CRIME
Newborn Baby Found Dead In Abia Drainage (Photo)
A newborn baby of about one week has been found dead in a drainage in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State. ABN TV reports that the lifeless body of the baby was found in the early hours of Thursday along Umuwaya Road, directly opposite the Young Shall Grow Motors premises. The police command in the state has been notified of the...
Enugu Court Remands Man For Allegedly Killing 11-Year Old Houseboy
For the alleged death of Goodluck John, an 11-year-old houseboy, Mr. Anthony Onyeukwu has been placed under remand by the Enugu East Chief Magistrate's Court. This, the Enugu State Government said, was in line with its sustained war against all forms of child abuse. According to the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Enugu Mrs. Ngozi Enih, Mr. Onyeukwu,...
Governor Otti Vows To Track Down K!llers Of Three Persons In Umuahia Attack (Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed that his administration will track down those who killed three persons during a recent attack in Umuahia. The governor directed the Police and other security agencies to fish out the killers and bring them to book. https://youtu.be/fC25YaN6b7I Otti gave the directive at Government House, Umuahia, during a media chat with journalists. He lamented that one...
Ebonyi Land Dispute: Two Dead, Three Reportedly Missing
In the Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State, in the community of Ogwor, which belongs to the Ishiagu clan, at least two people have been killed. PUNCH Metro gathered that three others were said to have remained missing as of the time of filing this report on Sunday. An elderly woman from the area and a laborer who was helping to cultivate her...
Court Imprisons Scammer For Possession Of Forged Documents
Babatunde Sodiq was given a 1-year prison sentence by Ikeja Special Offenses Court Judge Rahman Oshodi on Friday for having forged documents. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Sodiq on an amended one count of possession of fraudulent documents. According to the EFCC, the offence occurred on May 14, 2024, in Lagos State. READ ALSO: Enugu Court Remands Man For Allegedly...
47-Year-Old Man Remanded For Allegedly Killing House Boy In Enugu
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Enugu East has remanded Anthony Onyeukwu, 47, over the death of his 11-year-old houseboy, Goodluck John. The Commissioner of Gender, Ngozi Enih, revealed in a statement on Sunday that this move “is a part of Enugu State’s ongoing efforts to combat child abuse.” Enih noted that Onyeukwu’s arrest followed a tip-off from the ministry’s whistleblower channels,...
Car Theft Rocks Abia As Thieves Steal Woman’s Jeep From Church Parking Lot
A shocking case of car theft has been reported in Umuahia, Abia State, leaving Barr Mary Ahudiya Megwara, Director of the Mediation Department at the Ministry of Justice, distraught. ABN TV gathered that her Jeep Toyota RAV4 2000 model, green in color, with plate number Lagos JJJ-458BS, engine number 35-6970970, and chassis number JT3 HP 10 V6 x 7129804, was...
Six Anglican Delegates From Abia Kidnapped In Kogi While En Route To Conference In Abuja
Tragedy struck yesterday when six delegates from the Isiala Ngwa Diocese of the Anglican Communion Abia State were kidnapped in Kogi State while traveling to Abuja for the Divine Commonwealth Conference Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) annual conference. This unfortunate incident has marred the conference, which was scheduled to take place from November 10 to 15, 2024, at the National...
Refrain From Illicit Activities — Lakurawa Cautions Bello Turji
The leader of the recently formed terrorist organization Lakurawa, Ameer Habib Tajje, has directly warned Bello Turji, the notorious bandit leader. Tajje charged Turji to renounce his criminal activities. A statement by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama said Tajje is preparing to send a powerful delegation to Turji. READ ALSO: Arewa Urges FG To Crush New Terror Group Now According to Makama, “In a...
FCTA Arrests Scavengers Destroying Abuja’s Infrastructure
Criminals who pose as scavengers to damage the city's infrastructure at night have been apprehended, according to Federal Capital territory Minister Nyesom Wike. Wike disclosed this on Tuesday when he inspected works on the 5-kilometre Saburi- Dei Dei road. Speaking on his determination to provide all-inclusive governance, Wike said; “Provision of infrastructure and other things are all inclusive of governance. Providing...
