CRIME
Timilehin Ajayi, Who Allegedly Killed Girlfriend Send To Lafia Prison
A Nasarawa State High Court on Monday ordered the remand of Timilehin Ajayi at a correctional facility over the alleged murder of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Salome Enejo, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Ajayi, whose address remains undisclosed, was arraigned on charges of culpable homicide before Justice Simon Aboki at the High Court of Justice, Lafia. According to...
Man Cuts Off Wife’s Hand In Nsukka, Victim Battles For Survival (Photo)
Tragedy struck in Nsukka as a man reportedly severed his wife’s hand, leaving her in critical condition, ABN TV reports. The shocking incident, which has drawn widespread condemnation, was revealed by Senator Chijinkem Ugwuanyi on his official Facebook page. According to the Senator’s post, the victim is currently fighting for her life at Keoetochukwu Hospital, Nsukka, where she is receiving urgent...
Obi Hails Police For Rescuing Retired AIG’s Kidnapped Wife
Mr. Peter Obi has praised the Nigeria Police for their efforts in saving Mrs. Folashade Odumusu, the wife of a retired AIG of Police. Earlier, PUNCH Online reported that Mrs. Odumusu was rescued by the police, as announced in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. The operation, conducted within a week, resulted in...
Two Rivers Pastors Caught With Fetish Items
Rivers State Police Command paraded two pastors caught in their respective churches with fetish objects like carved skeletons, caskets, and others. The duo, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50), who were apprehended by youths of the Rumunduru community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, are the founders of God’s Deliverance Apostolic Church and Power...
Police Nab Two Suspected Burglars In A’Ibom, Retrieve Stolen Goods
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has retrieved stolen goods worth millions of naira and detained two suspects connected to a recent break-in. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in Uyo. According to the statement, the suspects, identified as Moses Godwill Ndiong and Abraham Udo, were apprehended on Monday,...
Two Nigerians Arrested In Kuwait Over Alleged $14,918 Robbery
Two unidentified Nigerians were detained by the Kuwaiti General Department of Criminal Investigation (GDCI) in the Ahmadi Province on suspicion of robbing an exchange office and taking $14,918, and the crime has been charged against them. In a statement on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, as reported by Arab Times Online, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended within 24...
Gunmen Kill Lawyer In Imo, Police Launch Probe
Chinedu Nwowu, a lawyer from Imo State, was shot dead by gunmen in Mgbidi, the state's Oru West Local Government Area, on Wednesday. According to sources, Nwowu was driving along the Mgbidi highway around 7pm when the assailants intercepted his vehicle. One source recounted, “We just saw a car overtake the man’s car dangerously, and right before our eyes, the boys...
Airstrikes Eliminate Multiple Terrorists In Niger Forest
Numerous suspected terrorists who were hibernating at Alawa Forest in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State were killed by Nigerian Air Force aerial attacks, the service announced on Thursday. It said the airstrikes were executed by the air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, a special offensive launched to flush terrorists out of the Northwest and north central regions...
Police Crack Down On Criminal Syndicates, Recover 134 Firearms, Rescue 302 Kidnap Victims (Photos, Video)
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has made significant strides in its ongoing fight against crime, dismantling multiple criminal syndicates, recovering a cache of 134 firearms, and rescuing 302 victims of kidnapping across the country. Speaking at a press briefing on January 22, 2025, at the Force Intelligence Department – Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) headquarters, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP...
Husband Sets Wife On Fire In Anambra Over Alleged Affair
A middle-aged man named Nwana is accused of setting his wife, Chioma Nwana, on fire in Eziezekwe village, Abagana, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, following a heated argument over alleged infidelity. The tragic incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, escalated after the suspect accused his wife of having an affair. Chioma, who sustained severe burns, was...
