CRIME
Gunmen Ambush Police Patrol Van In Imo, Kill Two Officers
Two police officers were killed on Thursday morning when unknown gunmen attacked a patrol van at Okigwe in Imo State. The officers, who were on routine patrol, were ambushed at about 6:30 a.m. on December 19, 2024, near Umuluole Junction along the Okigwe/Umuahia expressway. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the assailants, numbering over 25, launched the attack using General-Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)...
Cybercrime: Police Arrest Fake Navy Official In Yobe
According to Yobe Police Command, a 29-year-old man (name withheld) has been arrested for allegedly defrauding multiple traders in the state by posing as a Navy officer. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in Damaturu on Friday. Abdulkarim said the suspect was arrested on Dec 18 with a fake Nigerian Navy Identity Card (ID),...
Man Sentenced To Death For Murder Of A Baby In Delta
A High Court in Delta State's Akwukwu-Igbo Oshimili North Local Government Area has sentenced Obinna Eze to death for the murder of Chimaobi Igwe, a six-month-old boy. The court presided over by Justice Marcel Okoh convicted and sentenced Obinna Eze to death by hanging on Thursday. The defendant was arraigned before the court on a three-count charge for the offences of...
Police Arrest Couple Over Alleged Child Theft, Human Trafficking In C’River
Mr. and Mrs. Idongesit are presently being held by the police on charges of stealing and trafficking two siblings, ages three and five (names withheld). Similarly, a “pastor,” one Udo Eyop, was apprehended for allegedly trying to traffick three unsuspecting females to Libya by road through Kastina state. Briefing journalists at the Cross River State Police Command Headquarters, the State Commissioner...
Ohafia Youths Nab 9 Electricity Vandals In Bold Crackdown (Photos, Video)
A major breakthrough in the fight against electricity vandalism as nine suspects were apprehended by local youths this morning for their alleged involvement in the ongoing vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Ohafia LGA of Abia State which has kept the community without power for over five years. The suspects, identified as vandals, collaborators, conspirators, and buyers of stolen electrical equipment,...
Police Confirm 22 Deaths In Anambra Stampede
22 people were killed in Saturday's stampede at the palliatives distribution site in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area, according to the Anambra Police Command. The palliative distribution was organised by a philanthropist in the area. The police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who gave an update on the development in a statement on Sunday in Onitsha, said that the Commissioner of Police,...
Nigeria Police Debunks Amnesty International’s Report On #EndBadGovernance Protests (Video)
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially refuted allegations made by Amnesty International in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests,” released on November 28, 2024. During a press briefing at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi described the claims as “false, misleading, and unsubstantiated.” https://www.youtube.com/live/myxEDPgXvmQ?si=hUa85ob-Cm3HAs1f The Amnesty International report accused...
NDLEA Detains Smuggler, Ex-convict, Confiscates Over A Million Opioid Pills [PHOTOS]
![NDLEA Detains Smuggler, Ex-convict, Confiscates Over A Million Opioid Pills [PHOTOS]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241222_120839-640x480.jpg "NDLEA Detains Smuggler, Ex-convict, Confiscates Over A Million Opioid Pills [PHOTOS]")
In a number of bold operations, the NDLEA has detained multiple suspects and stopped massive shipments of illegal drugs throughout Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s website on Sunday. The most notable bust occurred at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, where an import...
Ohafia Community In Mourning As Trailer Crushes Many Christmas Travelers To Death (Photos, Video)
Ohafia, Abia State, was plunged into mourning on Sunday following a tragic accident involving a chippings-filled trailer, which overturned and trapped several people under its crushing weight. The incident happened on Sunday at about 1:30pm near popular Nmuri Bridge Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia LGA Abia State. https://youtu.be/Qr32s4u7t7o?si=FQMbjs6HgL7RegrN Many of the victims pleaded for help as they endured unbearable pain, but rescue...
Man Arrested In Delta For Killing Friend After Collecting N50m Ransom
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 48-year-old man, Mr Efe Onoetiyi, for killing his best friend, Paulinus Okon, after collecting over N50m from the deceased. The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday while parading the man alongside four other killers. He said, “I welcome you to this briefing which is particularly painful. It involves...
