CRIME
Military Destroys 115 Illegal Refineries, Apprehend 22 In Rivers, Bayelsa
According to the Nigerian Army's 6 Division, 22 suspects were detained in Rivers and Bayelsa, roughly 115 illegal refinery and 66 boats destroyed. The Army also said a total of 27 stolen pipes, four pumping machines were recovered, while five illegal connections used in siphoning crude oil by the suspects were clamped with over 170,000 stolen products confiscated in addition...
Frenchman With Dozen Others Charged For Raping Drugged Wife
A French pensioner goes on trial on Monday for allegedly drugging his wife and then allowing numerous strangers to rape her. Frenchman accused of letting dozen men rape drugged wife Fifty men, whom he recruited online, are also being tried in the southern city of Avignon alongside the main suspect, a 71-year-old former employee of France’s power utility company, EDF. Police counted...
Suspect Who Allegedly Raped 7-Month Pregnant Woman In Umuahia Arrested (Photo)
A middle age suspected serial rapist Mr Chukwunyere Adimoha has been arrested in Old Umuahia, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State, ABN TV reports. According to reports, the suspect, a drug addict, has been terrorizing the community, raping old women and minors, including a 7-month pregnant woman. An eyewitness, Arc. Onyebuchi Ndukwe confirmed the arrest to ABN TV, stating that the suspect...
Several Exotic Cars Recovered As EFCC Arrests 48 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Abia (Photo)
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday, August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them include 12 exotic cars, 15 different brands of...
Suspect Who Abducted, Killed FUNAAB Student Attended Same Church With Her — Report
Ayomide Adeleye, the 200 Level Philosophy student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, who kidnapped and killed Christianah Idowu, a 300 Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), attended the same church with her. The deceased left her home in the Itaoluwo area of Ikorodu heading for the University of Lagos where she was observing...
Man Butchers Visually Impaired Grandfather, Uncle For Ritual In Ibadan
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual. The incident happened at the back of a popular market in Apete, in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday evening. It was further learnt that the late grandfather was visually impaired...
21-Year-Old 100 Level Kogi Student Who Killed Colleague After Collecting N400,000 Ransom Arrested
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 100-level Biology student of the Federal University Lokoja, Jeremiah Paul, over the death of a female colleague, Abigail Damilola. The suspect, from Kaduna State, confessed to abducting Damilola, demanding N400,000 ransom from her family, and subsequently killing her. According to reports, Jeremiah took Damilola to an uncompleted building, where he...
Drug Baron On Wanted List Who Shipped Illicit Items To Saudi Arabia, Qatar Arrested
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. Suleiman who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd came under the Agency’s watchlist over his alleged role in four foiled attempts to export...
64-Year-Old Man, Others Arrested For Operating Illegal Baby Factory In Abia
The Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested a 64-year-old man, Mr. Nnanna Michael, a native of Obinkita Arochukwu, in connection with the operation of illegal baby factories and child trafficking in Aba, Abia State. During the operation which took place on Saturday, at Abanafo Street, Ariaria, two women identified as Doris Nelson,...
Gunmen Invade Anambra Police Station, Kill Two
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants on Monday attacked the Umunze Police Station in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Some sources and residents in the area said the assailants stormed the police facility in the early hours of Monday, shooting severally into the air before forcefully gaining entrance into the premises. According to the sources, during the attack, some police officers...
