CRIME
Delta DPO, Others Killed During Kidnap Rescue Mission
A DPO and others were killed in an ambush, while another DPO is fighting for his life in a hospital following a rescue mission in Delta State. This tragic incident was reported by Delta Human Rights Activist, Comrade Israel Joe, in a Facebook post. He wrote: “A devastating blow to the Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. The new DPO...
EFCC Operatives Allegedly Abduct Journalists From Live Radio Programme In Enugu
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have allegedly stormed a live radio show at Urban Radio Enugu and abducted some presenters. In a statement issued on Monday night, the management of the Radio Station said they were shocked as the EFCC is yet to give any official statement why their staff were abducted and equipment seized. Our correspondent...
46-Year-Old Father Arrested For Alleged Defilement Of 1-Year-Old Daughter In Abia
The Abia State Police Command, in collaboration with the Behind Bars Human Rights Team, made a disturbing arrest today, ABN TV reports. A 46-year-old father, Christopher Ugwunna Azubuike, from Uratta Amaogwugwu, Isialangwa North Local Government Area, was taken into custody for allegedly defiling his only daughter, aged just 1 year and 9 months, conceived after 5 years of marriage. According to...
Court Orders VeryDarkMan To Take Down Social Media Posts About Falz, Falana
The Lagos State High Court, on Tuesday, ordered controversial social media activist, Martin Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to take down what it called defamatory comments and videos on social media about renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin Falana, popularly called Falz. Justice Mathias Dawodu, who delivered the ruling in suit no: ID/8584/GCM/2024, ruled that...
Court Jails Six For Cyber Crime In Kwara
Two courts in Ilorin have sentenced six individuals found guilty of internet fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prison terms. The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 14, 2024, secured the conviction of the six persons before Justices Sulaiman Akanbi and Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court...
36 Arrested For Internet Fraud In Anambra
36 people suspected of cybercrime have been arrested by the EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command, in various locations throughout Onitsha. The arrests took place on October 11, 2024, following what the EFCC described as “actionable intelligence” that linked the suspects to online criminal activities. According to a statement by the EFCC on Thursday via X, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly...
NDLEA Obtains Several Convictions In Kano
A number of convictions have been obtained in a single day, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's Kano State Command. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA Kano State Command, Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, in a statement issued on Thursday. Maigatari highlighted that the agency’s recent convictions demonstrate its unwavering commitment to...
Four Charged For Impersonation, Forgery In Adamawa
Four suspects have been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with forgery and agency impersonation. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Friday. The statement partly read, “EFCC has arraigned Solomon Yohanna, Shedrach Naphtali, Hassan Mohammed, and Abdullahi Abubakar before Justice Hammed Isha for impersonating the EFCC by forging its documents to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. “They were...
Enugu State Demolishes Kidnappers’ Hideout
Enugu State government has yet again reduced to rubble, a kidnappers’ den at Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area of the state. The state government said the action is in furtherance of its relentless war against kidnapping and criminality in Enugu State. According to a statement by the media aide to Governor Peter Mbah, Dan Mwomeh, the twin semi-detached bungalows...
Group Uncovers Plot to Rubbish Ex-Abia Governor Senator Theodore Orji
A group Equity & Justice Initiative (EJI) has uncovered a grand plot by some disgruntled individuals and groups to tarnish the image of the former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji using the anti-graft agencies. In a Statement endorsed by its Secretary, Dr Abel Akudo, and made available to Journalists in Umuahia on Sunday, the group raised alarm over...
