’s Murderers
Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for the killers of Ndidi Livingstone, Chairman, Community Development Committee, Mgbuoshimini community in Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers. The Commissioner of Police in the state , CP Olatunji Disu ,said this during a visit to the family of the deceased at their residence in Port Harcourt on Thursday The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports...
Court orders Police To Pay N50m Damages To Abiola’s Wife For Rights Violation
An Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to pay the sum of N50million to Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights. The court, in the judgement that was delivered by Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, further...
Goods Seized By Apapa Customs Worth N22.8bn In 2023 – Comptroller
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, said it made 54 seizures with a duty-paid value of N22.8 billion in 2023. The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed by CSC Abubakar Usman, Public Relations Officer of the command. Jaiyeoba said the seizures comprise prohibited goods, foreign...
EFCC Investigators Are Taking Bribes – Chairman Olukoyede
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has alleged that some of the commission’s investigators are taking bribes, noting that he had a process in motion to fish them out. Olukoyede made this known on Thursday, January 18, in his New Year address to staff members of the anti-graft agency at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The...
Girl, 26 Arrested For Stabbing Man Friend To Death Over Sex Demand In Port Harcourt
Twenty-six-year-old Sarah Nwankpo is now cooling her heels in the custody of the Rivers State Criminal Investigation Department. It was for the murder of her male friend, Igbodike Anthony, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She admitted to having stabbed the deceased during an argument over more sex, in his apartment Obiri-Ikwerre area residence. During interrogation, it was discovered that she had...
Abuja Insecurity: How Military, Police Rescued Najeebah’s Sisters, Others
Following the relentless raids of the Federal Capital Territory by the Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in conjunction with troops of the Nigerian Army, the joint security team on Saturday night rescued several kidnapped persons abducted at the Zuma 1 area of Bwari Area Council on January 2. The FCT Police Command in a statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh said,...
