CRIME
21-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Over 500 Investors
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, Joshua Dominic, has been arrested by operatives of the police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding over 500 investors of over N2bn. It was gathered that the 21-year-old Dominic was arrested following petitions to the unit by several investors and verified intelligence gathered on his activities, which were confirmed...
Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Popular Lawyer Okey Mbanaso In Umuahia
Information reaching ABN TV indicates that a popular Umuahia-based legal practitioner, Okey Mbanaso has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Umuahia, Abia State capital. Our correspondent gathered that the human right lawyer was abducted along Enugu road by Uwalaka street, around 7:30pm on Monday. His kidnappers, however, abandoned his car, mobile phones, and other devices and took him away to an...
ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed said Thursday. The aid workers were seized along with other passengers in two separate incidents in December when fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) disguised as soldiers intercepted vehicles on highways outside the Borno state capital...
Policeman, Driver Killed As Robbers Attack Vehicle After Making Withdrawal From Bank In Umuahia (VIDEO)
Suspected robbers on Friday attacked a vehicle after an unnamed occupant reportedly made a withdrawal from a second-generation bank at Bank Road Umuahia, Abia State, ABN TV reports. The driver of the vehicle and a policeman escorting him were shot and killed on the spot. Names of the victims could not be ascertained at the moment of this report. The incident occurred...
Rivers Police Detains Man, 42, For Defiling House Help
The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a 42-year-old man simply identified as Kolawale for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old female house help in Ejekwu Street, Eneka in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, a father of three, was nabbed by the human rights desk of the state police on Monday,...
NSCDC official detained for defiling 7-year-old girl
An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, Sani Yahaya, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl. Yahaya was arrested by the corps following a complaint lodged against him by the father of the girl, who reported the matter at the NSCDC office in Gusau. Narrating the ordeal to our reporter, the father of the girl said...
Gunmen Kill Ebubeagu Security Member In Ebonyi (Graphic Photos)
It is another hellish Monday as gunmen have reportedly killed a member of the Ebubeagu Security Outfit in Ebonyi State. ABN TV gathered that the incident took place at Okposi community in Ohaozara Local Government Area at 11pm on Sunday. Our source revealed that the victim, Joseph Nwanja, was said to have been gunned down at Ebubeagu checkpoint in the area. ...
Two Suspected Oil Thieves Arrests By NSCDC In Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the anti-vandal squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Akwa Ibom State have busted an illegal fuel dump site in the Eket Local Government Area of the state, arresting two suspected oil thieves. They also seized 130 drums loaded with illegally refined/acquired diesel, five pumping machines, three generator sets, a brown Ford Ecoline van with...
Nigerian Army Recover Rifles, Magazines, Charms, Military In Taraba Border Village (Photos)
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have intensified their efforts to curb criminality and restore peace in Taraba State with a successful cordon-and-search operation conducted on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Ikyaior village in Wukari Local Government Area. The operation was launched following credible intelligence that one Mr. Terhemen Nzagha, also known as “Full Fire”, was allegedly harbouring suspected...
One-Chance Robbers Stab Police Inspector To Death In Abuja
A serving police inspector, identified as Hussaini Umar, has been reportedly murdered by some suspected members of a ‘one chance’ syndicate in Abuja. The deceased, said to be attached to the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), had reportedly boarded the gang’s vehicle from Maitama Junction in the city centre to his home in Dei-Dei community, FCT, on Friday night. Our reporter who...
