CRIME
EFCC Arrests Former Akwa Ibom Commissioner Over N1.4bn Fraud, Keeps Okorocha
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko. Nwoko, an alleged accomplice in the N1.4bn money laundering charge against Paul Usoro, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association had been at large for over two years. A source said the...
Ebonyi Killings: FENRAD Tasks Buhari, Umahi On Protection Of Citizens
Following the recent killings in Ebonyi state in which dozens of lives were lost after suspected Fulani herdsmen unleashed mayhem in Umuogudu Akpu-Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government on Monday, April 12, 2021 an environmental and pro-democracy rights group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governor, Dave Umahi to...
I Was Invited By EFCC, Not Arrested, Says Okorocha
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday said that he was not arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission contrary to the speculations making the rounds. Okorocha in a statement by his Spokesperson, Sam Onwuemeodo, disclosed that he only honoured an invitation by the anti-graft agency. Stating that the EFCC facility is not “a slaughterhouse,” the statement disclosed...
Former IGP Adamu, Chief Of Army Staff, Attahiru Ibrahim Responsible For Imo Jailbreak — Ohanaeze Youths
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC has accused the former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru Ibrahim of involvement in the recent jailbreak in Imo state which led to the escape of over 1,800 inmates, saying attack of such magnitude cannot take place without conspiracy from insiders. OYC says after closely studying the situation says...
EFCC Arrests Ex-Imo Gov Rochas Okorocha Over Alleged Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday arrested the former Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, over alleged money laundering, ABN TV learnt. Okorocha was arrested at his office in Abuja. Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, told ABN TV that the news was true. “Okorocha has been arrested by our men”, he said. READ ALSO: Uzodinma...
Ebubeagu: Anyone Who Registers With New Security Outfit Will Join His Ancestors – IPOB
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have warned youths in the Southeast against joining the newly established security outfit for the region, known as Ebubeagu to spy its own Eastern Security Network, ESN. IPOB gave the warning on Tuesday via a statement issued by its spokesman, Emma Powerful. IPOB, in the statement, condemned the formation of another security network...
IPOB’s ESN Exists Only On Social Media, MASSOB Backs Ebubeagu
Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, says the only security outfit recognised in the South-East region is Ebubeagu which was recently announced by the governors of the zone. According to him, the Eastern Security Network established by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, only exists on...
Policeman Who Shot Girlfriend In Mouth Dismissed, Arraigned For Attempted Murder
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed Sergeant Eze Aiwansoba for shooting his girlfriend, Joy Ndubueze, in the mouth in an apparent attempt to kill her on Salvation Road, Opebi, in the Ikeja area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Monday that following Aiwansoba’s dismissal, he had been charged with...
Tension: Criminals Planning Attacks On Airports, FG Raises Alarm
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has raised the alarm over planned attacks on airports across the country. FAAN said it received an alert from the ministry of aviation over the planned attacks. In a memo sighted by The Nation (not ABN TV), FAAN Deputy General Manager of Administration and Logistics, S.M. Mamman, explained the elements were considering carrying out attacks...
Gunshots As Ex-Ekiti Governor Fayose Leaves Southwest PDP Congress
There was pandemonium at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Southwest zonal congress on Monday evening in Osogbo, capital of Osun State. The incident occurred around 6:45 pm when some suspected hoodlums advanced towards the gate of the WOCDIF Event Centre where the congress was taking place in an attempt to invade the premises. Ex-Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose was about to leave...
