CRIME
Nigerian Police Arrest Syndicate Trafficking Girls To Mauritania
The Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a syndicate for allegedly smuggling Nigerian girls to Mauritania for sexual exploitation and prostitution. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, CSP Umma Ayuba, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. She said the syndicate was apprehended on March 22 at the command in the Meiran area of the state. “Operatives of...
Youths Attack Mortuary Attendants Over Dead Man’s Missing Body Parts In Abia
There was chaos in Umuezibe, Obingwa, along the Aba/Ikot Ekpene highway in Abia State, following the shocking discovery that the testicles of a deceased young man were missing from his corpse at a local mortuary. The deceased, identified simply as Chimaobi, was reportedly electrocuted while tampering with high-tension electricity cables in Abayi Okorator. His body was subsequently deposited in the...
Abia Govt Cracks Down on Traditional Rulers Harboring Criminals
The Abia State Government has intensified efforts to combat criminal activities, particularly by closely monitoring traditional rulers suspected of harboring criminals in their communities. Speaking on the government’s renewed security measures, the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, warned that security operatives would conduct targeted raids in areas suspected of providing shelter to criminals. He emphasized that any traditional ruler...
Site Engineer Beaten, Buried In Shallow Grave By His Own Employees In Delta (Photos)
Delta State Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of a site engineer, Chigozie Udalor, allegedly killed by his employees after they discovered he had a large sum of money in his account. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, the incident came to light after a report was made on December 12,...
Army Foils Drug Smuggling Operation In Ogun
In the Alamutu general area of the Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, troops of the Nigerian Army operating under the 81 Division, Kofo Abayomi, Lagos, have intercepted 320 wraps of a substance suspected to be Cannabis sativa from a suspected transnational drug syndicate. Acting Deputy Director Army Public RelationsArm, 81 Division , Lt. Col Olabisi Ayeni, who confirmed the...
Gunmen Kill 2 Chinese Nationals, One Officer In Abia As Police Rescue 4 Others (Photos + Video)
The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two Chinese expatriates and a police escort officer following an ambush by unknown gunmen in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, ABN TV reports The tragic incident occurred on Friday night, April 4, 2025, when a group of Chinese nationals, accompanied by police escorts, were en route to...
Sen. Kalu Demands Swift Arrest, Prosecution of Killers of Chinese Nationals, Police Officer In Abia
The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has condemned the gruesome kiling of two Chinese expatriates and a police officer in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State. Gunmen were said to have ambushed a convoy conveying the Chinese nationals and their police escorts to a...
Police Nab Two Suspects In Murder Of 80-Year-Old Woman In Anambra
Two suspects have been taken into custody by the Anambra State Police Command in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old woman in Ihiala, Anambra State. The suspects were said to have tied the victim’s legs and mouth before murdering her, after which they stole her black CG motorcycle. This was disclosed in a statement by the Anambra State Police spokesman,...
22-Year-Old Hairdresser Jailed 5 Years Over Nigerian Women Trafficking
Nicky Isabella, a hairdresser who is 22 years old, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Achimota Circuit Court for smuggling two young Nigerian women into Ghana under false pretences of employment. Isabella, popularly known as Bella, lured the victims to Ghana under the pretext of offering them jobs, but upon arrival, she forced them into prostitution. Isabella, widely...
Abia Civil Servant Kills Man During Argument Over Unpaid Salaries, Angry Mob Lynches Him
A tragic incident has occurred in Aba, Abia State, resulting in the death of two persons following a heated argument over unpaid salaries of staff of the Abia State Water and Sewerage Corporation (Water Board). ABN TV gathered that the sad incident happened on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Ukaonu Street by NEPA in Aba South Local Government Area of...
