CRIME
Abia Police Raid Criminal Hideout, Recover Six Stolen Vehicles
The Abia State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat crime, recovering six stolen vehicles during a sting operation in Aba. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) carried out an intelligence-led raid on January 20, 2025, at a criminal...
Court Remands 13 Chinese Nationals For Alleged Cybercrime, Security Breach
A Lagos Federal High Court has placed 13 Chinese nationals and a business, Genting International Co. Limited, under remand on suspicion of fraud, impersonation, and attempts to undermine Nigeria's constitutional order. Justice Denide Dipeolu issued the remand order on Friday after the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The defendants,...
Police Arrest 31 Suspects, Recover N1bn In Stolen Items In Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory's (FCT) Police Command reported that it had apprehended 31 suspects and retrieved more than N1 billion worth of public property in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr. Olatunji Disu, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. He said 16 of the suspects had been charged to court for...
Abia: ABSIEC Chairman Kidnapped In Gunmen Attack
Prof. George Chima, the chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), was kidnapped from his home in Okigwe, Imo State. Sources told Vanguard that the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, numbering four, had stormed the ABSIEC chairman’s residence while he played host to some lecturers from Abia State University, Uturu, and seized him. The gunmen were alleged to have...
Police Arrest AAS CEO Jesam Michael Over Fraud Allegations, Dismiss Harassment Claims
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Mr. Jesam Michael, the Chief Executive Officer of Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS), in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation, ABN TV reports. His arrest follows a petition he initially filed with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Investigation Unit (SIU), alleging that he was defrauded of $87 million by Mr. Abayomi...
Court Remands Suspect In Murder Of Poland Returnee, Chimaobi Ojo (Photos)
A Mobile Court sitting at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Umuahia, Abia State, presided over by Chief Magistrate P. N. Lekwa, has ordered the remand of one Ebochue Kingsley Uzoka, aged 40, over his alleged involvement in the murder of Chimaobi Anya Ojo. ABN TV reports that the suspect was arraigned on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, on charges...
Three Nabbed By NSCDC For Kidnapping, Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Sokoto
Three suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Sokoto State Command, in relation to the kidnapping and gang rape of 15-year-old Amina Abdullahi in Gantsare village, which is located in the state's Wammako Local Government Area. This is according to a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by the command’s spokesman, DSC Mohammad...
Katsina Nurses Threaten Strike Over Rising Insecurity
The Katsina State Council, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwifery, threatened on Tuesday to remove its members from the state's frontline local government areas due to the government's purported inability to address welfare and security concerns. The association also threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should the government refuse to address their demands by the end of...
NDLEA Nabs 46, Seizes 537kg Of Drugs In Yobe Operation
Over 537 kilograms of illegal substances were seized and 46 suspects were taken into custody in 2024, according to Yobe State's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The NDLEA Commander, Mr Abdulazeez Ogungboye, stated this on Tuesday in Damaturu while reviewing the activities of the agency in the last year. He said the seized drugs included 396.526 kg of marijuana and 141.2...
Man Sentenced In Turkey For Attempting To Topple Government
Anadolu, the state news agency, said Tuesday that a talent manager in Istanbul was arrested by a court for allegedly trying to topple the government in relation to the 2013 Gezi protests. Ayse Barim was detained on Friday, and a number of actors and actresses, whom she represented, were summoned to police to give testimony. Barim is accused of having motivated...
