CRIME
Ogun Police Nab Two Soldiers, 20 Others In Midnight Cult Raid
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday announced the arrest of 22 suspected cultists, including two soldiers, during a midnight raid on Hilton Hotel in Osiele, Abeokuta. According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the operation was carried out on July 25, 2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., following credible intelligence. “A joint team consisting of operatives...
EFCC Nab 32 Over Internet Fraud In Bauchi, Recovers Firearm, Vehicle
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has disclosed the successful arrest of thirty-two suspects linked to internet fraud in Bauchi. The disclosure was made in a statement posted on the commission’s official Facebook handle on Monday. The statement said the suspects were arrested in Sabon Kaura and Gwalameji areas of Bauchi, Bauchi State capital, following credible intelligence that linked them to...
Anambra Businessman Killed By Gunmen Despite Ransom Payment
Unidentified gunmen have killed a well-known businessman, Ifesinachi Onyekere, popularly known as “Fish Magnet”, despite a ransom payment of an undisclosed amount. Onyekere, the son of a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra State, was abducted during a late-night attack on Saturday at his home in Ezinifite community, Okpuno, Awka South LGA. The incident sent shockwaves through the...
Prosecutors Calls PSG’s Achraf Hakimi To Face Rape Trial
French prosecutors on Friday called for Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi to face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023 which the Moroccan international denies. The Nanterre prosecutor’s office told AFP that they had requested that the investigating judge refer the rape charge to a criminal court. “It is now up to the investigating magistrate to make a...
Abia Police Smash Notorious Kidnapping Gang, Recover Six AK-47 Rifles, Other Weapons (Photo)
The Abia State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping and violent crime with the dismantling of a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating in Ukwa West Local Government Area. In a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, and made available to ABN TV, the raid was carried out on June 30,...
Abuja Police Arrest Sisters, Couple Over Staged Kidnapping
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspects, including two sisters, for orchestrating a fake kidnapping plot to extort N5 million from their father. In a statement released on Tuesday, FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the case began when one Mr. Innocent, a resident of Jikwoyi Phase II, reported that his 16-year-old daughter,...
Police Arraign Alleged Lagos Hitman For Murder
A suspected contract killer, Wasiu Akinwande, has been arraigned at the Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos on 11 counts bordering on murder, unlawful possession of arms, and other felony-related charges. The Lagos State Police Command arrested the suspect—popularly known as Olori Eso—during a coordinated tactical operation and has now brought him before the court to face justice. The Police Public Relations...
Vandal Arrested For Selling EEDC Properties To Scrap Dealers In Abia (Photos + Video)
A suspected vandal, identified as 27-year-old Chidiebere Ohama from Umuariaga Ohoma in Ikwuano Local Government Area, has been arrested in Umuahia for allegedly stealing a ladder belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) at Mission Hill, ABN TV reports. Ohama was apprehended in the early hours of Friday, August 2025, by members of a local vigilante group while...
Serial Vandal Arrested In August Linked To July Hotel Theft In Abia (Video)
Fresh revelations have emerged about 27-year-old Chidiebere Ohama, the suspected vandal arrested on Friday, August 2025, for stealing an Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) ladder in Umuahia. Investigations by ABN TV have revealed that Ohama, who hails from Umuariaga Ohoma in Ikwuano Local Government Area, had been involved in another high-profile crime just last month. According to the owner of...
Security Apprehends INEC Official, Politician With Huge Cash In Ogun
Security officers in Ogun State have arrested some people suspected to be Independent National Electoral Commission staff with a huge amount of money ahead of the state by-election. They were picked up alongside a politician who was allegedly planning to buy votes. The suspects were arrested at a hotel in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area on Saturday. In a viral video on...
