CRIME
Armed Men With Keke Rob, Shot 2 PoS Operators In Umuahia (Photos, Video)
A daring daylight robbery occurred Sunday morning in Umuahia, Abia State, leaving two point of sale (PoS) operators injured and hospitalized, ABN TV reports. At approximately 10:15 a.m., three armed men on a tricycle (keke) stormed a POS outlet opposite FirstBank on Uyo Street by Uzuakoli Road. READ ALSO: Police Nab Nasarawa Woman With 124 Rounds Of Anti-aircraft Ammunition Concealed In...
Jigawa Tea Vendor Beats 20-Year-Old Man To Death Over Missing Bread, Milk, Noodles
Abdulrashibu Ya’u, a 40-year-old tea vendor in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town, Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa State, has beated 20-year-old Hassan Garba to death. According to reports, Ya’u descended on Garba whom he accused of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. Upon receiving the report, the police delegated a team to the scene and arrested the suspect, while the...
Enugu Man Kills Neighbour’s Four-Year-Old Daughter While She Was Asleep
Police operatives have arrested a man for the murder of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter in Enugu. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Tuesday, said the command had received a distress call on August 18, 2024, around 10:30 PM. The call had prompted police operatives serving in the Nsukka sector of the Enugu...
Policeman Kills 3 In FCT To Cover Up Girlfriend Who Allegedly Stole Phone From Keke Rider
A policeman identified as Inspector Collins Wilson has reportedly killed three individuals in an attempt to cover up a theft committed by his girlfriend, known only as Esther. The incident occurred on Monday, August 26th, when Esther was accused of stealing a phone from a tricycle driver who had been transporting her. Eyewitnesses report that the theft became apparent when the...
Police Arrest Naval Officer Who Allegedly Killed Ex-Naval Chief’s Son In Abuja, Stole His Prado SUV
The Abuja Police Command has arrested a Nigerian Navy officer, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd). The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, while parading the suspect on Wednesday in Abuja, said Muhammad killed Aminu and stole his Prado Jeep two weeks...
Trailer Loses Control In Abia, Crashes Into Street Traders, Kills One (Photos)
At least one person was feared dead in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Tuesday after an articulated vehicle, popularly known as a trailer lost control and crashed into a crowd displaying wares on the roadside, ABN TV reports. The fatal accident which occurred at Ahiaeke Junction along Ikot Ekpene Road also led to the destruction of property. Despite...
Buttocks Enlargement Doctor On The Run After Death Of Client
The Lagos State Police Command has declared a doctor, identified as Idara Bassey, wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old lady simply identified as Abiola, who passed away during a buttocks enlargement procedure at a clinic in the Lekki Phase 1 area of the state. The state police command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to our correspondent on...
Gunmen Attack Anambra Local Government Headquarters
Gunmen on Friday attacked Ogbaru Local Government Area secretariat, Anambra State, destroying some buildings and other properties. Sources told our correspondent that the gunmen arrived in their numbers and opened fire, destroying buildings within the headquarters of the council area. It was gathered that no lives were lost in the incident. Though details of the attack are still sketchy as of the...
Two Arrested For Allegedly Robbing Lagos Sex Workers
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a gang of robbers for allegedly targeting and robbing three commercial sex workers on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Bode Thomas, Surulere Local Government Area of the state. The state command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Friday that the two suspects, whose identities were not disclosed, were taken into custody on August 28, 2024, for...
Abia First Lady In Pain As Man Removes Wife’s Eye For Spiritual Purposes
The First Lady of Abia State, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has said she is deeply saddened by the case of a man who, early Sunday morning, in Umuahia, gouged out his wife’s eyes allegedly for ritual purposes. The man, Lawrence Uzor, an aluminium worker from Umuchieze in Bende Local Government Area but living at Adiele Estate in Umueze Ibeku in Umuahia...
