CRIME
Captured Boko Haram Insurgents Are Quarantined, Given Face Masks – Defence Headquarters
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has shared some of the measures it has instituted to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the fight against terrorism. ABN TV reports that Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Coordinator of defence media operations, John Enenche said captured Boko Haram members are provided with face masks and also quarantined to curb the spread of...
Two Killed In Anambra Road Accident (Photo)
Two persons were confirmed dead while 13 others were injured in an accident involving a lorry and a commercial bus that occurred along Ihiala axis of the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Anambra today Friday, May 22. The Anambra state Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed the incident and said the accident occurred at about 7.10 am this morning. Read...
Customs Seize Suspected Hard Drugs Worth N1bn In Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has made a massive seizure of drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa worth over N1 billion. According to the service, this is the largest single seizure of hard drugs ever recorded by its officials on the high sea. The Comptroller of Customs Western Marine Command in Lagos, Olugboyega Peters, disclosed on Thursday that the...
Hotel Owner Who Went Missing Found Dead Inside His Car Trunk (Graphic Photos)
A popular hotel owner aka hotelier in Ogun State who went missing on Monday night has been found dead inside his car trunk along Owode-Idi-Iroko Road. Alhaji Jimoh Bello, the owner of Uncle J. Bee Hotel located at 168, Lagos-Idiroko Road, Owode, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State, was found after three days of intensive search for him. It...
Lockdown: Youth Protest As Pregnant Woman In Labour Dies In Police Checkpoint
Aggrieved youth on Thursday staged a protest in Abigi, Ogun State, following the death of a pregnant woman, Mrs Opeoluwa Waidat Adedeji, at a police checkpoint. The protesters, who stormed the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters, blamed policemen manning the checkpoint for her death. The mother of six lost her life while on the way to the hospital for delivery. The deceased pregnant...
Housewife Stabs Husband To Death In Bauchi Over Sex
An 18-year-old housewife, Salman Hassan, from Itas Gadau in Bauchi State, has stabbed her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, to death allegedly over sex, just after 11 days of marriage. Speaking with Daily Sun at the Bauchi State Police Command headquarters, Bauchi, on Thursday, where the young housewife was paraded with other suspects, Salma said she stabbed her husband on the chest...
50-Year-Old Man Commits Suicide In Umuahia
The body of a 50-year-old man, identified as Chukwudi Maduka, who allegedly committed suicide at Umuezu-Ore Umuana village in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia Monday has been retrieved. The Public Relations Officer of Abia State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed the development in Umuahia, said Maduka was found dead on Monday morning in his...
Corrupt Politicians Trying To Blackmail Magu – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has commenced investigations of platforms being used to promote a derogatory campaign against Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the agency. In a statement on Wednesday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC head of media and publicity, said such campaigns are being done by “overseas-based, politically-exposed and disgraced elements” who are being investigated for “unnerving...
Man Who Sealed Wife’s Private Part with Super Glue Arrested
The 30-year-old man who sealed his wife's private part with super glue has been arrested, days after security operatives launched a manhunt for him. ABN TV reported earlier that the suspect identified as Kifo Muriuki had accused his wife of infidelity before luring her to Kathita River, where he threatened to kill her if she refuses to abide by his orders. He then...
Human Parts Dealers Beat Buyers Over N1m Fee In Ogun
Suspected ritualists, who deal in human parts in Ogun State, got enraged and beat up some of their customers for failing to pay the agreed sum of N1m for a human hand that was supplied to them. The suspected ritualists reportedly lured their customers to a bush and beat them to a pulp for failing to pay for the human...
