CRIME
Four Police Officers Detained, Suspended Over Alleged ₦43m Theft
Four officers have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly stealing ₦43.16 million out of ₦74.95 million that was found during an unauthorized arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the officers—DSP Peter Ejike, Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode, all...
Travelers Reportedly Dead As Bandits Plant Explosives On Zamfara road
On Wednesday, a vehicle carrying passengers in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State ran on explosives planted along the Dansadau-Gusau Road, resulting in the confirmed deaths of an unspecified number of passengers. An anonymous source told the Daily Trust that the explosives were planted by some bandits after the completion of community work on the road. The source, a...
FCT Police Commissioner Bans Tinted Glasses On Vehicles To Curb Crime (Video)
The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Olatunji Disu, has announced an immediate ban on the use of tinted glasses on vehicles as part of intensified efforts to combat the rising wave of criminal activities, including 'one chance' operations and kidnappings, in the territory, ABN TV reports. Speaking during a press briefing, CP Disu emphasized the...
Couple Sentenced 16 Years For N52m Fraud In Lagos
A couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (also known as Kristein Uyanwanne), were found guilty and sentenced on Wednesday by a Lagos State High in Ikeja, along with Temple International Church. Justice Mojisola Dada handed down the verdict after finding them guilty of the offences preferred against them. The judge also ordered that the third defendant, Temple International Church, should be...
Troops Neutralized 8,034 Terrorists, Arrested 11,623 In 2024 – DHQ
During numerous operations throughout the nation in 2024, no fewer than 8,034 terrorists were killed and 11,623 were taken into custody. Also, crude oil worth N57,052,218,551 was recovered, and 6,376 kidnapped victims were rescued between January and December 2024. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this at the biweekly update on military operations in Abuja on Thursday. READ...
Osun NSCDC Arrests 4 Men For Alleged Rape Of Minors
Four suspects have been detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' (NSCDC) Osun State Command for allegedly raping two minors in the state. The suspects, Sadiq Opeyemi, 30, Afeez Olalekan, 26, Ismail Ibrahim, 30, and Abdulahi Garba, 33, were arrested on December 3 in Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects on Thursday in Osogbo,...
Abia Pregnant Wife In Trauma As EFCC Breaks Into Home With Wrong Assumption That Husband Is Internet Fraudster (Photos, Video)
The wife of an Abia businessman, Mr. Ugochukwu Ezeanyagu, who is 8 months pregnant, has been hospitalized after officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invaded their home located at Umuobia Olokoro Estate in the state capital, Umuahia, at 2 am on Friday, December 6. The husband told ABN TV that the heavily armed EFCC officials, some...
Widow Cries Out After Being Duped with Counterfeit Money, Places Curse On Fraudster (Photos)
A young widow and mother of three has taken to social media to express her anguish after being defrauded by a man who purchased three bags of rice worth ₦255,000 from her shop using counterfeit ₦1,000 notes. In her emotional post, she revealed that the man, well-dressed and driving a car, bought the rice at ₦85,000 per bag. Her shop...
My 8-Month Pregnant Wife Was N^ked When EFCC Officials Broke Into My Home – Abia Businessman Recounts Ordeal
Mr. Ugochukwu Ezeanyagu, a businessman based in Abia State, has recounted the traumatic experience his family endured when officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed his home in the early hours of Friday, December 6, on a wrongful suspicion of internet fraud. Speaking to ABN TV, Mr. Ezeanyagu disclosed that the raid occurred at about...
NDLEA Detains Engineer, Confiscates 1,323kg Of Cannabis In Multiple Raids
Building engineer Egwu Phillip Inya, a suspected drug trafficker, was apprehended by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents while trying to obtain illegal drugs hidden in imported pressure machines. This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s website on Sunday. According to the statement, the arrest occurred on...
