CRIME
FG Places 3 Nigerians On Interpol’s Watch List Over Alleged Forgery, Fraud
The Federal Government has asked the International Police (Interpol) to place three Nigerians on the watch list over alleged forgery. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha on Tuesday said that ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s signature was forged by those who withdrew $6,230,000 as authorised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023. Odoh Ocheme,...
Abia Drug Syndicates Arrested
A joint taskforce team of the Abia State Homeland Security and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Wednesday, arrested over five suspected drug dealers and recovered different drugs worth over 1.217 kilograms. Disclosing this to newsmen in Umuahia, on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Homeland Security, Chukwunenye Alajemba, said, “On February 14, 2023, the joint team...
Popular Abuja Store Closed By FG Over Fraudulent Pricing
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, on Friday, sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The FCCPC said the store was sealed for lack of transparency in the way it is fixing prices for products. This is coming twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle factors responsible for the food crisis across the country. The...
Gunmen Slay Husband, Abduct Wife In Plateau
A middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, has been shot dead by gunmen who attacked his family house in the early hours of Friday in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that after shooting Gwamnati, the attackers suspected to be kidnappers went away with his wife, Blessing. Sources said that Gwamnati, who was immediately rushed to a hospital...
After Wike’s N20m Bounty, FCT Police Command Arrests Notorious Kidnapper
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a “notorious kidnapper”, Saidu Abdulkadir. FCT police commissioner, CP Benneth Igwe, confirmed the arrest of Dahiru to newsmen at the command headquarters, on Friday He said following a raid on kidnappers’camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja via Kuje area council, at about midnight on Thursday, the bandits, on sighting the operatives, opened fire and...
Plateau APC Publicity Secretary Assassinated
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, has been assassinated in Pankshin town, Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. An official of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, adding that the APC scribe died from injuries sustained in the attack. He stated...
NDLEA Seizes Large Shipments Of Illicit Drugs In 2 States & FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids carried out in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. He said 227kg of hemp was recovered from Atoshi camp, Emure-Ile, Owo...
Bauchi Police Nab 3 Suspects For Alleged Theft
The Police Command in Bauchi State, says it has arrested two suspects over the alleged theft of nine cell phones in Bauchi metropolis. The command also arrested one other suspect for allegedly snatching a motorcycle in Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the...
Police Nabs 83 Suspects, Rescue 20 Abducted Victims In Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it arrested 83 criminal suspects and rescued 20 kidnapped victims within the state from January 1, 2024, till date. The offences for which the suspects were arrested included abduction, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, defilement, and vandalism, among other crimes committed within the state in the period under review. The state commissioner of police, CP...
Evangelist, 5 Others To Die By Hanging For Bank Robberies In Ondo
An Akure High Court, in Ondo state, has sentenced a popular Akure based Evangelist, Adewale Adelu, and five others to death by hanging for robbing two different banks in the state, 13 years ago. The convicts were said to have robbed the banks and carted away N34m. Delivering judgement, Justice Yemi Fasanmi, sentenced the convicts which include, Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Adewale Adelu,...
